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

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Specialty border printed on select covers published in November 1986 celebrating Marvel's 25th Anniversary or more precisely, the 25th year since Fantastic Four #1 was published in November 1961

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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 Dusty, desert trooper

1st appearance of Fred VII

Debut of new Cobra Commander armor

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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 Lt. Falcon

1st appearance of Chuckles

1st appearance of Fast Draw, a missile specialist

1st appearance of Law & Order

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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 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 Battle Force 2000: Avalanche, Blaster, Blocker, Dodger, Knockdown, Maverick

1st appearance of Frostbite

1st appearance of W.O.R.M.S.

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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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Death of Serpentor, struck by an arrow fired by Zartan

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1st appearance of Hit & Run

1st appearance of Hardball

1st appearance of Charbroil

1st appearance of Muskrat

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1st appearance of Armadillo

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1st appearance of Road Pig

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Storm Shadow's 'Silent Issue' similar to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero issue #21 featuring Snake-Eyes

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1st appearance of Darklon

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1st appearance of Backblast

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Snake-Eyes reveals his identity

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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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