G.I. Joe
G.I. Joe is an American cartoon soldier. The name was created by
David Breger when he was asked to create a comic strip for United
States military magazines during World War II. Breger came up with
the title "G.I. Joe" from the term "G.I." His strip debuted June 17,
1942 in the military's YANK magazine and Stars and Stripes newspaper.
In 1945, United Artists released a movie titled The Story of G.I. Joe,
directed by William Wellman and starring Burgess Meredith as acclaimed
war correspondent Ernie Pyle.
In 1964, the character G.I. Joe became a series of military-themed action figures produced by the Hasbro toy company. The toyline began with the aptly named G.I. Joe, featuring members from all four branches of the armed forces; Action Soldier, Action Sailor, Action Pilot and Action Marine. The name, G.I. Joe, no longer referred to one specific character but to a toyline brand.
There were several video game adaptations of G.I. Joe, some are Cobra Strike by Parker Brothers for the Atari 2600 (1983), G.I. Joe by Epyx for the Apple II and the Commodore 64 (1984), G.I. Joe by Taxan for the Nintendo Entertainment System (1991), Action Force by Virgin Games for the Commodore 64 (1987) and G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (1992). (Wikipedia)
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