The G.I. Joe Roster: Characters of the Toy and Media Universe - Paperbackby Theresa Bane (Author) The wildly popular G. I. Joe universe has entertained kids since the 1960s, whether it be through a cartoon or an action figure. As G. I. Joe's stories expanded, so did the characters, and everyone had their favorite, be it Hawk and Duke fighting against evil or Cobra Commander and Destro bent on nothing less than world domination. For the first time ever, all the characters from the G. I. Joe multiverse even those from