▁early ▁production ▁runs ▁were ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁early ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Cob ra ▁sig il , ▁nick named ▁the ▁" M ic key ▁Mouse " ▁em blem ▁for ▁its ▁more ▁rounded ▁shape . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁six teen ▁figures ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁were ▁released ▁with ▁" stra ight ▁arms ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁figure ▁with ▁the ▁proper ▁Cob ra ▁sig il ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁a ▁card ▁for ▁mass ▁market ▁with ▁" sw ivel - arm ▁battle ▁g rip ", ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁easier ▁for ▁figures ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁rif les ▁and ▁access ories . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁Commander ▁was ▁offered ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁mail - away ▁exclusive , ▁this ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁dark er ▁blue , ▁with ▁the ▁icon ic ▁h ood ▁that ▁he ▁wore ▁prom in ently ▁in ▁the ▁Marvel ▁com ics . ▁This ▁figure ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁available ▁as ▁a ▁mail - away ▁figure ▁until ▁the ▁line ▁ended ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁a ▁new ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁figure ▁was ▁designed , ▁this ▁time ▁out f itting ▁him ▁in ▁full - body ▁battle ▁arm or . ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁was ▁given ▁another ▁over ha ul ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁we aring ▁a ▁blue ▁and ▁black ▁cer emon ial ▁uniform , ▁with ▁an ▁orn ate ▁red es ign ▁of ▁his ▁original ▁battle ▁hel met . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁a ▁"