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G.I. Joe Adventure Team (1970-1979)

These were the years of the Adventure Team and the Kung Fu grip. It was also the period where there is a departure from its traditional military settings and began wading in to more fantastic concepts such as the introduction of the Intruders, alien invaders who are the Adventure Team's arch nemesis. Rumor has it, that with rising oil prices in 1977, a cost-saving measure of "shrinking" G.I. Joe to 8 inches was implemented with the name of Super Joe. The Super Joe series had the characters turned into superheroes. Finally in 1978, G.I. Joe was discontinued for the same reason Super Joe was introduced, the rising cost of petroleum.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1982-1994)

Transformers Perceptor, Bumblebee, Grimlock and Arcee meet G.I. Joe in the pages of Devil's Due comics crossover between the two popular series. After a few years of absence from the toy shelves and with the help of the Star Wars 3.75" figure successes, G.I. Joe was re-introduced in a 3.75" format. This toy series lasted through 1994, producing over 500 figures and 250 vehicles and playsets. Cobra was the main enemy force during this toy lines run. Each toy figure included a character bio, called a "file card." Many subsets were introduced during the 12-year production. To supplement the toy line, a cartoon series was produced for television, first by Sunbow Productions and later by DiC Entertainment, while Marvel Comics published a comic book series that featured many of the toy characterizations.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero was renamed for the European market. The toyline and the accompanying television show and comics were renamed Action Force, presumably to make the toyline appear more international and less American-centric.

Sgt. Savage and the Screaming Eagles (1995)

Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles were put on the toy shelves in a 4" size, World War II-based theme. This was the only year Sgt. Savage and his Screaming Eagles were produced. The series shared the same logo as the 3.75 inch G.I. Joe but it contained little of its theme. The enemy force was the Iron Army, cybernetically-enhanced WWII style criminals and robots. There was only one cartoon episode featuring Sgt. Savage that was available only on VHS.

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