1989 G.I. Joe Dossier #1
CATALOG REF:
BOX 73 : PROMOTIONAL CATALOG SCANS — BENELUX DOSSIER (1988/89)
CONTENTS: G.I. JOE DOSSIER #1 (BELGIUM / NETHERLANDS)
STATUS: INCOMPLETE SCAN (ONLY IMAGES, TEXT EXCLUDED) — FILE C-003
CONDITION: SLIGHTLY AGED (YELLOWING PAPER VISIBLE IN SCANS)
Date: 1988/89
Format: Promotional Dossier (multi-page catalog scan)
Subject(s): G.I. Joe character dossiers presented as promotional material
Notes: Half-photo, half-illustration; style mimics field files but sanitized for marketing purposes
Stored: Box 71 / Envelope A
Cross-Reference: Box 23 — Printed Ephemera (layout similarity to pulp covers)
ARCHIVIST NOTES:
This one appears to be earliest of the set, simply labeled ‘Dossier #1’. Late ’80s marketing disguised as legit IMINT. Once translated, these pages try to read like military documents, but the even lighting and crispness of the captures betray the illusion — cleverly disguised studio shots masquerading as in-the-field photography.
Can’t fool me though. I study these not as toys or ads, but as the fingerprints left behind by the previous archivist. Somebody unintentionally built this style guide for me, long before I ever picked up a camera. Whoever it was, they left these breadcrumbs behind on saddle-stitched, halftone-printed paper.
It’s been catalogued and filed away safely with the others I’ve found so far. Precious contraband.
CITATIONS:
Scans: [ REDACTED ]
Original Distributor: Hasbro Europe
Creative Agency: UNKNOWN
Creative Director: UNKNOWN
Photographer: UNKNOWN
