While GI Joe news is generally not our area expertise or primary interest, we thought the old school Transformers fans especially would be interested to read the following press release that Mike S was nice enough to send our way.  For those who are in the know when it comes to JOE, make your vote count!  Who will you  be voting for?

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Top Ten to be Decided on by Fans!

Just when you thought the amazing 25th Anniversary G.I. JOE action figure collection had ended...along comes the new fan-generated Hall of Heroes!  In celebration of over 25 years of G.I. JOE VS. COBRA, Hasbro is creating the Hall of Heroes single-carded 3-3/4-inch figures.
 
Starting today, April 15th, Hasbro¹s 25th Anniversary line of G.I. JOE figures will be posted on GIJOE.com, where fans will be able to vote for their favorites. All 62 single-carded 3-3/4-inch figures released through 2008 will be eligible for the vote.
 
The ten figures with the most votes through May 12th will be announced at the G.I. JOE Convention in Dallas (June 27-29). These top ten figures will be released in spring 2009 like you¹ve never seen them before ­ with unique deco and commemorative packaging!
 
The figures battling for a position in the Hall of Heroes are:
 
  1    Storm Shadow in grey camo
  2    Snake Eyes and Timber
  3    Cobra Officer
  4    Cobra Commander with hood
  5    Flint  
  6    Serpentor  
  7    Cobra Trooper
  8    Lady Jaye  
  9    Buzzer  
  10   Beachhead  
  11   Zartan  
  12   Shipwreck  
  13   Sgt. Stalker
  14   Red Ninja  
  15   Firefly  
  16   Cobra Commander with helmet
  17   White Storm Shadow
  18   Gung-Ho  
  19   Scarlett  
  20   Destro  
  21   Roadblock  
  22   Cobra Air Trooper
  23   Duke  
  24   Snake Eyes in all black
  25   Sgt. Flash 
  26   Destro with blade
  27   Snow Job  
  28   Crimson Guard
  29   Wild Bill  
  30   Armored Cobra Commander
  31   Sgt. Rock 'n Roll
  32   Lt. Torpedo
  33   Duke with jetpack and flag
  34   H.I.S.S. Driver
  35   Cobra Viper
  36   Spirit Iron-Knife
  37   Snake Eyes with butterfly knife
  38   Major Bludd
  39   Flint Tiger Force
  40   Arctic Snake Eyes
  41   City Assault Roadblock
  42   Cobra Commander with striped helmet
  43   Cobra Officer Night Force
  44   Baroness in blue uniform
  45   G.I. Joe Hawk
  46   Sgt. Bazooka
  47   Barbecue  
  47   Storm Shadow in black
  48   Snow Serpent
  49   B.A.T.  
  51   Duke Tiger Force
  52   Cobra Wraith
  53   Mutt & Junkyard
  54   Cobra Para-Vipers
  55   Cobra Bazooka Trooper
  56   Cobra Croc Master
  57   Pilot Scarlett
  58   Specialist Trakker
  59   Sgt. Airborne
  60   Cobra Eel  
  61   Swamp Zartan
  62   Flint in Cobra gear

Guarantee that you will have a say in this very important election!