- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (original cover, see notes); Agustín Padilla
- Inks
- Bob McLeod (original cover, see notes); Agustín Padilla
- Colors
- Glynis Oliver (original cover, see notes); James Brown
- Letters
- Robbie Robbins; ? (original cover, see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- G. I. Joe is gone! Now begins the reign of Cobra!!!
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Cobra Commander; G.I Joe [Steeler; Scarlett; Zap; Flash; Stalker; Grunt]
- Reprints
The character, Cobra Commander, is depicted tearing through the cover of G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #1.