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Doc1983 File Card Packaged with action figure ©Hasbro - Yo Joe! (also known as G.I. Joe Doc) is the code name of two fictional characters from GI Joe: A Real American Hero, a line of military-themed toys created by Hasbro. The first is Carl W. Greer, who is the GI Joe team's original medic and debuted in 1983. He appeared in the comic book series and the animated series of the 1980s. This Doc was born in Concord, Massachusetts.
The second fictional character to use the same code name was Carla P. Greer, the niece of the original Doc. She was born in the same city as her uncle, and has the same rank and skills.2007 File Card Packaged with action figure ©Hasbro - Yo Joe!
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Carl W. Greer
Fiction Biography
Carl W. Greer was the first member of the Joe medical team, and possibly the only one with a terminal degree; his M.D. Doc graduated from Harvard Medical School, and completed his residency a Johns Hopkins to become a full medical doctor. He is an avowed pacifist for practical reasons, in accordance with the Geneva Convention guidelines for battlefield medics.
A Real American Hero Toy history
In the 3 3/4 inch toy line, Carl has had 2 figures made. He first appeared in 1983. His second was a mail-in exclusive released in 2008 as part of "Operation: Rescue Doc".
Comics - Original Continuity
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Marvel Comics
In the Marvel comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in issue #11. He is the one to discover that General Flagg is dead; he had died when Major Bludd escaped Joe headquarters.
He is involved with a mission to Alaska, where he is on the losing side of a fight with Destro.
In issue #40, Doc convinces the military authorities to avoid using nuclear weaponry on a Cobra operation in the Gulf of Mexico. Doc persuades them to use enough conventional bombs to simulate a nuclear explosion without the dangerous radiation. Unfortunately, this was planned for by Cobra, who uses the after-effects to raise what would later be Cobra Island.
Later, Doc would join in the hunt for and be impersonated by Zartan, an illusion caster who had ended up deep inside the HQ.
Doc is seen in issue #77, helping to take care of the wounded that resulted from the Cobra civil war.
Doc himself would die in issue #109. He is captured by the Crimson Twins, along with several other Joe soldiers, after a mission in Trucial Abysmia. Unarmed, they are being kept inside a wide hole in the ground. The Crimson Twins, completely misunderstanding an order from Cobra Commander, are very reluctant to carry out any murders. One S.A.W. Viper steps up and shoots Doc first, then other Joes. The survivors wound the Viper and escape.
Animated series appearances
GI Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)
He first appeared in the animated series in the A Real American Hero mini-series.
Episodes
Doc appears in the following Episodes (in alphabetic order):
- Arise, Serpentor, Arise
- Cobra's Creatures
- Countdown For Zartan
- GI Joe: The Movie
- GI Joe I
- GI Joe II (Revenge of Cobra)
- Lasers In The Night
- Last Hour To Doomsday
- Memories of Mara
- There's No Place Like...
- The Synthoid Conspiracy
- The Traitor
- Twenty Questions
- Worlds Without End
Carla P. Greer
Fiction Biography
Carla P. Greer is the niece of the original Doc.
A Real American Hero Toy history
In the 3 3/4 inch toy line, Carla has had 1 figure made. She first appeared in 2007 as part of the "Tanks for the Memories" convention exclusive pack. The mold for her body is actually the same mold used to create the 1985 Lady Jaye figure.
Comics - Original Continuity
America’s Elite - Devils Due
Carla makes a one panel appearance in the final issue of America's Elite. She is part of the medical team tending to wounded after the events of World War III.
Comics - Alternate Realities/Continuities
A female Doc, based on the original male character, made her first appearance once before she existed in the main continuity.
G.I. Joe: Reloaded
A Carla W. Greer first appeared in the 2004 issue of G.I.Joe: Reborn, the second one-shot that set up the 14 issue comic book series G.I. Joe: Reloaded published by Devil's Due. This series was a new take on the formation of the G.I. Joe team. Carla was one of the characters with the most change to their history.
In this reality, Carla is the first person to use the code-name Doc. It is never revealed if she has an uncle named Carl that served as a Medical doctor as an inspiration to her. She is first seen in the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases treating Scarlett.