A new era calls for a new type of fighting force. It's a time of wars fought in city streets and back alleys, not on open battlefields. Read from the beginning, as the team known as G.I. JOE is formed to deal with this new breed of warfare. Collects issues #0-12 of G.I. JOE: Origins.

"Parental advisory"--Back cover.

"It's a new era with new challenges, and to face these threats the United States military has forged a group of the best of the best, G.I. Joe. Starting with G.I. Joe: Origins, read the whole story from the beginning to learn how the elite team was created and witness their discovery of a shadowy group that keeps popping up wherever trouble strikes." -- Page [4] of cover.