Marvel Comics: G.I. Joe Vol. 1 #96 (1990)
 
No company has exerted a greater influence on the G.I. Joe mythos than Marvel Comics. Spearheaded by writer Larry Hama, the Marvel issues created the personalities and conflicts that have defined G.I. Joe in the ensuing decades. Without Marvel, there would be no Cobra! Holding the G.I. Joe license until 1994, Marvel defined G.I. Joe for a generation of young children and even introduced the first crossover with Hasbro's sister property, The Transformers.
 
The Marvel G.I. Joe A Real American Hero (ARAH) series ran for 155 issues from 1982 until 1994. The main writer and creator was Larry Hama. This series was the lifeblood of the G.I. Joe universe. (In 2010, IDW continued the ARAH series
 
"The Snake-Eyes Trilogy: Part 3 - The Hexagram Completed" Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow mount an escape from the burning Cobra Consulate building. Destro and the Joes move in to help their respective sides, with Destro revealing to the Baroness that Snake-Eyes wasn't responsible for her brother's death, since Destro had arrived there alongside his father after the incident as it was being investigated and learned what truly had happened that fateful day. Characters: FEATURE: G.I. Joe [Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Doc; Lift-Ticket; Airborne; Wild Bill; Stalker; Storm Shadow]; Wade Collins; Cobra [Destro; Baroness; Scrap-Iron; Vipers; Heat Viper; Night Viper; Cobra Soldiers; Red Ninjas]; Baron DeCobray (Baroness' brother; Dead- flashback sequence); James McCullen Destro XXIII (Destro's father) (flashback sequence). Written by Larry Hama, with art by Mark Bright and Randy Emberlin. Cover by Andy Kubert (after Hama). Cover price $1.00.