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| WILDCARD - a playing card that can be assigned any value at the discretion of the player. | Char. #160, 102nd Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||
| Eric U. Scott (American with Scottish surname) of Northampton, MA.
Northampton, on I-91 in western MA. Nearby is Dr. Link Talbot's home of Clarksburg. Most of the other Massachusetts Joes are from the Boston area, though Tiger Claw is from Douglas and Lady Jaye is from Martha's Vineyard. | |||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-4: 1988 | SNs: 102-65-0984 | ||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Wildcard appeared in 7 issues between 1988 and 1993: #72, 73, 89, 100, 109, 110, 137. He was animated only for a commercial featuring the Mean Dog, where he seems not to have a mustache.
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| GHOSTRIDER - spirit-world cowboy cursed to chase demonic cattle across the sky. | Char. #161, 103rd Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||
| Jonas S. Jeffries (American with Welsh surname) of Chicago, IL.
Chicago is on I-55 in the NE corner of IL, largest city in the Midwest (pop. 2,833,321). Bullet-Proof, Hardtop, Heavy Duty, Scoop, Short-Fuze, and Static Line are also from Chicago. Freefall and Capt. Grid-Iron are from the nearby cities of Downers Grove and Evergreen Park. Footloose is from nearby Gary, IN. | |||||||||||||||
| Grades: Air Force O-3: 1988 | SNs: 112-30-7140 | ||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: This code name was reportedly chosen without regard to Hasbro comic writer Larry Hama's recommendations while he was on vacation. Since there was already a comic character named Ghost Rider, the Joe's name could not appear. For both reasons, Hama invented a running gag in which no one could ever remember Capt. Jeffries' code name. The pilot appeared in 8 issues between 1988 and 1993: #76, 77, 80, 115, 119, 132, and Special Missions #16 and 28. Although the Phantom X-19 made an appearance in Operation Dragonfire, its pilot was animated only for commercials, where he appeared to have no scarf and a red portion to his outfit.
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| SECTO-VIPER - prefix for a part or section of something (probably for the "sector" of shoreline each is assigned). | Char. #162, 25th Cobra troop type | ||||||||||||||
 Animation Notes: Secto-Vipers were animated only for commercials.
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| ARMADILLO - small mammal with a bony armored shell and a banded tail, common to the American Southwest. | Char. #163, 104th Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||
| Philo R. Makepeace (American with English surname) of Fort Huachuca, AZ.
Fort Huachuca is an Army base in southeast AZ with no permanent residents. The nearest town is Huachuca City (pop. 1,890), about ten miles north. The other Joes from Arizona are Mainframe of Phoenix and Airborne from the Navajo Reservation in the northeast part of the state. | |||||||||||||||
| Grades: E-7: 1988 | SNs: 319-52-4887 | ||||||||||||||
 Comic and Animation Notes: Armadillo appeared with the code name Rumbler in 6 issues between 1988 and 1991: #80, 81, 92, 99, 111, and 112. Rumbler the Crossfire driver did not appear in the comic. Armadillo was animated only for commercials, with an ammo belt across his chest as on the box art and filecard. In two instances, there are two characters visible at once wearing Armadillo's outfit.
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| SKYSTRIKER - presumably named for the Joe Team's original jet fighter. | Char. #164, 105th Joe Team member | ||||||||||||||||
| Alexander P. Russo (American with Italian surname) of Providence, RI.
At the mouth of the Providence River, the city is the capital and largest city (pop. 175,255) in RI. Ace, Bullhorn, Dee-Jay, Dogfight, Ice Cream Soldier, and Major Storm also come from Providence. Hasbro's headquarters is in the suburb of Pawtucket; thus 17 Joes come from this state. | |||||||||||||||||
| Grades: Air Force O-5: 1988 | SNs: 780-45-9887 | ||||||||||||||||
| Comic and Animation Notes: Skystriker did not appear in the comic and was never animated. | |||||||||||||||||
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