- Recruit your own team of special forces. -- ad copy
In 1991, Impel released a set of trading cards based on G.I. Joe. The cards were released in cases of 36 packs, each containing 12 cards. The complete set consisted of 200 cards. The majority of the set covered characters, vehicles, and equipment. Other cards featured cover art for and synopses of various issues of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and G.I. Joe: Special Missions. The final two cards were checklists. A complete set of cards was available in a box designed to look like a footlocker. A mail-in promotion for a special binder was printed on the card packs.
Aside from the reprinted covers, all art was original to the set. While aligned with the comic continuity, the set also included material not revealed by Marvel, including the fates of Cobra-La and Crystal Ball.
Checklist 1[]
Patrols Eco-Warriors
- 1. Cesspool
- 2. Flint
- 3. Toxo-Viper II
- 4. Sludge Viper
- 5. Clean Sweep
- 6. Septic Tank
- 7. Ozone
Rank & File
- 8. Skystriker
- 9. Rolling Thunder
- 10. Tomahawk
- 11. M.B.T. Mobile Battle Tank
- 12. Snowcat
- 13. A.W.E. Striker
- 14. Night Raven
- 15. Rattler
- 16. H.I.S.S.
- 17. Cobra Hydrofoil, Moray
- 18. G.I. Joe Headquarters
- 19. Bazooka
- 20. Shockwave
- 21. Dusty
- 22. Duke
- 23. Tripwire
- 24. Alpine
- 25. Shipwreck
- 26. Spirit
- 27. Deep Six
- 28. Storm Shadow
- 29. Captain Gridiron
- 30. Roadblock
- 31. Gung-Ho
- 32. Cobra Commander
- 33. Televiper
- 34. Metal-Head
- 35. Snow Serpent
- 36. Baroness
- 37. Dr. Mindbender
- 38. Firefly
Original Joe Team
- 39. Zap
- 40. Breaker
- 41. Snake-Eyes
- 42. Scarlett
- 43. Grunt
- 44. Flash
- 45. Rock & Roll
- 46. Short-Fuze
- 47. Stalker
- 48. Clutch
- 49. Steeler
- 50. Grand Slam
- 51. Viper
- 52. Cobra Officer
- 53 Hawk
- 54. Jet Pack, J.U.M.P.
- 55. Rapid Fire Motorcycle, R.A.M.
- 56. Attack Cannon, Flak
- 57. Attack Vehicle, V.A.M.P.
- 58. Heavy Artillery Lazer, H.A.L.
- 59. Mobile Missile System, MMS
- 60. Motorized Battle Tank, MOBAT
Battle Gear
- 61. Wet-Suit
- 62. Gung-Ho
- 63. Payload
- 64. Deep Six
- 65. Light Foot
- 66. Fast Draw
- 67. Salvo
- 68. Hard Ball
- 69. Outback
- 70. Air-Tight
- 71. Charbroil
- 72. Ambush
- 73. Pathfinder
- 74. Hit & Run
- 75. Desert Scorpion
- 76. Techno-Viper
- 77. Toxo-Viper I
- 78. Hydro-Viper
- 79. Range Viper
- 80. Astro Viper
- 81. T.A.R.G.A.T.
- 82. Night Viper
Special Missions
- 83. "That Sinking Feeling"
- 84. "Words of Honor
- 85. "Burn-Out"
- 86. "No Holds Barred"
- 87. "Showdown
- 88. "Evasion"
- 89. "The Old Switcheroo"
- 90. "Ambush"
- 91. "Plausible Denial"
- 92. "Turnabout"
- 93. "Sheep's Clothing"
- 94. "Airshow"
- 95. "Washout
- 96. "In From the Cold
- 97. "And Into the Firee"
- 98. "Tight Circle"
- 99. "All in a Night's Work"
- 100. "Extraction"
- 101. "Getting There"
- 102. "Snowblind"
- 103. "The Lower Depths"
- 104. "Decisions"
- 105. "Scoop"
Checklist 2[]
- 106. "Ladies' Day"
- 107. "Forced Play"
- 108. "Passing of the Guard"
- 109. "Mexican Holiday"
- 110. "Condor"
1991 Recruits
- 111. Badger
- 112. Paralyzer
- 113. Attack Cruiser
- 114. Ice Sabre
- 115. Brawler
- 116. Battle Wagon
- 117. Interrogator
- 118. Major Altitude
- 119. Sky Creeper
- 120. Night Vulture
- 121. Cloudburst
- 122. Skymate
- 123. General Hawk
- 124. Sci-Fi
- 125. Heavy Duty
- 126. Crimson Guard Immortal
- 127. Incinerator
- 128. Big Ben
- 129. Red Star
- 130. Desert Scorpion
- 131. Low-Light
- 132. Dusty
- 133. Cobra Commander
- 134. B.A.T. II
- 135. Snake-Eyes
- 136. Tracker
- 137. Grunt
- 138. Mercer
Patrols Sonic Fighters
Patrols Super Sonic Fighters
- 145. Major Bludd
- 146. Falcon
- 147. Road Pig
- 148. Rock & Roll
- 149. Zap
- 150. Psyche-Out
Famous Battles'
- 151. Assault on Cobra Island I
- 152. Battle of Cobra Robot in Pit I
- 153. Operation: Wingfield
- 154. Battle on Fifth Avenue
- 155. Battle of Hindu Kush
- 156. Code Name: Sea Strike
- 157. First Battle of Springfield
- 158. Alaskan Pipeline Battle
- 159. First Battle of Sierra Gordo
- 160. Battle of Washington, D.C.
- 161. Operation: Scarface
- 162. First Battle of Pit I
- 163. Solo Assault on Destro's Citadell
- 164. Battle of Lucca, Italy
- 165. Dreadnoks' Assault on McGuire Air Force Base
- 166. Battle at Snake-Eyes' Cabin
- 167. Firefight at Staten Island Mall
- 168. Air Battle: Skystriker vs. Rattler
- 169. Sea Battle: Whale vs. Hydrofoils
- 170. Firefight at the Carnival
- 171. Raid into Sierra Gordo
- 172. Battle of Joe Air-Sea Base
- 173. First Assault of New Cobra Island
Honor Roll
- 174. Serpentor
- 175. Zartan
- 176. Dr. Mindbender
- 177. Raptor
- 178. Golobulus
- 179. Nemesis Enforcer
- 180. Royal Guard
- 181. Crystal Ball
- 182. General Flagg
- 183. Breaker
- 184. Quick Kick
- 185. Heavy Metal
- 186. Thunder
- 187. Crank Case
- 188. Blocker
- 189. Avalanche
- 190. Blaster
- 191. Crazy Legs
- 192. Maverick
- 193. Knockdown
- 194. Doc
- 195. Sneak Peek
- 196. Croc Master
- 197. Voltar
- 198. Firefly
- 199. Checklist 1
- 200. Checklist 2
Notes[]
- The card set follows Larry Hama's identification of the Cobra Trooper and Viper as the same characters.
- The V.A.M.P. card actually describes the V.A.M.P. Mark II.
- This is the only Marvel Comics-related appearance of the Cobra-La characters.
- Crystal Ball is revealed to be a native of Cobra-La. O-kayyyyy.