General Colton

General Colton

Character

Joseph Brady Colton

Description

General Joseph B. Colton is recognized as the original G.I. Joe. He was personally selected by President John F. Kennedy to form and lead America's elite fighting force.

Character Details

Real Name

Joseph Brady Colton

Hero Name

General Colton

Publisher

Hasbro

Powers

Intellect, Weapon Master, Unarmed Combat, Escape Artist, Marksmanship, Leadership

Gender

Male

Race

Human

Aliases

Joseph Brady Colton, G.I. Joe, Baron Ironblood

General Colton

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Latest Series Appearances

First Strike

First Strike (2017)

IDW Publishing

Limited Series

7 issues

G.I. Joe: America's Elite: Disavowed

G.I. Joe: America's Elite: Disavowed (2013)

IDW Publishing

Collected Edition

6 issues

G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe (2014)

IDW Publishing

8 issues

G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe (2013)

IDW Publishing

15 issues

G.I. Joe: America's Elite

G.I. Joe: America's Elite (2005)

Devil's Due

37 issues

Latest Issue Appearances

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #152 Hama Files Edition (2025)

Dec 24, 2025

Silent Interlude 40th Anniversary Edition

#1

Silent Interlude 40th Anniversary Edition

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: 40th Anniversary Special Deluxe Edition (2022)

Oct 04, 2022

Volume 12

#12

Volume 12

Transformers: IDW Collection Phase Two (2014)

Feb 10, 2021

Issue #3

#3

Issue #3

Snake Eyes: Deadgame (2020)

Nov 25, 2020

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

Snake Eyes: Deadgame (2020)

Jul 15, 2020

Snake Hunt Part 7

#272

Snake Hunt Part 7

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2010)

Jun 17, 2020

Snake Hunt Part 6

#271

Snake Hunt Part 6

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2010)

Jun 03, 2020

Snake Hunt Part 5

#270

Snake Hunt Part 5

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2010)

Feb 05, 2020

Snake Hunt Part 4

#269

Snake Hunt Part 4

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2010)

Jan 08, 2020

Snake Hunt Part 3

#268

Snake Hunt Part 3

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (2010)

Nov 13, 2019

Issue #1

#1

Issue #1

ROM: Cold Fire, Hot War (2018)

Aug 15, 2018

Road's End; Transition

#4

Road's End; Transition

Transformers: Unicron (2018)

Sep 05, 2018

Teams

Adventure Team

Adventure Team

G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe

Red Shadows

Red Shadows

United States Army

United States Army

Story Arcs

"Hasbro" First Strike

"Hasbro" First Strike

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