G.I. Joe Books in Order
There are 54 G.I. Joe books, published between 1985 and 2021. The first book is Operation: Dragon Fire (1985) and the newest is G.I. Joe vs the Transformers 4 (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 54
- Published
- 1985–2021
- Confirmed
- 24 of 54 titles
- Pages on record
- 4,157 in 27 of 54 books
- Reading time
- 69–104 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 4,157 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 27 of 54 titles with a page count on record.
G.I. Joe is a military action franchise gathered in the directory under one heading: 54 titles published between 1985 and 2021, written by many hands. R.L. Stine is credited on 7, with William Sno, Megan Stine, Barbara Siegel, Scott Siegel, Lynn Beach and Dan Jolley on 3 each and Josh Blaylock on 2. Operation: Dragon Fire, Operation: Robot Assassin and Operation: Terror Trap all date from 1985, and some of the 1980s titles carry the byline Eric Affabee. Subject tags name plot-your-own stories, multiple-ending fiction, comics and graphic novels, soldiers, undercover operations, terrorism and G.I. Joe figures. Headings include A Real American Hero, Special Missions, Origins, Frontline, America's Elite, Find Your Fate and the G.I. Joe / Transformers crossovers. The listing is dormant.
How many G.I. Joe books are there?
G.I. Joe has 54 books, released between 1985 and 2021.
G.I. Joe Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 54 G.I. Joe books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 11985–3/4
- 21985–3/4
- 31985853/4
- 41985–3/4
- 5G.I. Joe: The Everglades Swamp Terror (As: Eric Affabee)G.I. Joe: Find Your Fate #51986 · confirmed 3/41986–3/4
- 61986883/4
- 71986–3/4
- 81986–3/4
- 91986–3/4
- 101986–3/4
- 111986–3/4
- 121986–3/4
- 131986–3/4
- 141987–3/4
- 151987–3/4
- 161987883/4
- 171987883/4
- 181987–3/4
- 191987–3/4
- 201988–3/4
- 211988–3/4
- 2219881213/4
- 231988–3/4
- 241988–3/4
- 2520041122/4
- 2620041602/4
- 272004962/4
- 282004962/4
- 2920041602/4
- 3020061601/4
- 3120062482/4
- 3220061921/4
- 3320061402/4
- 3420071761/4
- 3520071441/4
- 3620071601/4
- 3720071601/4
- 3820092722/4
- 392009–1/4
- 4020091281/4
- 4120092592/4
- 422010–1/4
- 432010–1/4
- 442010–1/4
- 4520111041/4
- 462011–1/4
- 472012–2/4
- 4820133401/4
- 4920131481/4
- 5020141401/4
- 5120141361/4
- 5220141561/4
- 532015–1/4
- 542021–2/4
Where to start with G.I. Joe
Start with Operation: Dragon Fire (1985), the earliest published title.
What is the newest G.I. Joe book?
G.I. Joe vs the Transformers 4 (2021) is the newest G.I. Joe book released so far.
Is there a new G.I. Joe book coming?
No next G.I. Joe book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
G.I. Joe at a glance
- Paused
- No new G.I. Joe title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
- Release pace
- G.I. Joe books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 4,157 pages across the 27 of 54 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most G.I. Joe books, 24 of 54, were published in the 1980s.
- Attribution
- Of the 54 titles, 7 are credited to R.L. Stine, 3 to Dan Jolley, 3 to William Sno and 3 to Megan Stine. A further 13 writers are credited. 21 titles carry no credit.
What the G.I. Joe books are about
20 of the 54 G.I. Joe books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 8 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Comics & graphic novels 8 of 20 books
- United States 8 of 20 books
- Comics & graphic novels, science fiction 4 of 20 books
- Plot-your-own stories 4 of 20 books
- Action & adventure 2 of 20 books
- Children's fiction 2 of 20 books
- Soldiers 2 of 20 books
Series that include G.I. Joe books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.