Join mega nerds Dre Alvarez and Jeff May as they geek out on a different nerdy cultural touchstone every month. Part reminiscence, part historical deep dive. This month, Dre and Jeff continue their season on "Poorly Disguised Toy Commercials" with the myriad of comic books based on GI Joe: A Real American Hero.

There's a lot to unpack about this wildly divergent GI Joe property designed exclusively to sell tiny plastic men, so let's rehabilitate a failed Nick Fury pitch, accidentally create one of the most iconic issues in comics history, and show the horrors of war to 8-year olds as we dive into the second episode of our "Ploys 'R' Us" season (name courtesy of Logan Trent)

And, of course, don't forget to follow Dre (@nerdnumbers) Jeff (@heytherejeffro2 or @heytherejeffro) and have a nerdy day!