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1st appearance of Lifeline, a medic - character biography published first in The G.I. Joe Order of Battle #1

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1st appearance of Countdown, an astronaut

1st appearance of a S.A.W.-Viper, heavy machine gunner

Death of Doc, Heavy Metal, Thunder and Crankcase, killed by a S.A.W. Viper

Death of Breaker, Crazylegs, and Quick Kick killed by an exploding Cobra Rage vehicle

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1st appearance of Recoil, long range patrol

1st appearance of Ambush, concealment specialist

1st appearance of Cool Breeze, reconnaissance specialist

Two-page biography of Scarlett with illustration by Adam Hughes

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1st appearance of a H.I.S.S. [High Speed Sentry] driver though they are operating helicopters in this issue

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2004

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1st cameo appearance of Pythona and Nemesis Enforcer, high ranking members of the ancient Cobra-La civilization - characters first introduced in G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

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1st appearance of Quick Kick, silent weapons specialist

1st appearance of Alpine, a mountaineer

Devil's Due Publishing ⋅ 2007

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1st appearance of Cobra Mortal

1st appearance of Ghost Bear

1st cameo appearance of Nullifier, Pathfinder, Sea Slug, T.A.R.G.A.T, Astro Viper

25th Anniversary wraparound cover featuring every G.I. Joe character from comic books, action figures and cartoons

236 characters are present on the cover including 4 animals

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1st appearance of Kwinn, a tracker and mercenary of Inuit descent

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1st appearance of Croc Master, reptile handler (Cobra)

Croc Master appeared in a character bio in The G.I. Joe Order of Battle #3

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1st appearance of Psyche-Out, a psy-ops specialist affiliated with G.I. Joe

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1st team appearance of G.I. Joe

1st appearance of Snake-Eyes, an Arashikage-trained ninja (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Scarlett, an intel officer (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Grunt, an infantry trooper (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Breaker, a communications officer (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Rock 'N Roll, a machine gunner (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Stalker, a ranger (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Zap, a bazooka soldier (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Short-Fuze, a mortar soldier (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Clutch, a Vamp operator (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Laser, a rifle trooper (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Steeler, a tank commander (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Hawk, a field commander (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Grand Slam, an artillery specialist (G.I. Joe)

1st team appearance of Cobra, a terrorist organization

1st appearance of Cobra Commander, leader and founder of Cobra

1st appearance of Baroness, an intel officer (Cobra)

Writer and Vietnam veteran Larry Hama intended to create a Nick Fury series but after being approached by Hasbro to launch their 3.75-inch action figures, the Fury Force concept was applied to G.I. Joe

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1st full appearance of Nemesis Enforcer

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1st appearance of Golobulus, leader of Cobra-La

1st full appearance of Pythona

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Debut of new Destro armor with gold-plated headpiece

1st appearance of Iron Grenadiers

1st appearance of Crazylegs

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1st appearance of Payload, an astronaut (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Hardtop, a space vehicle launch operator (G.I. Joe)

1st appearance of Back-Stop, a mobile support equipment operator (G.I. Joe)

Introduction of Cobra Mamba helicopters piloted by Gyro-Vipers

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1st appearance of Lt. Falcon

1st appearance of Chuckles

1st appearance of Fast Draw, a missile specialist

1st appearance of Law & Order

1st appearance of Iceberg, a snow trooper

1st appearance of Monkeywrench, a Dreadnok

1st appearance of Zanzibar, a Dreadnok

1st appearance of an Ice Viper

Interior artwork by Todd McFarlane with cover art by Mike Zeck

McFarlane also penciled the interior of G.I. Joe #61

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1st appearances of Jinx, a female ninja

1st appearance of Tunnel Rat, explosive ordnance disposal specialist

1st appearance of Outback, a survival specialist

1st appearance of Raptor, a falconer

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1st appearance of Dusty, desert trooper

1st appearance of Fred VII

Debut of new Cobra Commander armor

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Origin of Cobra Commander, reveals he was once a used car salesman

1st appearance of Low-Light, a marksman

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1st appearance of Zandar, a Dreadnok

1st appearance of Thrasher, a Dreadnok

1st appearance of Thunder, a tank operator

1st appearance of Toll Booth, tank operator

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1st cameo appearance of Zarana

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1st appearance and origin of Serpentor, Cobra emperor

1st appearance of Lift-Ticket, helicopter operator

1st appearance of Slipstream, jet pilot

1st appearance of Leatherneck, a marine

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1st appearance of Sgt. Slaughter

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1st appearance of Beach-Head, a ranger

1st appearance of Wet -Suit, a SEAL

1st appearance of Eels

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1st appearance of Dr. Mindbender, as Dr. Brainwave

1st appearance of Crank-Case, driver of the Striker

1st appearance of Bazooka, missile specialist

1st appearance of Airtight, high-conflict specialist

1st appearance of Heavy Metal, tank operator

1st appearance of B.A.T.S, Cobra android trooper

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1st appearance of Scrap-Iron, an anti-armor specialist (Cobra)

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1st appearance of Shipwreck, a sailor

1st appearance of Barbecue, a firefighter

1st appearance of Keel-Haul

1st appearance of Lampreys

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1st appearance of Xomat and Tomax, identical twins and high-ranking officers in Cobra

1st appearance of Flint, a warrant officer

1st appearance of Footloose, infantry trooper

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1st appearance of Blowtorch, flamethrower operator

1st appearance of Lady Jaye, covert specialist

1st appearance of Ripcord, a paratrooper

1st appearance of Recondo, a jungle trooper

[February 2021 -G.I. Joe live-action TV series to feature Lady Jaye in the works at Amazon as reported by Deadline]

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1st appearance of Spirit, a tracker

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1st full appearance and cover of Zartan

1st appearance of Deep Six

1st appearance of Mutt & Junkyard

1st team appearance of the Dreadnoks: Ripper, Torch, Buzzer, Cutter

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1st cameo appearance of Zartan

1st appearance of Firefly

1st appearance of Wild Weasel

1st cover appearance of Storm Shadow

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1st appearance of Duke

1st appearance of Roadblock

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1st full appearance of Major Bludd

1st appearance of Cover Girl, the second female Joe member

1st appearance of Tripwire, an explosives expert

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1st appearance of Storm Shadow, a former ally of Snake Eyes and the Young Master of the Arashikage Clan

Solo story featuring Snake-Eyes, told without any text or dialogue

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1st full appearance and cover of Destro, a weapons dealer

1st appearance of Ace, pilot of the Sky Striker

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2nd cameo appearance of Destro

1st appearance of Torpedo

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1st cameo appearance of Destro, a weapons dealer

1st appearance of Doc, a military medic

1st appearance of Gung-Ho, a marine

1st appearance of Airborne, helicopter trooper

1st appearance of Snow Job, snow trooper

1st appearance of Wild Bill

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