G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero  (1982)

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Milestone issue

Average number of issues printed over the course of 12 months: 303,220, according to circulation information

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1st appearance of Night Creepers

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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 Dee-Jay

1st appearance of Range-Viper

To view more G.I. Joe first appearances and their action figures, search CATEGORY for G.I. JOE TOYS

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1st appearance of Salvo

1st appearance of Metal-Head

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1st appearance of Rampart

1st appearance of Aero-Viper

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First appearance of Cobra Commander in new battle armor

Debut of new costumes for Hawk, Lowlight and Snake-Eyes

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1st appearance of Cesspool, an eco-terrorist working for Cobra

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1st appearance of Captain Grid-Iron

1st appearance of Freefall

1st appearance of Updraft

1st appearance of Laser-Vipers

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Cover art by Andrew Wildman

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Cover art by Andrew Wildman

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Cover art featuring Scarlet and Cobra Commander

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Origin of Snake-Eyes

The story of his facial disfigurement and his family's death by a drunk driver, who is later revealed to be the brother of Cobra Commander

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