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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". | '''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]]. | ||
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* 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. | * 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}}. | * In a similar fashion, their jingle riffs the "put a tiger in your tank" slogan used by {{w|Exxon}}. | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 10 April 2020
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
Commercials
The Seacons took out an Arbco<ref>Blog post about Transformers/G.I. Joe model reuse</ref> submarine. Seacons commercial
Marvel Generation 2 comic
The Ninja Force secretly caught a ride on an Arbco truck to infiltrate Milleville. 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 tanks close to their target. 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. Alliance #2
Notes
- 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 [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Amoco|{{#if:||Amoco}}]] oil company.
- In a similar fashion, their jingle riffs the "put a tiger in your tank" slogan used by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Exxon|{{#if:||Exxon}}]].