All-New G.I. Joe Classified Series Revealed at New York Comic Con #NYCC 2026
October 13, 2026
An all-new wave of G.I. Joe Classified Series action figures were revealed during Hasbro’s Action Brands Toy Panel at New York Comic Con, introducing H.E.A.T. Viper, Daina Of The October Guard, Shipwreck & Althea, and Hardball to the Classified roster!
These 6-inch action figures will be available for pre-order Tuesday, October 13 at 1PM ET.
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #253, H.E.A.T. VIPER
(HASBRO | Ages 4 years & up | Pre-Order Tuesday, October 13 at 1PM ET; Available Early 2027)
G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. Wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. JoeClassified Series line, H.E.A.T. (High Explosive Anti-Tank) Viper comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability, perfect for shelf display, posing, and photography. This H.E.A.T. Viper figure contains 7 character-inspired accessory pieces including backpack, bazooka, 2 connective hoses, alternate head, and weapon accessories. The new generation of Cobra anti-tank specialists are equipped with the latest in hyper-kinetic, high-speed, wire-guided, armor-piercing technology. The range-finders, trajectory computers and image intensifiers of the sighting system are fiber-optically linked to the operator’s helmet allowing the H.E.A.T. Viper to fire under adverse visibility conditions.
Look for other G.I. Joe figures and toys to build your roster of heroic G.I. Joe’s and Cobra villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.).
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #231, DAINA OF THE OCTOBER GUARD
(HASBRO | Ages 4 years & up | Pre-Order Tuesday, October 13 at 1PM ET; Available Early 2027)
G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. Wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, Daina, a member of the October Guard, comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability, perfect for shelf display, posing, and photography. This Daina figure contains 7 character-inspired accessory pieces including alternate hair piece, backpack, and weapon accessories. Daina is an expert sharpshooter known for her chronically bad temper. Considered the most tactically intelligent member of the October Guard next to its commander, Daina often takes the role of second-in-command. Her fellow Guard are quick to forgive her legendarily sharp tongue when her world-class sniper or piloting skills prove the deciding factor in a battlefield victory.
Look for other G.I. Joe figures and toys to build your roster of heroic G.I. Joe’s and Cobra villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.).
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #230, SHIPWRECK & ALTHEA
(HASBRO | Ages 4 years & up | Pre-Order Tuesday, October 13 at 1PM ET; Available Early 2027)
G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. Wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, Shipwreck & Althea come ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability, perfect for shelf display, posing, and photography. This Shipwreck & Althea figure pack contains 8 character-inspired accessory pieces including coiled rope, grappling hook, knife, parrot Althea, optical headset, and weapon accessories. Shipwreck can splice a cable, plot a gunnery solution, navigate through shallow waters and keep the helm on a steady heading through the eye of a storm in twenty foot seas. Whether swabbing the deck or sneaking into Extensive Enterprises Shipwreck is shipshape to the last detail.
Look for other G.I. Joe figures and toys to build your roster of heroic G.I. Joe’s and Cobra villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.).
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #229, HARDBALL
(HASBRO | Ages 4 years & up | Pre-Order Tuesday, October 13 at 1PM ET; Available Early 2027)
G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand, special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. Wherever there’s trouble,G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, Hardball comes ready for adventure, with multiple points of articulation for high poseability, perfect for shelf display, posing, and photography. This Hardball figure contains 11 character-inspired accessory pieces including backpack, baseball bat, grenade launcher with 6 removable grenades, and 2 weapon accessories. After five seasons of playing center field in the minor leagues, Hardball came to the realization that the big league scouts just weren’t interested in athletic prowess; they wanted star quality. The Joe Team was more interested in team-players than in stars, and they had a real need for a guy who could judge distances accurately and react quickly with deliberation.
Look for other G.I. Joe figures and toys to build your roster of heroic G.I. Joe’s and Cobra villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.).
Also, the epic G.I. Joe Classified Series Dreadnok Thunder Machine vehicle is in its final 2 weeks of pre-order on Hasbro Pulse. Assemble your Dreadnok Thunder Machine to match the original or customize it with modular parts for a personalized style, then charge into battle and unleash mayhem on the G.I. Joe team!
G.I. JOE CLASSIFIED SERIES #244, DREADNOK THUNDER MACHINE
(HASBRO | Ages 4 years & up | Made-to-order pre-order open now exclusively on HasbroPulse; Available September 2027)
G.I. Joe is a highly skilled, on-demand special operations force of men and women from around the globe tasked with defending the world from Cobra, a ruthless criminal organization bent on total domination. Wherever there’s trouble, G.I. Joe is there. New to the G.I. Joe Classified Series line, the Dreadnok Thunder Machine is ready to unleash mayhem as a highly articulated 6-inch scale vehicle with premium deco and detailing, perfect for an action-packed display. The Dreadnok Thunder Machine comes unassembled for customization—recreate the vintage-inspired original or reconfigured for a personalized display. The Dreadnok Thunder Machine features functional wheels, a rear “Knock-Dead” 21K Thrust Turbojet engine detail, rotating Gatling cannons, dual swiveling missile launchers with 8 missile accessories, multiple blast effects, foot pegs along both running boards, and a fold-down rear tow hitch. Removable parts include a front roll cage, “cowcatcher,” armored rear tire shields, gull-wing doors, front wheel-well plating, and a detachable roof with police light bar and beacon detail. In spite of outward appearances, Dreadnoks value our comfort, and the interior of the Thunder Machine reflects that with bucket seats, a rotating steering wheel, movable gear shifter, dashboard gauges, console detail and controls, as well as two cup holders perfect for all your grape soda needs.
Look for other G.I. Joe Classified Series figures and toys to build your roster of heroic G.I. Joes and Cobra villains (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.).
Daniel Pickett
AFi founder and Editor-In-Chief Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his whole life. The first line he ever collected was Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line back in the 70s. He has been surrounded by collectables ever since.
In 1999 he was confounded by a lack of information and news about some of his favorite toy lines he was collecting. Since he couldn’t find the information he decided to pursue it himself thinking other people might also be interested in the same news. He started writing a weekly column on the toy industry and action figure for a toy news site and in a years time he tripled the sites daily traffic with his updates, reviews and product features.
He built relationships with every major toy manufacturer and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He grew his hobby into a world wide expertise that the industry has embraced.
In 2004 he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they created their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com.
Daniel has been quoted in both industry and mass media press outlets. Over the years Daniel and AFi have been sought out as experts in the field. Daniel was regularly featured on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 network as the primary contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our front page has been linked to from USA Today’s
“Pop Candy” Blog twice. Daniel’s content has also been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC.com, Time.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, AssociatedPress.com
Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo.com, Ain’t It Cool News, the Official
Star Wars blog, Geekologie, G4, CNet and Toy Fare magazine, among many
others. He has consulted on toy lines, books, documentaries and TV shows.
But all of that really just sounds snooty and “tootin’ his own horn” – the long and short of it is that Daniel loves toys and he LOVES talking about them.
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