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'''Arbco''' is an oil company with a flair for ssslick marketing. The latest gimmick from the snake-oil salesmen: the surprisingly catchy jingle "Put a Snake in Your Tank". What it doesn't want you to know is that it's a front company for the ruthless terrorist organization, [[Cobra]]. | |||
[[ | ==Fiction== | ||
'''Arbco''' | ===Commercials=== | ||
The [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] took out an Arbco<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2012/02/announcement-gi-joe-animation-model.html Blog post about Transformers/G.I. Joe model reuse]</ref> submarine. {{Storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#1988|Seacons commercial}} | |||
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic=== | |||
The [[Ninja Force]] secretly caught a ride on an Arbco truck to infiltrate [[Milleville]]. {{storylink|Goin' South}} | |||
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''=== | |||
As part of their surprise attack on a peace summit in [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Cobra]] used Arbco trucks to secretly transport [[HISS tank]]s close to their target. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}} | |||
== | ===IDW movie comics=== | ||
The escort crew for [[Operation Deep Six]] passed an Arbco billboard on their way to [[San Diego]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} | |||
== | ==Notes== | ||
The | * Arbco was a front company of Cobra's seen in the Marvel ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' comic. | ||
* The Arbco logo is based on that of the real-life {{w|Amoco}} oil company. | |||
* In a similar fashion, their jingle riffs the "put a tiger in your tank" slogan used by {{w|Exxon}}. | |||
{{ | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: Cobra]] | [[Category:Businesses]] | ||
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[[Category:Generation 1 businesses]] | |||
[[Category:Generation 2]] | |||
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]] | |||
Latest revision as of 00:07, 6 January 2022
Arbco is an oil company with a flair for ssslick marketing. The latest gimmick from the snake-oil salesmen: the surprisingly catchy jingle "Put a Snake in Your Tank". What it doesn't want you to know is that it's a front company for the ruthless terrorist organization, Cobra.
Fiction
[edit]Commercials
[edit]The Seacons took out an Arbco[1] submarine. Seacons commercial
Marvel Generation 2 comic
[edit]The Ninja Force secretly caught a ride on an Arbco truck to infiltrate Milleville. Goin' South
G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers
[edit]As part of their surprise attack on a peace summit in Washington, D.C., Cobra used Arbco trucks to secretly transport HISS tanks close to their target. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1
IDW movie comics
[edit]The escort crew for Operation Deep Six passed an Arbco billboard on their way to San Diego. Alliance #2
Notes
[edit]- Arbco was a front company of Cobra's seen in the Marvel G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic.
- The Arbco logo is based on that of the real-life Amoco oil company.
- In a similar fashion, their jingle riffs the "put a tiger in your tank" slogan used by Exxon.
