Curiosities about the toy and variants
The Wolverine Armored Missile Vehicle, a significant vintage G.I. Joe collection piece, was initially released in U.S. toy stores in 1983 as a boxed item. This action figure vehicle package included the driver, Cover Girl (v1).
Its retail availability continued through 1984 before being discontinued in 1985. Collectors could also acquire the Wolverine through Hasbro Direct mail-away offers from 1985 until 1987.
Variations
In Europe during the early 1980s, this action figure vehicle was recolored in black and distributed as the Action Force Wolverine, later becoming available in green.
Brazil's 1986 release presented the vehicle as the Tanque Lança Foguete.
In Japan, the Wolverine was also sold in 1986.
Due to international distribution, packaging designs and languages typically varied by region for this G.I. Joe collection item.