General Joseph Colton
General Joseph Colton is a male character who features in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
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Biography
Marvel Comics
Joseph B. Colton
He came to graduate in 1960 from the United States Military Academy at West Point where he received the highest possible honors.
Colton was later recruited into Special Forces where he quickly distinguished himself as an outstanding Green Beret. He would participate in 'ultra' top secret combat operations and extensive tours of duty to trouble spots around the world. By 1963, 1st Lieutenant Joseph B. Colton became the most decorated and feared battlefield soldier the world had ever known.
President John F. Kennedy would come to recognise Colton's talents and selected him to create as well as command the ULTIMATE freedom fighting forces. Accepting this elite presidential appointment, he would build a team consisting of the toughest men the armed forces could muster at the time. Colton was part of the Adventure Team, alongside Atomic Man (Mike Power), Bulletman , and Stalker (Lonzo Wilkinson).
With the rise of the COBRA organization, Colton's codename became the namesake for the special operations team he founded. G.I. JOE himself would come to 'retire' from the team and disappeared from the official military roster. But unofficially, he would become the head of a secret strategic defense initiative installation.
Devil's Due
IDW
Overview
Personality and attributes
Distinguishing himself in service, he would come to be assigned the code name of G.I. Joe.
He was noted for being incredibly brave and strong.
Powers and abilities
He was noted for being an expert marksman who was proficient with all modern weaponry ranging from the M60 machine guns to attack helicopters to Light Armored Weapons (L.A.W.s).
Notes
- Joseph Colton is Hasbro's original G.I. Joe released in 1964 and introduced in Marvel comics in 1989. (G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero v1. #86)
- General Joseph Colton as created by Hasbro where he featured in the setting of the G.I. Joe universe.
- Adventure Team was a Hasbro collection in the mid-1970s.
In other media
Films
- In G.I. Joe: Retaliation, General Colton appeared in the live-action sequel to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra where he was portrayed by actor Bruce Willis.
Appearances
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero:
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