GIJOE Book Identification Guide DeSimone/Cardillo Collector

This book is considered the grandfather of all GIJOE collecting books Thousands of copies have been sold. This covers the entire initial line of GI JOE ARAH (A Real American Hero)
Which were the figures produced from 1982 to 1994 The Book is 36 Pages (Including the front and back cover). 8 of the pages are a checklist, the rest are full color photos. The book is bound by staples
"Vehicle" and play sets are not shown in this book, although the "Driver" figures are
I am a COMPLETEST which means this book will show you every figure that
hardcore collectors consider to be 'the entire ARAH set'
Print Edition History
The book was first authored in 1992
An appended book came out in 1994
In 2014 Both Books where combined into one (this book is the one listed)
A 2009 Edition of this book also exists however the print quality is not as good
About this Book...
Due to  increases in plastic prices Hasbro, manufacturer of the original
12” GIJOE line,  began production of a newer smaller line of figures
commonly referred to by  collectors as the GIJOE: A Real American Hero
(ARAH) line.  This line of 3 ¾” figures consisted of  single carded
figures, figures boxed with larger vehicles or play sets and mail  away and
convention exclusives.  The  line is generally considered by collectors to
span 1982 through 1994.  Hasbro briefly stopped production  introducing
both GIJOE Extreme and Sgt. Savage, but both failed to connect with
collectors.  In 1997 HASBRO  resurrected a newer line of figures based off
the ARAH line.
During this time of the ARAH line, James DeSimone, began touring  the
country purchasing GIJOE toys and created the G.I. Joe Collectors Club
where  he sent news letters to members and later hosted GIJOE Collector
Club toy  shows.
HASBRO eventually became interested in his efforts and worked in
conjunction with him to create these books documenting and categorizing the
ARAH  line.  The complete line is  cataloged in two books: the first was
published in 1992 and the second  published in 1994.  The books are
generally referred to by GI Joe collectors as “The Red Book” and “The
Blue Book”  and the two volumes are considered to be the definitive
source on GIJOE ARAH and  the ONLY Hasbro licensed book cataloging each of
the figures produced. T he books were complete with the exception the absence of a few  figures. Although aware of their  existence and sometimes intimately involved in their production, the following  figures where intentionally omitted by James, but are generally regarded by  collectors as being included in the complete line collection.  The figures are as follows: The first issue of Cobra Commander (1982) referred to GIJOE  collectors as “Mickey Mouse Cobra Commander” due to the design of the Cobra  Emblem on his chest. Three convention figures: Steeler FX (1994), a reproduction of the  1983 Steeler that was identical except for the packaging and its availability at the convention that year.  The  denotation “FX” refers to “Florida Extravaganza”.  The Jinx Infiltrate (1994), a figure  that was authorized by Hasbro, but too custom in nature to include in the  book.  The Black Convention Pilot  (1994), identical to figure 531 with the exception of the parachute. Additionally, both the Steel Brigade and Starduster figures where  assumed to have been produced with spare parts creating an unknown number of variations.  It was later noted by  collectors there are five versions of the first issue Steel Brigade and 4  Versions of the first issue Starduster. THE BOOK YOU ARE HOLDING RIGHT NOW IS THE  MERGER OF THOSE TWO VOLUMES Other  books: We also suggest that you read the follow up to this book published in  2009 depicting all of GIJOE figures produced from 1982 to mid 2006.  The book bares the same name as the red  book, but the publish date is listed as 2009.