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
🥇 #4 on the CGC Monthly Report
June Highlights:
A 9.8 sold for $970, the second highest amount paid in 2024 and outsold the $790 twelve-month average by +23%
Direct sales that outsold the twelve-month average occurred in grades: 9.6 ($425) / 9.4 ($265) / 9.2 ($200) / 8.0 ($150) / 7.5 ($123) / 7.0 ($185) / 6.0 ($97)
Newsstands that outsold the twelve-month average occurred in grades: 9.0 ($185) / 8.0 ($180) / 7.0 ($120)
The highest sales of 2024 occurred in grades: 9.4 ($265) / 9.0 ($255) / NS 8.0 ($180) / 7.0 ($185)
The difference between the purchase amount of a CGC 9.8 ($970) vs an ungraded copy ($193) is $777 (+403%)
The highest CBCS 8.0 sale (Newsstand/unsigned) was $159 vs CGC 8.0 of $180, a difference of $21 (13%)
Summary: The G.I. Joe franchise has had an exciting year under the banner of Image Comics. The Energon universe has linked the property to the ultra-popular Transformers fanbase which has resulted in crackling synergy for both premiere issues of the 1980s comic book series. Throughout 2024, Image has successfully launched a limited series for Cobra Commander, Duke, Destro and Scarlet. Even more recently, a Kickstarter campaign ended in June for a hardcover compendium set of the entire original comic series at an astonishing $3,779,866