| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Netho Diaz; inks: Netho Diaz; colors: J. Brown | |
| 1 | Triple Play | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden | G.I. Joe [Duke; Flint; Spirit Iron-Knife; Stalker; Footloose]; Oktober Guard; Destro (villain); Baroness (villain); Cobra Soldiers (villain); Firefly (villain); Tele-Viper (villain); Eels (villain) |
| 2 | Who's Who on Cobra Island | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | Cobra [Cobra Troopers; Cobra Officers; Crimson Guard [Professor Appel (death); Guardsmen]] |
| 3 | Sea Duel | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | Cobra [Eels; Televiper; Cobra Soldiers; Cobra Officers] |
| 4 | Slaughter | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | The Jugglers (first appearance); Cobra [Eels] |
| 5 | Serpentor | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | Cobra [Televiper; Cobra Soldiers; Cobra Officers] |
| 6 | The Battle of Springfield | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | Cobra [Cobra Soldiers; Cobra Officers; Eels] |
| 7 | G.I. Joe Special Missions: Best Defense | comic story | 18 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Phil Felix | Leon Trotsky Brigade (terrorists; villains) |
| 8 | Thunder Machine | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | |
| 9 | That Sinking Feeling | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Phil Felix | Daina; Deep-Six; Torpedo; Colonel Brekhov; Shipwreck; Wet-Suit; Cutter; Baroness; Stormavik; Horrorshow; Captain Bulgakov; Schrage; Firefly; Destro; Hawk; Wild Bill |
| 10 | Snap Decisions | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | Cobra [Televiper; Cobra Soldiers; Crimson Guard [Guardsmen]] |
| 11 | Pit-Fall | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen | General Hollingsworth (first appearance, death); Admiral Dyson (first appearance, death); General Ryan (first appearance); Chaplain's assistants [Clarence, Cecil, Percy]; Cobra [Eels; Cobra Troopers; B.A.T.S.] |
| 12 | Words of Honor | comic story | 22 | script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Phil Felix | Snow-Job; Air-Tight; Alpine; Breaker; Clutch; Roadblock; Recondo; Dial-Tone; Lift-Ticket; Firefly |