Collectible Gi Joe: An Official Guide to His Action-Packed World (Hardcover)

by Derryl Depriest (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Courage Books (August 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0762405368
• ISBN-13: 978-0762405367
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #664,126 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you don't have this book....you don't know Joe, December 17, 1999

By	Aaron Luck (Fort Stewart, Georgia) - See all my reviews

Tired of skimming through the "rest" of the books about GI Joe, your long time pal and friend? We all were. Joe was reduced to doll duty as a uniform display stand. It wasn't the Joe I remembered from my childhood. If it was the Joe you grew up with, its not too late, become a kid now.

Derryl puts Joe in his element. He is fighting the White Tiger (not putting a collar on him for tracking), exploring the ends of the earth, capturing the Intruders, and generally having a great time being Joe. Great photos of Joe in action poses - no stiff, lifeless lump of plastic here, Joe really comes to life.

Top off the excellent photos and most accurate price guide available (real value, not the inflated list that antique dealers like to wring out of you) with a very witty storyline and history of Joe. Derryl isn't just smart, he is even pretty funny.

Derryl knows Joe. He is an active part of the current Joe collector community. He is available to hundreds and thousands of collectors and is the final source for many of us about variations and general Joe knowledge.

If you buy this book, you can't go wrong. I liked this one so much I bought two. I use one almost daily in my collecting, and the other is a great coffee table book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forget the rest this is the best book ever written on GI Joe, November 2, 1999

By	Barry Kay (New York) - See all my reviews

I have been collecting GI Joe figures and accessories for a long time, and I have seen every book that has been written on the subject. Derryl DePriest's new book is by far, the most informative, well-written book ever done. Curt Fukuda's photography is stunning, and it is nice to see the figures posed in ACTION, rather then the stiff mannequins that we see in so many other books. The text is witty and informative and the price guide is the first "honest and fair" guide to vintage GI Joe that I have ever seen. So many "collectible" books are incomplete or slanted by the views and opinions of the authors, but this book treats all items equally and it shows. There is none of the bias towards 60's era GI Joe or disregard for the 70's era GI Joe's that are normally found in GI Joe books. Forget the rest, this is the best.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with photos and info, a great value!, November 9, 1999

By	Eleven Bravo (Akron,Ohio) - See all my reviews

This book is worth every penny of the low price they're charging. It's huge and filled with amazing color photos that show everything in great detail. There's a big section on variations that was a big help in identifying what I have or thought I had. The price guide has realistic values for everything you can imagine. It works great as a reference and price guide, and it's fun with the action packed photos!