Alpine (aka Albert "Alpine" Pine) File Name: Albert M. Pine of Minidoka, Idaho. Grades: Army E-4 (1985); E-5 (2004-2008) SNs: 237-51-3844; 237-51-HG44 Notes: Minidoka is on the Snake River, 50 miles north of the border with Utah. chronological: Dusty << Alpine >> Footloose alphabetical: Alley Viper II << Alpine >> Altitude

Animated Appearances

Sunbow's Alpine wore his 1985 outfit, with a brown shirt under his vest and a white chevron on his hat. He was the Joe Team's resident snarker and was frequently paired with Bazooka.

Classic Marvel Comic Appearances

By my count, Alpine was discernible in 64 panels in 10 issues from Mar. 1986 to Sept. 1989: #45, Yearbook 2, 46, 47, 49, 51, SM 2, Order of Battle 1, 64, and SM 25.

Figure Releases

Version 1: spring 1985 regular carded figure assortment
Mountain Trooper	MOS 1: Mountain Trooper MOS 2: Finance Clerk [44C]
	head: Alpine (85) arms: Alpine (85) torso: Alpine (85) waist: Alpine (85) legs: Alpine (85)
	Accessories: black Beretta M12 submachine gun (new), black grappling hook rifle (new), large black pickaxe with loop below handle (new), tan backpack with engraved canteen and clip for axe (new), black pair of hooks on black string (new).
	From the middle of the flat dusty Snake River Plain where Alpine was born he could see the mountains on the horizon in almost every direction like a physical barrier between him and the world he wanted. He took up mountain climbing during college and continued as a recreational climber during his brief tenure as an accountant for a large publishing firm. The G.I. Joe team gave Alpine the most hazardous of all conditions: with COBRA shooting at him! Graduated Ranger School, Fort Benning. Qualified Expert: M-16, M-14, M-60, M-1911A1. "Every time Alpine scales a sheer cliff piton by piton, overcoming granite and gravity with muscle and persistance [sic], he is symbolically climbing out of the quagmire of his past. That's why we send him up first on vertical assaults. He doesn't take to being knocked down too easily."
Toy Notes: Item #6443. Featured in 1985's Battle Stations commercial.

Version 2: late March 2004 Valor vs. Venom Wave 2 figure two-pack assortment (04/I)
Mountain Trooper	MOS 1: Mountaineering MOS 2: Finance Clerk [44C]
	head: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) arms: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Footloose (05) torso: Duke (03/I, 04/VI), Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) waist: Duke (03/I, 04/VI), Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) upper legs: Duke (03/I, 04/VI, Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) lower legs: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III)
	Accessories: black pistol (03 Beachhead's), black rifle (92 Big Bear's), black communications gauntlet (04 Duke's), silver grappling hook on black string (03 Sgt. Hacker's), red-brown circular coil of rope (new).
	Civilian climbing is hard enough as it is. A military climber is further burdened with a weapon or two, ammunition, communications equipment, a laser-spotter, and body armor. He also has the added problem of having to climb while under enemy fire, usually in the dark or under unfavorable weather conditions. None of this fazes ALPINE, who simply loves the challenge of a sheer rock face as much as he loves auditing a battalion payroll. If it's large, made of granite, and you can pound pitons into it, ALPINE can climb it. If it has double-column entries, he can balance it. ALPINE approaches both climbing and accounting with the same enthusiasm. He never tires of reminding his teammates that the FBI brings more bad-guys to justice by examining bookkeeping than it does by kicking down doors. "Anybody can jump out of an airplane. That's just giving in to gravity. What I do is an attempt to defy gravity."
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Swamp Rat. Item #55915.

Version 3: October 2004 Valor vs. Venom Wave 5 figure two-pack recolor assortment (Tiger Force, 04/II)
Mountain Trooper	MOS 1: Mountaineering MOS 2: Finance Clerk [44C]
	head: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) arms: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Footloose (05) torso: Duke (03/I, 04/VI), Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) waist: Duke (03/I, 04/VI), Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) upper legs: Duke (03/I, 04/VI, Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) lower legs: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III)
	Accessories: black rifle (02 Duke's), copper grappling hook on black string (03 Sgt. Hacker's), grey rope (04 Alpine's).
	Civilian climbing is hard enough as it is. A military climber is further burdened with a weapon or two, ammunition, communications equipment, a laser-spotter, and body armor. He also has the added problem of having to climb while under enemy fire, usually in the dark or under unfavorable weather conditions. None of this fazes ALPINE, who simply loves the challenge of a sheer rock face as much as he loves auditing a battalion payroll. If it's large, made of granite, and you can pound pitons into it, ALPINE can climb it. If it has double-column entries, he can balance it. ALPINE approaches both climbing and accounting with the same enthusiasm. He never tires of reminding his teammates that the FBI brings more bad-guys to justice by examining bookkeeping than it does by kicking down doors. "Anybody can jump out of an airplane. That's just giving in to gravity. What I do is an attempt to defy gravity."
Variations: Early figures had a bright pink skin tone.
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Cross Hair. Item #03539.

Version 4: late October 2004 Wave 2 discount figure single-pack assortment (04/III)
Mountain Trooper	MOS 1: Mountaineering MOS 2: Finance Clerk [44C]
	head: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) arms: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III), Footloose (05) torso: Duke (03/I, 04/VI), Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) waist: Duke (03/I, 04/VI), Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) upper legs: Duke (03/I, 04/VI, Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III) lower legs: Alpine (04/I, 04/II, 04/III)
	Accessories: black pistol (88 Shockwave's), black rifle (02 Dreadnok Ripper's), black backpack (90 S.A.W.-Viper's), black rope (04 Alpine's).
	Civilian climbing is hard enough as it is. A military climber is further burdened with a weapon or two, ammunition, communications equipment, a laser-spotter, and body armor. He also has the added problem of having to climb while under enemy fire, usually in the dark or under unfavorable weather conditions. None of this fazes ALPINE, who simply loves the challenge of a sheer rock face as much as he loves auditing a battalion payroll. If it's large, made of granite, and you can pound pitons into it, ALPINE can climb it. If it has double-column entries, he can balance it. ALPINE approaches both climbing and accounting with the same enthusiasm. He never tires of reminding his teammates that the FBI brings more bad-guys to justice by examining bookkeeping than it does by kicking down doors. "Anybody can jump out of an airplane. That's just giving in to gravity. What I do is an attempt to defy gravity."
Variations: Some copies did not include the pistol or the rope.
Toy Notes: Item #01248.

Version 5: late December 2008 DVD Battles multipack assortment, #5
Mountain Trooper Albert "Alpine" Pine	MOS 1: Mountaineering MOS 2: Finance Clerk [44C]
	head: Alpine (08) arms: Alpine (08) body: Alpine (08) legs: Alpine (08)
	Accessories: black rifle (83 Snow Job's), large black pickaxe with four-pronged grappling hook on black string (new), black belt with two side pockets and silver buckle (new), green vest with black pads and tan climbing rope (new), black backpack with engraved canteen and clip for axe (new), black Joe figure stand.
	Civilian climbing is hard enough as it is. A military climber is further burdened with a weapon or two, ammunition, communications equipment, a laser-spotter, and body armor. He also has the added problem of having to climb while under enemy fire, usually in the dark or under unfavorable weather conditions. None of this fazes Albert Pine, who simply loves the challenge of a sheer rock face. If it's large, made of granite, and you can pound pitons into it, Pine can climb it. For all that, he easily switches gears and climbs into a jet backpack to battle COBRA forces in the sky when they launch an attack from the air. "For me it's all about defying gravity: It proves that anything is achievable if you put your strength, focus, and will into it."
Toy Notes: Boxed with Duke, Cobra Commander, Cobra Paratrooper, small white Cobra C.L.A.W., M.A.S.S. Device beam emitter, and Best of 80s Episodes DVD. Item #35835. This set was short-packed and unevenly distributed so that it was considered a hard-to-find item at the time of its release.