Torch (aka Dreadnok Torch) File Name: Tom Winken of Botany Bay, Australia. Notes: The City of Botany Bay is a suburb of Sydney. Major Bludd is from Sydney itself. The original Dreadnoks' names are a play on the proverbial Tom, Dick, and Harry, and on the Dutch Lullaby fishermen Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. chronological: Ripper << Torch >> Flint alphabetical: Topside << Torch >> Torpedo

Animated Appearances

Notes: Sunbow's Torch wore his 1985 outfit with brown boots and a vest that ranged anywhere from medium brown to black, and with redder hair and a full beard.

Classic Marvel Comic Appearances

By my count, Torch was discernible in 172 panels in 32 issues from Jul. 1984 to Dec. 1989: #25, 28, 30, 32, 33, 35, 38, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, GIJTF 1, GIJTF 3, GIJTF 4, Order of Battle 2, Yearbook 3, 64, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 89, 90, 91, 93, and 94.

Figure Releases

Version 1: spring 1985 regular carded figure assortment
Dreadnok
	head: Torch (85) arms: Torch (85) torso: Torch (85) waist: Torch (85) legs: Torch (85)
	Accessories: silver gun-shaped acetylene torch with cord (new), silver frame backpack around fuel tank with hole for cord (new).
	Subject was remanded to Borstal [Reform school] at age fourteen. Escaped and went to sea in the Merchant Marine where he learned the use of the cutting torch. Torch is an illiterate, unrepentant thug whose penchant for sudden and unexpected violence is matched only by the utter depth of his stupidity. Specialty and M.O.: Works with Oxy-Acetylene torch as a general cutter mostly on remodeling stolen cars and occasional safe crackings. Scavenges the swamps for fun and profit.
Variations: Some filecards add that Torch "later rode with the Melbourne Maulers M[otorcycle] C[lub]."
Toy Notes: Item #6435. Torch's swivel-head construction points to a 1984 design. He was also introduced in the cartoon and comics in 1984.

Version 2: January 2005 Valor vs. Venom Wave 6 figure two-pack assortment
Dreadnok Dreadnok Torch
	head: Dreadnok Torch (05) arms: Dreadnok Torch (05) torso: Dreadnok Torch (05) waist: Dreadnok Torch (05) legs: Dreadnok Torch (05)
	Accessories: silver flamethrower with hole in back for hose (new), red fuel tank backpack with attached black hose (new), red translucent flame with pin to fit onto flamethrower (new).
	DREADNOK TORCH loves to take apart complicated mechanical objects in the least complicated manner possible, which in his case means slicing them into scrap metal with his customized cutting torch (which can also function as a weapon). He doesn't find pleasure in wanton destruction as much as finds an adequate relief, like scratching a mosquito bite while wearing an oven mitt. He is proficient in motorcycle maintenance and small arms repair, which is probably his main saving grace in the eyes of his fellow DREADNOK members. They are happy to have him work on their own bikes and weapons as long as they can keep an eye on him in case he gets the urge to start cutting instead of repairing. The way the DREADNOK gang utilizes him in a fight is to point him in the direction of the G.I. JOE Team and make sure his flame is turned up all the way. "That was a racing stripe? Looked to me like a line to cut along...."
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Sgt. Bazooka. Item #00279.

Version 3: February 2008 Wave 2 comic two-pack assortment
Dreadnok Dreadnok Torch
	head: Dreadnok Torch (08, 09) arms: Gung Ho (07, 08), Dreadnok Torch (08, 09), Storm Shadow (08/III) body: Gung Ho (07, 08), Dreadnok Torch (08, 09), Storm Shadow (08/III), Zartan (08, 09/I, 09/II) upper legs: Gung Ho (07, 08), Dreadnok Torch (08, 09), Sgt. Airborne (08) lower legs: Dreadnok Torch (08, 09)
	Accessories: silver gun-shaped acetylene torch with cord and long nozzle (new), silver frame backpack with slot for fuel tank (new), green acetylene fuel container (new), black Cobra figure stand.
	DREADNOK TORCH was remanded to Borstal (a reform school) at age fourteen. He escaped and went to sea in the Merchant Marine, where he learned the use of the cutting torch. He is an unrepentant thug whose penchant for sudden and unexpected violence is matched only by the utter depth of his stupidity. Specialty and M.O.: Works with oxyacetylene torch as a general cutter mostly on remodeling stolen cars and occasional safecracking. Scavenges the swamps for fun and profit.
Toy Notes: Carded in a two-pack with Dreadnok Ripper and a reprint of Marvel #30. Item #28938.

Version 4: January 2009 post-25th Anniversary Wave 13 carded figure assortment
Dreadnok Dreadnok Torch
	head: Dreadnok Torch (08, 09) arms: Gung Ho (07, 08), Dreadnok Torch (08, 09), Storm Shadow (08/III) body: Gung Ho (07, 08), Dreadnok Torch (08, 09), Storm Shadow (08/III), Zartan (08, 09/I, 09/II) upper legs: Gung Ho (07, 08), Dreadnok Torch (08, 09), Sgt. Airborne (08) lower legs: Dreadnok Torch (08, 09)
	Accessories: black acetylene torch (08 Dreadnok Torch's), black backpack (08 Dreadnok Torch's), green fuel tank with black cap (08 Dreadnok Torch's), black Cobra figure stand.
	DREADNOK TORCH was remanded to Borstal (a reform school) at age fourteen. He escaped and went to sea in the Merchant Marine, where he learned the use of the cutting torch. This led him to his favorite pastime: taking things apart. He'll dismember cars, trucks, motorcycles, or any other mechanical object with his collection of cutting torches. The subsequent wreckage is, to him, a work of art. This unrepentant thug has a penchant for sudden and unexpected violence, matched only by the utter depth of his stupidity. His specialty and modus operandi: he works with an oxyacetylene torch as a general cutter, mostly on remodeling stolen cars and occasional safecracking. He also scavenges the swamps for fun and profit. "What a fine sight that is, mate: a big pile of cut-up metal where a perfectly good truck used to be."
Toy Notes: Item #37423.