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Animated Appearances

Steel Brigade troopers were never animated.

Classic Marvel Comic Appearances

To my knowledge, Steel Brigade troopers did not appear in the vintage comic.

Figure Releases

Version 1: summer 1987 special mail-order exclusive
	head: Steel Brigade (87, 92) arms: Flash (82), Grand Slam (82, 83), Steel Brigade (87, 92) variant A torso: Airborne (83), Steel Brigade (87 A) variant B-C-D front torso: Duke (83, 88, 97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Starduster (87 B-C), Steel Brigade (87 B-C-D, 92), Lonzo Wilkinson (06) variant B-C-D back torso: Doc (83), Duke (83, 88, 97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Starduster (87 B-C), Steel Brigade (87 B-C-D, 92), Lonzo Wilkinson (06) variant A-B-C waist: Gung-Ho (83, 97), Steel Brigade (87 A-B-C), Duke (97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV) variant D waist: Cobra (82, 89), Cobra Officer (82, 89), H.I.S.S. Driver (83), Viper Pilot (83), Stinger Driver (84), Steel Brigade (87 D, 92), Duke (88), Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II) variant A-B upper legs: Scrap-Iron (84), Steel Brigade (87 A-B) variant C-D upper legs: Airborne (83), Steel Brigade (87 C-D, 92) lower legs: Airborne (83), Scrap-Iron (84), Steel Brigade (87, 92)
	1987+ Accessories: grey rifle (83 Airborne's), light green backpack (83 Airborne's). 1988+ Accessories: grey rifle (85 Crimson Guard's), light green backpack (83 Airborne's). 1989+ Accessories: black rifle (89 Recoil's), light green backpack (83 Airborne's).
	[Personalized filecard. Buyer selected code name, characterization (leader, corpsman, or loner), best situation, personality, service branch, military specialties, weapons expertise, martial arts expertise, and training.]
Variations: There are four known released variants for Steel Brigade, differing primarily in the parts used to construct the figure. There was quite a bit of overlap in the release of these variants; the A-B-C-D scheme is based on Yojoe.com's information. Sources previously listed a variant E (Duke torso, Cobra waist, Scrap-Iron legs), but this variant is now considered inauthentic. Variant A: Airborne torso, Gung-Ho waist, Scrap-Iron legs Variant B: Duke torso, Gung-Ho waist, Scrap-Iron legs Variant C: Duke torso, Gung-Ho waist, Airborne legs Variant D: Duke torso, Cobra waist, Airborne legs
Toy Notes: Originally available via the Be the Next Joe mail offer.
Reissues: Reissued in mail offers 1987-1991 (multiple updates of Now You Can Be the Next Joe, North Atlantic, Operation Blackout, Incredible Shrinking Joes, Escape from Doom).

Version 2: summer 1992 special mail-order exclusive
	head: Steel Brigade (87, 92) arms: Flash (82), Grand Slam (82, 83), Steel Brigade (87, 92) front torso: Duke (83, 88, 97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Starduster (87 B-C), Steel Brigade (87 B-C-D-E, 92), Lonzo Wilkinson (06) back torso: Doc (83), Duke (83, 88, 97, 04/III, 05/III, 05/IV), Starduster (87 B-C), Steel Brigade (87 B-C-D-E, 92), Lonzo Wilkinson (06) waist: Cobra (82, 89), Cobra Officer (82, 89), H.I.S.S. Driver (83), Viper Pilot (83), Stinger Driver (84), Steel Brigade (87 D-E, 92), Duke (88), Cobra Infantry Trooper (04/I, 04/II, 04/III, 04/IV), Cobra Squad Leader (04/I, 04/II) upper legs: Airborne (83), Steel Brigade (87 C-D, 92) lower legs: Airborne (83), Scrap-Iron (84), Steel Brigade (87, 92)
	Accessories: black rifle (89 Recoil's), bright green backpack (83 Airborne's).
	[Personalized filecard. Buyer selected code name, characterization (leader, corpsman, or loner), best situation, personality, service branch, military specialties, weapons expertise, martial arts expertise, and training.]
Toy Notes: Originally available via the Mission Rescue: Code Blue mail offer. Considered a separate version on account of its radically different color scheme. Its construction is identical to version 1, variant D.
Reissues: Reissued in mail offers 1992-1993 (Terror on the Tundra, Terrifying Lasers of Destruction).