19 Facts About GI Joe

1.

GI Joe trademark has been used by Hasbro for several different toy lines, although only two have been successful.

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2.

GI Joe team are not superheroes, they all had expertise in areas such as martial arts, weapons, and explosives.

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3.

GI Joe was developed in 1963 by Stanley Weston, a Manhattan licensing agent.

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4.

GI Joe to bring it into line with international markets; however, the Action Man line retained its original name when it was revived in the early 1990s.

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5.

GI Joe line was licensed to Germany under the Action Team name.

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6.

GI Joe figures were licensed by Veri-li enterprises under the name "GI Joe Super Temerario", and "Los Temerarios".

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7.

GI Joe was licensed to Lili-Ledy and were named "Hombres de Accion".

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8.

GI Joe line-up since 1967; this doll was a helicopter pilot.

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9.

GI Joe honored the events of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor by releasing a line of Pearl Harbor figures.

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10.

GI Joe figure was released as an exclusive to Hot Topic stores.

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11.

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie was released in the United States and Australia.

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12.

GI Joe Extreme featured a comic book, published by Dark Horse Comics, and a Gunther-Wahl-produced cartoon series which ran for two seasons.

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13.

GI Joe brand has made promotional action figures based on real-life persons, both military and civilian, that the company deems Real American Heroes.

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14.

GI Joe re-appeared in the 1980s as a promotional comic book, produced by Marvel Comics.

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15.

GI Joe series is a complete reboot of the property, ignoring the continuity from the Marvel and Devil's Due incarnations of the comic.

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16.

GI Joe-based line of movies was the 2003 release of Spy Troops: The Movie, Hasbro's first computer animated feature which coincided with the release of its "Spy Troops" header line.

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17.

GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra, stars Channing Tatum as Duke, Ray Park as Snake-Eyes, Christopher Eccleston as Destro, Jonathan Pryce in the role of the President of the United States, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander.

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18.

GI Joe members join to stop Cobra from becoming a global terrorist organization.

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19.

GI Joe: Retaliation starring Dwayne Johnson as Roadblock was scheduled to be released in June 2012 but was delayed until March 2013.

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