• It's a new era with new challenges and foes. It's a time of wars fought in city streets and in back alleys - not on open battle fields. There's no such thing as a civilian any more. To face these challenges, the United States military has forged a new group of the best of the best. To pull this team together, they've enlisted the help of their finest general: codenamed Hawk. And he's handpicked the finest fighting force the world has ever known: Duke, Scarlett, Stalker, Heavy Duty, and Snake Eyes! Together they are unbeatable! Together they are G.I. JOE! Now you can witness their origin and see how the world's best defense was forged!

There are 128 pages in this book. This is a comic book. This book was published 2009 by Idea & Design Works .

Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor, and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s. He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics and IDW Publishing, where he writes the licensed comic book series G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero , based on the Hasbro toyline. He has also written for the Marvel comic series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja , and Elektra .