Origin The G.I. in G.I. Joe stands for "Government Issue". During World War II the term G.I. Joe was coined to describe American soldiers. In the 1960's President John F. Kennedy created a special military unit that reported directly to the White House . The highly decorated Vietnam vet, Lieutenant Joseph Colton , headed up this special forces unit under the name "G.I. Joe". The name G.I. Joe became synonymous with Colton. The team had a successful run of missions through the 1960's and 1970's before it was officially disbanded.
Creation G.I. Joe was created by Larry Hama and Don Perlin
Team Evolution Marvel Comics: A Real American Hero Marvel Comics G.I Joe was revived in the 1980's as an elite counter terrorism strike-force. Their main enemy being Cobra , the well funded and organized terrorist group which actually ran an entire American town (Springfield ) as a sleeper cell. The original leader of this new team was Hawk (Colonel Clayton Abernathy) who quick militarily recruited Stalker , Snake-Eyes , Grand Slam , Short-Fuse , Flash , Grunt , Breaker , Rock & Roll , Zap , Scarlett , Steeler and Clutch . The team was a complete secret and their subterranean headquarters, called The Pit , was stealthily hidden underneath the motor pool at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island. As Cobra grew in strength, the Joes started to recruit more experts from the different branches of the armed forces. Torpedo and Wet Suit from the Seals, Gung-Ho and Leatherneck from the Marines, Deep Six from the Navy , Cutter from the Coast Guard, Ace and Slip-Stream from the Air Force and many others. Soon there were elite troops for the Joes to cover the globe.
Devil's Due / Image Comics: A Real American Hero Devil's Due / Image Comics In 2001 Devil's Due acquired the comic book license and picked up where the Marvel series left off, except 7 years later. Devil's Due launched a 4 issue mini series through Image Comics entitled Reinstated, with high sales G.I.Joe was upgraded to a full series. Many of the Joes were reactivated when Cobra Commander was seen on American soil. Devil's Due run ended in 2008 with an epic World War III story arc that saw the capture and imprisonment of Cobra Commander. Since the relaunch of IDW's A Real American Hero that pics up right after Issue 155 of the Marvel series, the Devil's Due run was considered no longer in continuity to the Marvel G.I.Joe-verse.
IDW IDW IDW reboot the G.I. Joe universe. G.I. Joe are a covert anti-terrorist unit, which is comprised of members of the military who have been declared KIA. The original team was comprised of Hawk, Duke , Scarlett, Heavy Duty , Snake Eyes, Rock & Roll, and Breaker, with new members added later.
IDW: A Real American Hero IDW: A Real American Hero In 2010, IDW along with cooperation from Marvel decided to continue the popular GI Joe: A Real American Hero series that ran from 1982 to 1994. After putting out issue number 155 1/2 for Free Comic Book Day 2010, IDW continued the series with issue number 156. The story, plots, and characters from Marvels G.I. Joe title were retained along with the continuation of the storyline that ended at issue 155.
Major Story Arcs Other Versions Action Force Action Force is an international counter terrorism team composed of operatives from various countries' armed forces, most notably the United States and Western Europe.
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 is based on the toyline and animated TV series of the same name.
Other Media Films G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra G.I. Joe will be making there way to theaters in there brand new movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra ." this will be the first live action movie of our famous heroes, but the second G.I. Joe film produced. The sequel is currently in pre-production, titled G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes, with only the character Duke reprising his role from the first film.
Novels G.I. Joe: Above & Beyond IN THE HEAT OF BATTLE, THERE ARE MANY HEROES. Part of an elite covert military team, Lieutenant Duke Hauser and his buddy Ripcord Weems are dispatched to the small oil-rich South American country of San Sebastiao to help quell a revolution. The multinational peacekeeping force known as G.I. JOE has secretly sent special ops to support Duke’s unit. Their other mission: Find out who’s playing both sides of the conflict by supplying each with the same advanced lethal weaponry. But it turns out the devious culprit has raised the stakes–promising to deliver an army of super soldiers in the near future. If Duke’s squad and the G.I. JOE team can’t stop the revolution, halt the proliferation of weapons, and eliminate the threat of laboratory-produced warriors, a dark plot toward world domination will soon be launched. Written By: Max Allan Collins Publisher: Del Rey (May, 2009) ISBN-10: 0345516087 ISBN-13: 978-0345516084
G.I. Joe: Tales From the Cobra Wars G.I. Joe: Tales from the Cobra Wars is an action-packed collection of all-original prose stories. Flint, Scarlett, Destro, the Baroness; they're all here as the ongoing war between G.I. JOE and Cobra is depicted from every angel. This trade paperback presents eight novella-length tales, penned by today's leading crime and thriller writers, such as Jonathan Maberry, Duane Swierczynski , Chuck Dixon, and Dennis Tafoya. Cobra Wars is edited by Max Brooks, who also supplies a new story, and features new illustrations for each story. Written By: Various, Anthology Publisher: IDW ISBN-10: 1600108814
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra WHEN A NEW BREED OF EVIL EMERGES, A NEW BREED OF SOLDIER MUST FIGHT IT. While convoying new high-tech weaponry in Central Asia, Captain Duke Hauser and his right-hand man, Ripcord Weems, along with their NATO Special Forces Unit, are ambushed by heavily armed super-soldiers called Vipers. Just as it becomes clear that Duke’s squad is seriously outgunned, and after one of the Vipers attempts to make off with the cache of coveted arms, out of nowhere comes a secret band of soldiers to help the good guys: Team G.I. JOE. General Hawk, head of the elite military ops, enlists Duke and Ripcord to join JOE stalwarts Heavy Duty, Breaker, Scarlett, and Snake Eyes in retrieving the weapons and keeping a well-financed foe from controlling cutting-edge nano-mite technology that destroys everything in its path. Racing around the globe, the G.I. JOE team takes on the baddest of the bad–Storm Shadow, Zartan, Destro, and the lovely but lethal Baroness. And in confronting genetically manipulated super-soldiers, Duke must also face his own inner demons when a sinister figure appears to raise the stakes and maneuver events toward an even greater catastrophe. Written By: Max Allan Collins Publisher: Del Rey (June, 2009) ISBN-10: 0345516095 ISBN-13: 978-0345516091
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Movie Novelization Ambushed by COBRA, Duke and Ripcord's Special Forces need the help of General Hawk's team of GI. JOEs to get them back and, in the process, thwart COBRA's deadly plan to set off warheads in four international cities. Written By: Brian James Publisher: Simon Spotlight (June, 2009) ISBN-10: 1416978569 ISBN-13: 978-1416978565
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