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It's funny to see someone say they know joe but MASK was "before their time", since MASK was essentially a ripoff of joe. (Yes, I know, joe continues into the present day, but it's still funny.)
The MASK figures never had weapons, their only accessories were the namesake masks. Their main selling point though were the vehicles, which "transformed" from ordinary vehicles to fighting vehicles at the push of a button.
I had http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/thunderhawk.html and http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/pirahna.html what i really wanted though was http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/rhino.html, it was total badass, with a capital "ass".
Interestingly, hasbro (owners of gi joe) bought out tonka (which owner kenner, creator of MASK), and incorperated at least one of the MASK characters into GI Joe (matt tracker, the leader of MASK). ORIGINAL MASK FIGURE GI JOE REISSUE
MASK also had a cartoon based on the toys, and a few comics.
If you want more info on the mask toys, the site I got the pics from http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/ is a good source.
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