During the Persian Wars, a Persian army led by Xerxes I invades Greece. An army of Spartans led by Leonidas delays Xerxes at Thermopylae. The Persians eventually defeat the Spartans, of whom there are no survivors. Serpentor will recall this centuries later in a speech to his troops.

Historical accounts. Serpentor delivers his speech in "Serpentor" (GI 49). It is uncertain whether or not Serpentor "was" Xerxes.
 
 

Philip II seizes power and becomes king of Macedonia.

Historical accounts.
 
 

Alexander, later known as Alexander the Great, is born in Macedonia to Philip II.

Historical accounts.
 
 

Alexander is named king of Macedonia after the death of his father Philip II.

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Philip II, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor.

Historical accounts. The fact that Philip was part of Serpentor's DNA comes from #24 of the Devil's Due series.
 
 

June. Alexander the Great dies, having spread his empire and Greek culture to much of the known world. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Alexander, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Although the comic series does not actually say Serpentor "was" Alexander the Great, the cartoon series does. This is supported in the comics when Storm Shadow, his mind having been used to help create Serpentor, mentions a battle at Tyre. Tyre was one of many cities conquered by Alexander.
 
 

Hannibal is born in Carthage. 

Historical accounts.
 

Hannibal, now chief magistrate of Carthage, commits suicide to avoid surrendering to Rome. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Hannibal, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Hannibal's DNA being a part of Serpentor is established in Serpentor's filecard.
 
 

July 13. Gaius Julius Caesar is born in Rome. 

Historical accounts.
 
 

Roman armies led by Julius Caesar lay siege to Alesia during the Gallic campaigns. The army's signifier invents pizza with pita bread and scraps of food to make the soldiers' food more palatable. The Gauls were soon defeated by the Romans. Serpentor, the Cobra Emperor and amalgamation of long dead conquerors like Julius Caesar, will recall this centuries later.

"My Dinner with Serpentor" (YB 3). Serpentor mentions the year when he tells Dr. Mindbender the story.
 
 

March 15. Julius Caesar is assassinated in Rome. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Caesar, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Caesar's DNA being a part of Serpentor is established in Serpentor's filecard, "The Battle of Springfield" (GI 50) and "Divided We Fall" (GI 73).
 
 

The Huns, led by Attila, invade the Roman empire.

Historical accounts.
 
 

Attila the Hun dies. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Attila, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Attila's DNA being a part of Serpentor is established in Serpentor's filecard.
 
 

William, later known as William the Conqueror, is born in Europe. 

Historical accounts.
 
 

October 14. The Battle of Hastings. Norman armies under the command of William the Conqueror defeat the Saxons near Hastings in East Sussex, England. Saxon King Harold I is killed by an arrow. The battle marks the beginning of the Norman conquest of England. Serpentor, the Cobra Emperor and amalgamation of long dead conquerors like William, will recall this centuries later during the Cobra Island civil war. Seconds later, he will be killed by an arrow. 

Historical accounts. Serpentor's recollection appears in "All's Fair" (GI 76).
 
 

William the Conqueror, King of England, dies. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of William, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Note that Serpentor doesn't actually say he "was" William the Conqueror, but the fact that he seems to recall actually fighting in the Battle of Hastings seems to indicate this.
 
 

Temujin, later known as Genghis Khan, is born in northeastern Mongolia.

Historical accounts.
 
 

Genghis Khan unites warring Mongol tribes and is proclaimed emperor. 

Historical accounts.
 
 

August 18. Genghis Khan dies, having established a Mongol empire which extended from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Black Sea in the west. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Genghis Khan, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Genghis Khan's DNA being a part of Serpentor is established in "Serpentor" (GI 49) and "Divided We Fall" (GI 73).
 
 

August 25. Ivan IV, later known as Ivan the Terrible, is born in Moscow to Visily III, Grand Duke of Moscow.

Historical accounts.
 
 

Ivan IV is crowned the first Czar of Russia. His ruthless rule will earn him the nickname "Ivan the Terrible".

Historical accounts.
 
 

A member of the Destro clan sells weapons to both sides in the English civil war. Cromwell's men discover this, and to punish him they force him to wear a steel mask. The lairds of the Destro family will adopt the custom of wearing the mask and will pass it down to subsequent generations. 

Destro's second filecard.
 
 

Scotland. James McCullen Destro XV establishes the naval gun foundry which will later become the weapons manufacturer M.A.R.S. (Military Armaments Research Syndicate). 

"Strange Bedfellows" (GI 57). Flint mentions the year of the founding of M.A.R.S. James McCullen Destro XV surmised assuming Destro's father was the XXIII and Destro was the XXIV and a teenager in 1968 ("The Snake-Eyes Trilogy, Part 3: No Surrender!" (GI 96)). Assuming each generation is 25 years, Destro XV was around in 1752.
 
 

August 15. Napoleon Bonaparte is born at Ajaccio, Corsica. 

Historical accounts.
 
 

December 2. Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of France. 

Historical accounts.
 
 

June 15. An army led by Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo. 

Historical accounts.
 
 

May 5. Napoleon dies. 

Centuries later, the remnants of the DNA of Napoleon, along with that of other military leaders, will be used to create the Cobra Emperor, Serpentor. 

Historical accounts. Napoleon's DNA being a part of Serpentor is established in Serpentor's filecard, "The Battle of Springfield" (GI 50) and "Divided We Fall" (GI 73).
 
 

Dragonsky - future member of the October Guard -- is born in Russia. 

"Triple Play" (YB 2). Dragonsky says he fought Guderian's Panzers at age five. Nazi general Guderian invaded Russia in 1941.
 
 

A plantation owner and anti-Japanese guerilla in French Indochina (Vietnam) spares the life of a young Japanese officer who is also the son of the grand master of the Koga Ninjas. Eventually, the Viet-Minh turn on the guerilla and murder him. His son is adopted by the ninjas. He will eventually become a master of the Koga ninja style and become a mercenary using the name Firefly. 

"Firefly!" (GI 126). Firefly tells the Ninja Force his history.
 
 

Conrad S. Hauser (aka Duke) is born in St. Louis, MO. 

Duke's filecard. Assumes Duke was 17 when he enlisted in 1967.
 
 

Anastasia DeCobray (aka the Baroness) is born somewhere in Europe. 

According to "The Snake-Eyes Trilogy, Part 1: Warrior Reborn!" (GI 94), the Baroness was 15 years old in 1968. Her full name was mentioned as well.
 
 

Blaine L. Parker (aka Mainframe) is born in Phoenix, Arizona. 

Mainframe's filecard. It says that Mainframe enlisted at 17 before being sent to Vietnam in 1972. (see "1972" below)

November. A U.S. Army Special Forces team under the command of Lt. Joseph R. Colton is overrun by North Vietnamese troops in the central highlands of Vietnam. All team members except for Colton, 1st Sergeant "Top" Wenzel and Specialist Angel Vasquez are killed. Vasquez dies on the extraction chopper en route to Tonsunhut.

President John F. Kennedy forms the original G.I. Joe team. Lt. Colton is placed in command (Colton is unofficially code-named G.I. Joe). 

"...Just Fade Away" (GI 152). The original G.I. Joe was given a name and background in honor of the 30th anniversary of Hasbro's original G.I. Joe dolls.
 
 

The member of the Arashikage family known as Jinx is born. 

"Transit" (GI 62). In 1987, the Blind Master shows Billy a photograph of Storm Shadow's ninja family, saying it was taken "15 years ago." Jinx said she was eight years old when the photo was taken.
 
 

Conrad "Duke" Hauser enlists in the U.S. Army. 

Duke's filecard.
 
 

Vance and Shary Wingfield's son, Tyler, is born.

Front Line #14.
 

January 31. The Tet offensive. North Vietnamese forces stage an attack on various South Vietnamese and U.S. military targets in South Vietnam. While not a military victory, the offensive changed the American people's perception of the war, which the government had claimed was nearly won.

January 31. Soldiers Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson, Thomas "Storm Shadow" Arashikage and "Snake-Eyes" are attacked on arrival at a military briefing in Saigon by two VietCong agents. A U.S. Army driver, Corky Barnett is killed. Snake-Eyes follows the agents to their meeting with humanitarian Baron Eugen DeCobray. Snake-Eyes sees the agents kill DeCobray and then kills the agents. DeCobray's 15-year-old sister arrives and believes Snake-Eyes killed all three men (eventually, disturbed by the death of her brother, Anastasia begins a career in international terrorism as the Baroness). Weapons dealer James McCullen Destro XXIII later arrives and proves Snake-Eyes innocent of DeCobray's murder. Destro is accompanied by his son, James McCullen Destro XXIV. 

Historical accounts; "The Snake-Eyes Trilogy, Part 3: No Surrender!" (GI 96). The story prominently mentions the Tet offensive, which took place in 1968. There seem to be some continuity problems with this story. In issue #26, Stalker says that  he knew Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow only six months before their mission in the jungle, which I have set in 1971. The 1971 date seems accurate since Stalker says the mission happened over ten years ago. It would be "thirteen years ago" if in 1971. This 1968 date is over fifteen years ago as of issue #26. That seems too far for Stalker to round the number to ten. Also, Stalker calls Storm Shadow "Stormy." The problem is that in #26, Stalker said he called him "Tommy" and seemed to imply that he didn't go by Storm Shadow in Vietnam. But since these problems only come from a few lines in comics seventy issues apart, I have to place them where I have.
 
 

G.I. Joe Colton joins the civilian group known as the Adventure Team, a group of explorers, adventurers and rescuers that sometimes worked for the U.S. government. Joe spends much of the next decade with the team.

Referring to Hasbro's non-military G.I. Joe Adventure Team line of toys.
 
 

Snake-Eyes travels to Japan to live and study with Storm Shadow's family and ninja clan. 

"Snake-Eyes: The Origin" (GI 26). Assumes Snake-Eyes went to Japan shortly after returning home from Vietnam.
 
 

U.S. Marine Blaine L. Parker (aka Mainframe) begins a tour of duty in Vietnam. 

Mainframe's filecard. It says that Mainframe got to Southeast Asia in time for the last year of conflict there.
 
 

Cullen Esterhazy, a C.I.A. agent sent to help the peasants of Chomo-Lungma fight the communist Chinese, makes his last contact with his superiors for almost twenty years. Esterhazy's mission ended after President Richard Nixon opened U.S. relations with China. Esterhazy is presumed dead, but actually joins and leads the Chomo Lungman resistance until his death in 1988. 

"In From the Cold" (SM 14); "...And Into the Fire!" (SM 15). According to these issues, Esterhazy "disappeared" when his mission was cancelled "twenty years ago" because he believed in the resistance fighters' cause. This date is actually 16 years before the issue, but Nixon went to China in 1972.
 
 

The future Cobra Commander, blaming his brother Dan's death on Snake-Eyes, hires Firefly to kill Snake-Eyes. Using his status as a ninja master, Firefly becomes apprentice to Onihashi, the swordsmith of the Arashikage ninja clan.

"Converging Destinies" (GI 84); "Firefly!" (GI 126). In #84, it seems that Zartan was first hired by Cobra Commander, but in #126, Firefly says he was hired and then referred Cobra Commander to Zartan. This is a little contradictory to the flashback scenes in issue #84. In "Transit" (GI 62), we learn of the "faceless master" who is Onihashi's assistant. We assume this is Zartan. In #126, Hama finally revealed that Firefly was Onihashi's assistant before Zartan.
 
 

American troops leave Vietnam. Many POWs are released, including Wade Collins.

Historical accounts. Collins established in "Crossroads" (GI 43).
 
 

Upon Wade Collins' return home, his wife's lawyer meets him at the airport and serves him with divorce papers. Collins, unable to find a steady job, travels around the country. He will eventually join Cobra Command.

"Crossroads" (GI 43).
 
 

While watching a practice session between Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow, Firefly realizes he is no match for Snake-Eyes and refers Cobra Commander to Zartan. Cobra Commander hires Zartan to kill Snake-Eyes. Zartan becomes apprentice to Onihashi. 

"Firefly!" (GI 126); "Converging Destinies" (GI 84). Zartan's story in #84 makes no mention of Firefly, and Cobra Commander approaches him personally. It is possible, however, that Firefly only mentioned Zartan to Cobra Commander and then met with Zartan afterward.
 
 

Billy, son of the future Cobra Commander, is born. 

This is based on speculation. In "Converging Destinies" (GI 84), Billy's mother says that she found out about her husband hiring Zartan after Billy was born. Also based on the assumption that Billy is in his late teens in #84.
 
 

Stealing one of Storm Shadow's arrows, Zartan kills Storm Shadow's uncle, the Hard Master, believing he is Snake-Eyes. He escapes in a helicopter piloted by Firefly. Storm Shadow is blamed for the murder and leaves home. He will eventually join Cobra to learn the identity of the assassin.

Onihashi commits suicide after learning of Zartan's actions.

Snake-Eyes leaves Japan and moves to a cabin on Iron Knife Ridge in the High Sierra mountains, where he lives in seclusion.

"Snake-Eyes: The Origin, Parts 1 and 2" (GI 26 & 27); "Converging Destinies" (GI 43); "Firefly!" (GI 126). Storm Shadow mentions that a Cobra helicopter left the scene of the murder, but that is inconsistent with the idea that Cobra was not founded until after the Hard Master was killed. Snake-Eyes spent three years in Japan after returning home from Vietnam.
 
 

Two years after the United States pulls its troops out of Vietnam, North Vietnamese forces defeat the South Vietnamese and unify the country under communism.

Historical accounts.
 
 

Cobra Commander leaves his wife, taking his son Billy with him. He will eventually form Cobra Command, headquartered secretly in Springfield. Billy will eventually leave his father but stays in the Springfield Anti-Cobra underground.

"Converging Destinies" (GI 84); "A Nice Little Town Like Ours..." (GI 10); "Celebration" (GI 33); "Judgments" (GI 38). Cobra Commander's leaving and taking Billy is mentioned in #84. In issue #10, Billy is not named and we don't know he is the commander's son. That fact is revealed in #33. Despite the mention of a Cobra helicopter at the Hard Master's murder scene in #27, #84 establishes that Cobra was not yet founded.
 
 

The honorary member of the Arashikage clan later known as the Blind Master loses his sight. 

"Transit" (GI 62). The fifteen year old picture the Blind Master shows Billy was taken five years before he lost his sight.
 
 

Shaun, the son of the future Fred Broca (and later stepson of Wade Collins) is born.

"A Letter From Snake-Eyes" (GI 155). He's nearly seventeen years old in the story, set in 1994.
 
 

Brigadier General Lawrence J. Flagg re-establishes the G.I. Joe team, officially named Special Counter-terrorist Group Delta. Flagg places "Hawk" Abernathy, now a colonel, in command of the new team. Together with Specialist "Stalker" Wilkinson, Hawk recruits Snake-Eyes as a member of the team. The remaining team members are chosen over the next few months.

"Operation: Lady Doomsday" (GI 1); "Snake-Eyes: The Origin, Part 2" (GI 27). Issue #1 is the only place where the Joe team's official name (Special Counter-terrorist Group Delta)  is used. Snake-Eyes' recruitment is mentioned in issue #27, which mentions he spent three years in the High Sierras before being recruited. General Flagg's full name comes from the 1991 G.I. Joe Trading Card set.
 
 

A branch of the Mossad (Israeli intelligence) led by Ibraham tracks Nazi war criminal Otto Totenschadel to Buenos Aires. Totenschadel learns they have found him and flees. Ibraham will track Totenschadel for eight more years before finding him in Brazil

"Words of Honor" (SM 2).
 
 

Grunt, Rock & Roll, Scarlett and Snake-Eyes travel to the Middle East to rescue George Strawhacker, a U.S. federal agent (and former fiancé of Snake-Eyes' sister Terri), who is being held hostage by agents of Cobra Command. En route, an Army helicopter loses control and collides with the team's helicopter. Grunt and Rock & Roll bail out while Snake-Eyes stays behind to rescue Scarlett who is trapped inside. The first helicopter explodes, causing a window in the team's chopper to shatter, spraying glass into Snake-Eyes' face. The helicopter crashes and Snake-Eyes carries an unconscious Scarlett out of the wreckage. Snake-Eyes suffers third degree burns to his head and vocal chord damage. Snake-Eyes convinces Hawk to allow him to continue the mission and the team (except the still unconscious Scarlett) meets with Stalker and completes the rescue mission. Snake-Eyes is hospitalized shortly afterward. 

"Snake-Eyes: The Origin, Part 2" (GI 27); "Snake-Eyes: The Tale Untold!" (GI 144). Issue #27 just barely covers what happened to Snake-Eyes. The whole story is not known until #144. There are certain continuity problems with #144. Wild Bill and Doc are shown, but they didn't appear in the comic until #11, and Doc doesn't seem to know any of the Joes, including Snake-Eyes. A smaller problem is the use of new Cobra Viper uniforms when they should be wearing the original uniforms. Issue #144 establishes that the Joes have faced Cobra before their mission in issue #1.
 
 

Cobra agent Brian Hassel infiltrates the U.S. State Department. He will later become an ambassador.

Some time prior to "The Diplomat" (GI 9), allowing him time to reach his position seen in that story. 
 
 

Snake-Eyes returns to active duty after spending six months hospitalized for his injuries sustained in the Middle East. 

"Snake-Eyes: The Origin, Part 2" (GI 27).
 
 

After completing her work for the United States "Doomsday" project, scientist Dr. Adele Burkhart has a change of heart, and begins to speak out against this top secret military project.

Prior to "Operation: Lady Doomsday" (GI 1).
 
 

"Operation: Lady Doomsday" (GI 1). 
"Hot Potato" (GI 1). 
"Panic at the North Pole" (GI 2). 
"The Trojan Gambit" (GI 3). 
"Operation: Wingfield!" (GI 4). 
"Tanks for the Memories" (GI 5). 
"To Fail is to Conquer... To Succeed is to Die!" (GI 6). 
"Walls of Death" (GI 7). 
"Code Name: Sea-Strike!" (GI 8).
 
 

Zanya, daughter of Zartan, is born. Zartan will have little to do with his daughter's upbringing.

Devil's Due G.I. Joe convention special. Zanya is nineteen years old in 2001.
 
 

"The Diplomat" (GI 9). 
"A Nice Little Town Like Ours..." (GI 10).
 
 

The Pentagon decides to expand the G.I. Joe team after learning that Cobra's secret headquarters is somewhere in the United States. Wild Bill and Doc are assigned to the team -- after working with the Joes in the past -- along with Snow Job and Airborne. A member is also added from each of the armed forces: Gung-Ho (Marine Corps), Torpedo (Navy) and Ace (Air Force).

James McCullen Destro, owner of MARS -- Military Armaments Research Syndicate -- becomes Cobra's main weapons supplier. Cobra Commander also hires Destro on as a military advisor.

Prior to "The Pipeline Ploy" (GI 11).
 
 

"The Pipeline Ploy" (GI 11). 
"Three Strikes for Snake-Eyes" (GI 12). 
"Last Plane from Rio Lindo" (GI 13) 
"Destro Attacks" (GI 14). 
"Red-Eye to Miami!" (GI 15).
 
 

Cover Girl and Tripwire are assigned to the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to "Night Attack!" (GI 16).
 
 

"Night Attack!" (GI 16). 
"Loose Ends" (GI 17). 
"Destro Returns!" (GI 18). 
"Joe Triumphs!" (GI 19). 
"Home is Where the War Is!" (GI 20).
 
 

Scarlett is kidnapped by Storm Shadow, the ninja recently hired by Cobra.

Prior to "Silent Interlude" (GI 21).
 
 

"Silent Interlude" (GI 21).
 
 

Duke is assigned as first sergeant of the G.I. Joe team. Other new members include Roadblock, Cutter, Mutt & Junkyard, and Deep Six.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Like Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust..." (GI 22).
"Cobra Commander Captured at Last!" (GI 23).
"The Commander Escapes!" (GI 24).
"Zartan!" (GI 25).
"Snake-Eyes: The Origin" (GI 26).
"Snake-Eyes: The Origin Part II" (GI 27).
"Swampfire!" (GI 28).
"Beached Whale" (GI 29).
"Darkness" (GI 30).
"All Fall Down!" (GI 31).
 
 

General Austin decides to reassign most of the original members of the G.I. Joe team to administrative duties at The Pit. New members are set to replace them: Blowtorch, Lady Jaye, Recondo and Ripcord.

Prior to "The Mountain!" (GI 32)  and "Celebration!" (GI 33).
 
 

"The Mountain!" (GI 32).
 
 

"Celebration!" (GI 33).
"Shakedown!" (GI 34).
 
 

In the wake of the assassination attempt against Cobra Commander, the town of Springfield is effectively "shut down" while an investigation takes place.

"Twin Brothers" (GI 37).
 
 

"Drednoks on the Loose!" (GI 35).
"All the Ships at Sea!"  (GI 36).
 
 

Flint is added to the G.I. Joe team on the recommendation of Duke. Footloose also joins the team.

"Twin Brothers" (GI 37).
 
 

"Twin Brothers!" (GI 37).
"Judgments" (GI 38).
"Walk Through the Jungle" (GI 39).
"Hydrofoil" (GI 40).
"Strategic Diplomacy" (GI 41).
"Ties That Bind" (GI 42).
"Crossroads" (GI 43).
"Improvisation on a Theme" (GI 44).
 
 

After completing their final training mission, several new members are added to the G.I. Joe team: Bazooka, Heavy Metal, Crankcase and Airtight. Other additions include Alpine, Quick Kick, Beach Head, Wet-Suit and Sergeant Slaughter.

After "Improvisation on a Theme" (GI 44); prior to the other members' first appearances in later issues.
 
 

"In Search of Candy" (GI 45).
"Who's Who on Cobra Island" (GI 46).
"Sea Duel" (GI 47).
"Slaughter" (GI 48). 

"Best Defense" (GI 50). (Back-up SM story)
 
 

More new members join the G.I. Joe team: Leatherneck, Slip-Stream, Lift-Ticket, Cross Country and Dusty. All but Cross Country and Dusty will see immediate action during the invasion of Springfield.

"Serpentor" (GI 49); "Thunder Machine" (GI 51); Dusty first appears very briefly in "Triple Play" (YB 2).
 
 

"Serpentor" (GI 49).
"The Battle of Springfield" (GI 50).
"Thunder Machine" (GI 51).
"Snap Decisions" (GI 52). 

"Triple Play" (YB 2). 

"Blood on the Tracks" (GI&TF 1).
"Power Struggle" (GI&TF 2).
"Ashes, Ashes..." (GI&TF 3).
"...All Fall Down!" (GI&TF 4). 

"That Sinking Feeling" (SM 1). 

"Pit-Fall" (GI 53).
 
 

The G.I. Joe team is taken off suspension. Low-Light, Dial-Tone, Lifeline and Mainframe become the team's newest members.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Words of Honor" (SM 2).
 
 

"Launch Base" (GI 54).
"Unmaskings" (GI 55).
 
 

Serpentor hires Major Bludd to pose as Destro and infiltrate his castle in order to take back Destro's copy of the Terror-Drome plans. (At the time, Serpentor believes Destro is dead.)

Some time prior to "Strange Bedfellows" (GI 57), but after Destro's presumed death in "Pit-Fall" (GI 53).
 
 

"Jungle Moves" (GI 56). 

"Hush Job" (YB 3).
"My Dinner with Serpentor" (YB 3).
 
 

The prime minister of Frusenland purchases several Terror-Dromes from Cobra, though his nation has little use for the launch bases.

"Cold Snap" (GI 67).
 
 

Outback and Tunnel Rat are assigned to the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Strange Bedfellows" (GI 57).
 
 

Spy satellites detect what appears to be the infrared signature of a Cobra Terror-Drome hidden in an oil storage tank in the middle east. The G.I. Joe team sends Dusty and Mainframe to investigate. 

Shortly before "Desperate Moves" (GI 58).
 
 

"Desperate Moves" (GI 58). 

"Burn-Out" (SM 3).
"No Holds Barred" (SM 4). 

"Divergent Paths" (GI 59).

"Showdown!" (SM 5).
 
 

Flint, Lady Jaye, Snake-Eyes and Scarlett plan to take a vacation together. Flint chooses Grenada as their destination.

Some time prior to issue #61, since the trip is apparently planned before Stalker and the others travel to Borovia.
 
 

"Cross Purposes" (GI 60).
"Beginnings...and Endings" (GI 61).

"Evasion" (SM 6).
 
 

Snake-Eyes and Scarlett formulate a plan to rescue Stalker, Quick Kick and Snow Job from the Borovian gulag. They contact the Blind Master who will meet them in Grenada while the pair vacation with Flint and Lady Jaye.

"Transit" (GI 62) and "Going Under" (GI 63). Shortly after Stalker and the others are arrested.
 
 

Back Stop, Chuckles, Falcon, Fast Draw, Frostbite, Hard Top, Iceberg, Law & Order, Payload, Psyche-Out and Sci-Fi are assigned to the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Transit" (GI 62).
"Going Under" (GI 63).
 

After faking their deaths in Grenada, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes and the Blind Master board a ship and eventually will make their way to Marseilles, France.

Between G.I. JOE #63 and #64.
 
 

"The Old Switcheroo" (SM 7). 
 

After failing to stop terrorists attacking the Cobra Consulate, the Baroness is removed as commander of the facility by Serpentor. She is replaced by Zarana.

Between Special Missions #7 and G.I. JOE #64.
 
 

"Manuevering for Position" (GI 64).
"Shuttle Complex" (GI 65). 
 
 

Newly-elected Prime minister Volff begins his term in Frusenland. He puts a stop to his predecessor's dealings with Cobra.

Some time before G.I. JOE #67.
 
 

"Ambush" (SM 8).

"The Tenth Letter" (GI 66).
"Cold Snap" (GI 67). 

"Plausible Denial" (SM 9). 

"Cut and Freeze Dried" (GI 68). 

"Trade-Offs" (YB 4).
 
 

Sierra Gordo's General Villavaca breaks away from the provisional government and starts his own rebel faction, fighting against both the provisional government (backed by Cobra) and the counter-revolutionaries (backed by the United States). He gains the support of the army and many of Sierra Gordo's citizens.

After rioters storm the U.S. embassy in Sierra Gordo's capital, Rio Lindo, the state department decides to recall its ambassador, Winthrop.

Shortly before G.I. JOE #69.
 
 

Newly-assigned members of the G.I. Joe team include Crazy Legs, Sneak Peek, Wild Card, Skidmark, Windmill, Ghostrider and Rumbler.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Turnabout" (SM 10).

"Into the Breach" (GI 69).
"Fair Trade" (GI 70).
"Bailout" (GI 71). 

"Sheep's Clothing" (SM 11).
"Airshow" (SM 12).
"Washout" (SM 13).

"Stiletto" (GI 72).
"Divided We Fall" (GI 73).
"Alliance of Convenience" (GI 74). 

"In From the Cold" (SM 14).
"...And Into the Fire!" (SM 15). 

"Holding Actions!" (GI 75).
"All's Fair" (GI 76). 
"Aftershocks" (GI 77).
"Payback!" (GI 78).
 
 

Charbroil, Hardball, Hit & Run, Muskrat and Shockwave are assigned to the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Dreadnoks Rule!" (GI 79).
"Rolling Thunder" (GI 80). 

"Tight Circle" (SM 16). 

"Plots and Tracts" (GI 81). 
"Weeding Out" (GI 82).
 
 

Budo, Lightfoot and Repeater join the G.I. Joe team.

Following G.I. JOE #82.
 
 

"Extraction" (SM 18).
"Getting There" (SM 19). 

"Roadpig" (GI 83). 

"All In a Night's Work!" (SM 17).
 
 

"Converging Destinies" (GI 84).

"Snow Blind" (SM 20). 

"SFX" (GI 85).
 
 

Scoop and Spearhead & Max are assigned to the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"The Lower Depths" (SM 21). 

"...Not Fade Away!" (GI 86). 

"Decisions" (SM 22). 

"Assault on Castle Destro" (GI 87). 

"Scoop" (SM 23). 

"Python Patrol" (GI 88). 

"Ladies' Day" (SM 24). 
 
 

Backblast, Dogfight and Long Range join the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Mean Dog!" (GI 89).
"Recurring Themes" (GI 90). 

"Forced Play" (SM 25). 

"No Simple Solutions"    (GI 91). 

"Passing of the Guard" (SM 26). 

"Thunderclap" (GI 92). 

"Mexican Holiday" (SM 27).
"Condor" (SM 28). 

"Taking the Plunge" (GI 93). 
"The Snake-Eyes Trilogy, Part 1: Warrior Reborn!" (GI 94).
"The Snake-Eyes Trilogy, Part 2: No Turning Back!" (GI 95).
"The Snake-Eyes Trilogy, Part 3: No Surrender!" (GI 96). 
"What Goes Around Comes Around..." (GI 97).
 
 

Hot-Seat, Steam Roller and Stretcher join the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"He's Back!" (GI 98).
"Calm Before the Storm" (GI 99).
"Seeds of Empire" (GI 100).
"The New Guard" (GI 101).
"What Did He Say?" (GI 102). 
"The Amazing Welkin" (GI 103).
"Hero of the People" (GI 104).
"Hidden Aces" (GI 105).
"I Lift My Lamp" (GI 106).
 
 

Ambush, Cool Breeze, Countdown, Dee-Jay, Rampart, Recoil and Salvo join the G.I. Joe team.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Enter the Night Creepers" (GI 107).
"Apparent Conclusions" (GI 108).
"Death in the Desert" (GI 109).

"Escalator to Armageddon" (GI 110).
"Probe and Feint" (GI 111). 
"Who's the Hero?" (GI 112).
"Previous Agreement"     (GI 113).
"Metal-Head!" (GI 114).
"Counting Coup!" (GI 115).
 
 

The G.I. Joe Ninja Force is created, including new Joes Dojo, Nunchuk and T'Jbang.

Prior to their first appearances in the following issues.
 
 

"Destro Must Die!" (GI 116).
"Escape from Castle Destro!" (GI 117).
"Deceptions & Diversions" (GI 118). 
"Double Trouble" (GI 119). 
"Return to the Silent Castle" (GI 120). 
"Slice & Dice & Everything Nice" (GI 121).

"Transformer!"  (GI 122).
"Shots in the Dark!" (GI 123). 
"Triptych!" (GI 124).
"Diptych!" (GI 125).
"Firefly!" (GI 126). 
"Playing With the Big Boys!" (GI 127).
"Winds of Change!" (GI 128). 
"Standoff" (GI 129). 
"Point and Counterpoint!" (GI 130). 
"Last Stand" (GI 131). 
"Bump in the Night" (GI 132). 
"Recon By Fire!" (GI 133).

"Throw Down in the Citadel!" (GI 134).
"Ninjas own the Night!" (GI 135).
"Reversals and Betrayals!" (GI 136).
"Dark Island" (GI 143). (Frame story)

"The Traitor Strikes!" (GI 137).
"Unfoldings!" (GI 138).
"Realignments" (GI 139). 
"Goin' South" (GI 140).
"Sucker Punch" (GI 141).
"Final Transformations" (GI 142).

"All or Nothing" (Transformers: Generation 2 #2).

"Snake-Eyes: The Tale Untold!" (GI 144). (Frame story)
"Threads and Resolutions" (GI 145).
 
 

"Immovable Objects" (GI 146).
"Oblivion Express!" (GI 147).
"Irresistible Forces" (GI 148).
"Heroes and Medals and Things" (GI 149).
"Slam Dance in the Cyber-Castle!" (GI 150).
"Cobra Renewed" (GI 151)
"...Just Fade Away" (GI 152). (Frame story)

"Shadow of the B.A.T." (GI 153).

"Flying the Unfriendly Skies" (GI 154).
 
 

With Cobra activities seemingly limited to eastern Europe, the military stages a fake break-up of the G.I. Joe team hoping to bait Cobra into a position where they can be stopped.

"Reinstated!, Part 4" (v2 #5), "A Letter From Snake-Eyes" (GI 155).
 
 

"A Letter From Snake-Eyes" (GI 155).



Sean Collins, stepson of Wade Collins (aka Fred II) enlists in the U.S. Army and goes through basic training at Fort Leonard Wood.

Master & Apprentice #1.



Ninjas Nunchuk and T'jbang begin training a young woman named Ophelia Gabriel, hoping that she will one day carry on the legacy of the Arashikage clan.

Master & Apprentice #1. Two years earlier.
 
 

Master & Apprentice
Issue #1, pages 9-22
 
 

Master & Apprentice
Issue #2, pages 1-8
 
 

Both Dr. Mindbender and Scrap-Iron spend time working for Destro's company.

"Malfunction! Part 1" (GI V2 #10).
 
 

Master & Apprentice
Issue #2, pages 9-22
Issue #3
Issue #4
 

"Zanya, Part 1" - frame story (FL #9)
"Zanya, Part 2" - frame story (FL #10)

Conjecture. Assuming Zanya is in her late teens at the time.
 
 

Working for the government, Chuckles infiltrates Tomax and Xamot's legitimate company, Extensive Enterprises, calling himself Charles Joseph. He hopes to work his way through the company and eventually make contact with Cobra.

Front Line #11.
 
 

Destro becomes sick from a debilitating family illness. His condition worsens over the next several months.

Battle Files #2.
 

Alexander McCullen -- a son previously unknown to Destro -- travels to Scotland to meet his father. Destro takes him in even as his illness worsens.

"Reckonings, Part 1" (GI V2 6) and Battles Files #2.
 
 

With his father bedridden, Alexander McCullen begins to assume Destro's identity and creates a plan to take over the United States, with the help of British soldier Lilian Osbourne. When Destro begins to recover from his illness, Alexander uses stolen nano-mite technology to slow his father's recovery so that he can succeed and prove he is worthy of the family name.

"Reckonings, Part 1" (GI V2 6) and Battles Files #2.
 
 

The military discovers evidence of new Cobra activities led by Cobra Commander himself.

Conjecture based on comments by the writer of the new series in Wizard magazine #117 and images from the new series official web site.
 
 

"Out for Bludd" (GI V2 #5)
 
 

"Reinstated!" (GI V2 #1-4)
 
 

"Reckonings" (GI V2 #6-9)
 

Icebound
-----"A Day in the Life" (FL #5)
-----"Early Thaw" (FL #6)
-----"Chapter Three" (FL #7)
-----"Chapter Four" (FL #8)
 

"Malfunction!" (GI V2 #10-13)
 
 

"Homecoming" (GI V2 #14-15)

"History Repeating" - Parts 1 & 2 (FL #11-12)

"The Family" (GI V2 #16)

"The Cabal"  (GI V2 #17-19)

"History Repeating" - Parts 3 & 4 (FL #13-14)

"Closure" (GI V2 #20-21)

"Going Home" (FL #15)

"Security" (FL #16)

"Training Day" (FL #17)

"Recipe for Destruction" (FL #18)

"The Last Stand" (GI V2 #22-25)
 
 

"Scott Sturgis Is a Reasonable Man..." (GI V2 #26)

"Paradigm Shift" (GI V2 #27)

"Players and Pawns" (GI V2 #28-32)
"The Road Less Traveled"  (GI V2 #33)
"Fantom" (GI V2 #31-33)

"Bad Moon Rising" (GI V2 #34-35)
"Union of the Snake" (GI V2 #36-41)