G.I. Joe Team - A Real American Hero

A Real American Hero

G.I. Joe

Cover to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1. Art by Herb Trimpe. (clockwise from bottom to top: Stalker, Flash, Grunt, Steeler, Zap and Scarlett.)
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance G.I. Joe #1 (Marvel Comics)
Created by Larry Hama, Hasbro
In-story information
Type of organization Military unit
Base(s) G.I. Joe Headquarters
Leader(s) Executive Officer: General Joseph Colton
Commander: Hawk
First Sergeant: Duke
USS Flagg commander: Keel-Haul
Agent(s) Field leader: Stalker
Counterintelligence: Scarlett
Commando: Snake-Eyes
Warrant Officer: Flint
Covert operations: Lady Jaye
Roster
See:List of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters
Further information: List of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters

The G.I. Joe team is composed primarily of US Army personnel but is supplemented by representatives from other branches of the United States Armed Forces, namely the Marine Corps, the Air Force, the Navy, and the Coast Guard. Additionally, a small number of G.I. Joe members come from foreign military services such as the British Army and Australian Army. Members are called from the best of their recruits. Each member brings to the team their own specialty.

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