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2 unusual facts about G.I. Joe: America's Elite


G.I. Joe: America's Elite

Scripted by Larry Hama, it centered on the exploits of Storm Shadow, traveling the world as a freelance operative, after leaving the G.I. Joe team in G.I. Joe: America's Elite #15.

General Flagg

His only appearance in comics continuity was in the World War III event, from the G.I. Joe: America's Elite comic book series.


2009 Coke Zero 400

The invocation and the national anthem were preempted in favor of the trailer for the movie G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, causing an outrage among NASCAR fans.

Action Force

Following the demise of the Battle Action Force strips, a weekly Action Force comic was launched by Marvel UK on March 8, 1987, consisting of reprints of the US G.I. Joe comic book and new UK-exclusive short strips.

Almost in Love

The song "Stay Away, Joe" (the theme from Elvis's 1967 film of the same title) was included in error (it was already released earlier in 1970 on the compilation Let's Be Friends); when RCA reissued Almost in Love in 1973, it replaced it with a different song, "Stay Away", from the same film.

Andrew Pepoy

--previous info found on the "Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie comic)" page-->, The Simpsons, Betty & Veronica, Birds of Prey, Godzilla, Ghost, Star Wars, G.I. Joe, and Katy Keene.

Barbie Liberation Organization

They gained notoriety in 1993 by switching the voice boxes on talking G.I. Joes and Barbie dolls.

Believe It or Not, Joe's Walking on Air

When Lois suggests that Peter finds a new friend, she tells him to find a kindred spirit like Judas found in Pontius Pilate.

Buster Jones

He is probably best known from his roles as Black Vulcan in Super Friends, Blaster in The Transformers, Doc in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Winston Zeddemore in The Real Ghostbusters (replacing Arsenio Hall) and later Extreme Ghostbusters.

Buzz Dixon

He wrote numerous episodes of GI Joe: A Real American Hero, The Transformers, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jem, Inhumanoids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Tarzan and the Super 7 (the Web Woman installments), Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, and Teen Wolf.

Coeur d'Alene salamander

The majority of known data has been observed in the St. Joe and North Fork Clearwater River basins, but they also occur in the Selway, Kootenai, and Moyie drainages.

Don't Make Waves

Dave Draper, who plays Malibu's boyfriend Harry, was the 1965 IFBB Mr. America and the 1966 IFBB Mr. Universe.

Dude, Where's My Country?

Many of the views expressed are shared by political writers like Noam Chomsky in his book Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance and a subsequent BBC documentary called The Power of Nightmares—all of which sharply criticise the neo-conservative movement in the U.S.

Elvis Sings Flaming Star

The "Texas" medley and "All I Needed Was the Rain" appeared in Viva Las Vegas (1964) and Stay Away, Joe (1967), respectively, while "Wonderful World" appeared over the opening credits to Live A Little, Love A Little (1968).

Flavor text

Flavor text was popularized by the dossiers of 1980s toys, primarily G.I. Joe filecards and Transformers tech-specs, but is now more commonly associated with games such as Magic: The Gathering.

Flint Dille

He is best known for his animated work on Transformers, G.I. Joe, An American Tail: Fievel Goes West, and his game-writing, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, and Dead to Rights, as well as his non-fiction book written with John Zuur Platten.

Fort Wadsworth

The comic book version of the elite United States military counterterrorism unit G.I. Joe was based in "The Pit," a secret underground base beneath the Motor Pool of the Army Chaplains' Assistants School in Fort Wadsworth.

H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer

Produced over a four-year period, the film highlights locations such as Holmes' childhood home in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, and the courtroom in Philadelphia where the "trial of the century" was held.

H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer is a 2004 biographical documentary film directed by John Borowski.

Henry T. Waskow

The character of Captain Bill Walker (played by Robert Mitchum) in William Wellman's motion picture The Story of G.I. Joe is partly based on Pyle's column about Waskow's death.

History of Montana

The documentary Butte, America depicts its history as a copper producer and the issues of labor unionism, economic rise and decline, and environmental degradation that resulted from the activity.

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip

Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is a 2003 documentary film directed by Ken Burns and written by Dayton Duncan.

Jamal Igle

Igle has worked in books ranging from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the all-ages action miniseries Race Against Time as well as fill-in issues in mainstream titles such as Green Lantern, G.I. Joe, Martian Manhunter and Supergirl.

Joe Abbenda

in 1959, AAU Mr. America and the amateur Mr. Universe competition in 1962, and the professional winner a year later, in the 1963 NABBA Mr. Universe.

Joe vs. Joe

She fell in love with Joe Yuuki when he saved her from a group of Yakuza.

Katy Cavanagh

She featured in her first film in a short cameo in the 2009 film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

Lady Jaye

In an interview with writer Henry Gilroy, Gilroy stated that the relationships between Flint and Lady Jaye and Scarlett and Snake Eyes would be evolving as the series progresses.

Landing Signal Officer

G.I. Joe produced a 1/6 scale uniform and accessories for the LSO.

Leon Lazarus

Lazarus additionally wrote for Ziff-Davis, under editor Jerry Siegel, doing stories for Kid Cowboy, G.I. Joe (unrelated to the later Hasbro action figures) and other comic books for about a year, and also did work for the writer/artist team of Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, and for American Comics Group (AGC), under editor Richard E. Hughes.

Marrese Crump

Marrese Crump first project in movies was a G.I. Joe fan film called "Battle for the Serpent Stone", serving as the action coordinator.

Mike Hawthorne

He is the creator of the comic book series Hysteria and has provided the artwork for various other comics, including Deadpool,The Un-men, Fear Agent, Umbra, G.I. JOE: Origins, Whiskey Dickel, Three Days in Europe, one story arc of Queen & Country, and Conan: Road of Kings.

Mr. America

Harmon Mister America, 1970s American single-seat light sports aircraft

Nerf Blaster

Cross-promotional models have also been released, themed around Marvel Super Heroes, Star Wars, G.I. Joe and Transformers.

Port St. Joe, Florida

Port St. Joe is traversed by the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW), a federally maintained canal with a channel of 12 feet (3.6 m) deep by 125 feet (38 m) wide, which provides access from St. Marks, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.

Revan

A Darth Revan figure was also released as a Mighty Mugg, a popular series of stylized figures based on characters from the Star Wars, Marvel Comics, Indiana Jones, G.I. Joe, and Transformers universes.

Roberto Treviño

Roberto Treviño is an American chef known for his appearances on Iron Chef: America and The Next Iron Chef.

Route 666: America's Scariest Home Haunts

The series is hosted by Danielle Harris, star of Halloween 4, Halloween 5 and Rob Zombie's remake of the original Halloween.

Roy Benavidez

Inside the "Benavidez Room" there are signed pictures of MSG Benavidez, the citation from his Medal of Honor, and a G.I. Joe toy created in his likeness.

Showbag

Common themes for showbags include confectionery brands, trademarked toys such as Barbie, The Simpsons, G.I. Joe and Batman, broad areas of children's play interest such as "cowboy" or "pirate", and sporting teams.

Sociology of gender

These differences are epitomized in the example of children’s toys; G.I. Joe dolls depict the physical ideals for boys and Barbie dolls embody the ideals for girls.

Streetballers

At more than $5700 per screen, it outstripped better-known films with nationwide showing such as Harry Potter and G.I. Joe to rank ninth in the country in per-screen viewership.

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

The film opened at #6 in 1,838 theaters making $5,642,137 behind District 9, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Time Traveler's Wife, Julie & Julia, and G-Force.

The War Within

The War Within: America's Battle over Vietnam, a 1994 book by Tom Wells on America's internal battle over the war in Vietnam

USA Cartoon Express

By the end of the 1980s, a more diverse lineup of cartoons aired on the Cartoon Express, including G.I. Joe, Transformers, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The Real Ghostbusters, Jem, Robotech, and Alvin and the Chipmunks.

William Gillette, America's Sherlock Holmes

He was an award-winning sports writer and sports editor of the Delaware State News in Dover, Delaware, before embarking on a career in Federal government human resources.

Yakir Aharonov

1973–2006: Joint professorship at the Tel Aviv University, Israel and the University of South Carolina, America


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