One of the original
1982 set of
G.I. Joe 3 3/4" action figures. He came with a
bazooka which had the unfortunate tendency to break the thumbs off of action figures, so it was quickly replaced with a more compatible weapon. A
1991 Zap was released as part of the "
Super Sonic Fighters" series. The green uniform was replaced with silver and black armor, and the bazooka was replaced with a pair of ridiculously oversized weapons and a battery powered "sonic backpack" which played sounds when buttons were pressed. The original Zap design reappeared for the figure in the
1997 Stars and Stripes Forever boxed set. Zap was given a promotion to
E7 and a new codename – "Sgt. Zap".
1982 filecard:
BAZOOKA SOLDIER
Code Name: ZAP
File Name: Melendez, Rafael J. SN: RA633980744
Primary Military Specialty: Engineer
Secondary Military Specialty:
Infantry Artillery
Birthplace:
New York City Grade:
E-4
Zap is the team specialist in
armor-piercing and
anti-tank weapons but also functions as
demolitions man. Specialized Education: Engineer School;
Ordinance School; Advanced Infantry Training. Qualified Expert:
M-14;
M-16;
M-1911A1;
M-79 (
Grenade Launcher);
M-72 (
LAW Rocket);
XM-71A (
TOW Missile);
XM-47 (
Dragon Missile).
"Zap is the fun loving type…he’s cool under fire. The stuff he works on could blow up at anytime."
Comic book appearances:
* G.I. JOE: #1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 22, 25, 33, 49, 50, 64, 82
* G.I. JOE: Special Missions: #24
* G.I. JOE Yearbook: #2
* G.I. JOE: Order of Battle: #2
Filecards and information from http://www.yojoe.com