Cover Girl (G.I. Joe)
Encyclopedia
Cover Girl is a fictional character
from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
toyline comic books and cartoon series. She is a tank jockey, specializing in the Wolverine missile tank, and debuted in 1983.
. Prior to joining G.I. Joe, Cover Girl was a highly successful fashion model
in Chicago and New York, and graced the covers of countless magazines. She eventually found the world of modeling unfulfilling, and joined the army to seek out new challenges in life. Cover Girl attended Armor School at Fort Knox and related tech schools, and felt very driven to master other skills, in order to prove that she was not just a pretty face. She is a qualified expert in diesel mechanics, gas turbine technology, LAW rocket, Dragon A/T Missile, M-16 and M-1911A auto pistol.
to chase Cobra operatives in Europe.
Later, Cover Girl is part of a raid into the fictional country of 'Frusenland' in an attempt to stop Cobra from brainwashing the citizens into violence. She works with tank driver Back-Stop to destroy many Cobra vehicles. She and the other Joes are affected by Cobra brainwashing weapons and then saved from certain death by Battleforce 2000
, the very men they entered the country to protect. Later, she is one of the many Joes on the run from the law due to murderous generals wishing to blame the team for a badly executed raid on Cobra Island
. In the ensuing and successful rescue of General Hawk
and General Hollingsworth from their clinic/prison, Cover Girl is shot in the shoulder. Cover Girl is one of a team of Joes selected to help protect the President of the United States
during a publicity baseball game. The President is captured by a Cobra blimp. Cover Girl (working with Hardball) assists with his rescue by batting a gas canister into the blimp. In the same issue it is revealed Cover Girl is able to bring people out of hypnosis, undoing the effects caused by the Cobra mentalist, Crystal Ball.
She makes a cameo in #149, monitoring Destro's castle.
. The group escapes with the intervention of Cobra Commander, also a prisoner.
It was revealed in Issue #20 of G.I. Joe: America's Elite that she was dating Shipwreck, much to the jealousy of Clutch. Cover Girl has appeared with Shipwreck in G.I. Joe Special Missions: Brazil and in G.I. Joe: America's Elite #27.
In the alternate reality of the G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers continuity, Cover Girl assists Snake-Eyes when he gets his face blown off.
and Baroness
. Cover Girl tricks the two Cobra agents into showing they're fakes by telling them she and Lady Jaye came from an agency that has been out of business for years. Cover Girl and Lady Jaye later rescue several models and actresses that had been captured by Cobra because of the scheme.
.
as a redhead.
episode "Shipwrecked", Cover Girl (Courtney Kreiger) was first mentioned by Shipwreck when he showed Courtney's model poster to the Joes after Duke asked Shipwreck why he called his ship Courtney.
. She serves as aide-de-camp
to General Hawk. She is slain by Zartan
when Cobra invades the Pit.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a military-themed line of action figures and toys in Hasbro's G.I. Joe franchise. The toyline lasted from 1982 to 1994, producing well over 500 figures and 250 vehicles and playsets. The line reappeared in 1997 and has continued in one form or another to the...
toyline comic books and cartoon series. She is a tank jockey, specializing in the Wolverine missile tank, and debuted in 1983.
Profile
Cover Girl's real name is Courtney A. Krieger, and she was born in Peoria, IllinoisPeoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
. Prior to joining G.I. Joe, Cover Girl was a highly successful fashion model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
in Chicago and New York, and graced the covers of countless magazines. She eventually found the world of modeling unfulfilling, and joined the army to seek out new challenges in life. Cover Girl attended Armor School at Fort Knox and related tech schools, and felt very driven to master other skills, in order to prove that she was not just a pretty face. She is a qualified expert in diesel mechanics, gas turbine technology, LAW rocket, Dragon A/T Missile, M-16 and M-1911A auto pistol.
Vintage/Modern
The first figure released was named "Cover Girl" in 1983 and was packaged with the Wolverine tank. Cover Girl waited 22 years for a second toy, when she was released in the Devil's Due Fans' Choice three-pack of figures (along with Spirit Ironknife and Hannibal: Reborn), but her codename was dropped, with the packaging referring to her as "Agent Courtney Kreiger."International Variants
The 1983 figure has been released overseas on a single card, but the figure's name is stated on the packaging to be "Sparta," an invented character for the overseas toy market.Marvel Comics
Cover Girl first appears in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #16 (October 1983). She works with other Joes to protect the U.S. Treasury building from Cobra agents. Later, she works with the womanizer ClutchClutch (G.I. Joe)
Clutch is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is one of the G.I. Joe Team's motor vehicle drivers and debuted in 1982.-Profile:...
to chase Cobra operatives in Europe.
Later, Cover Girl is part of a raid into the fictional country of 'Frusenland' in an attempt to stop Cobra from brainwashing the citizens into violence. She works with tank driver Back-Stop to destroy many Cobra vehicles. She and the other Joes are affected by Cobra brainwashing weapons and then saved from certain death by Battleforce 2000
Battleforce 2000
Battleforce 2000 is a fictional sub-team from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline and comic books. First released in late 1987 , they represent a hi-tech unit of the Joes using experimental weaponry under battlefield conditions.-Toys:The toy line was made up of 7 action figures, with the 6...
, the very men they entered the country to protect. Later, she is one of the many Joes on the run from the law due to murderous generals wishing to blame the team for a badly executed raid on Cobra Island
Cobra Island
Cobra Island is a fictional country located in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the main base of operations for the fictional Cobra Organization featured in the G.I. Joe toyline from the 1980s. It is featured in the G.I. Joe cartoon and the comic book series created by Marvel Comics and Devil's Due...
. In the ensuing and successful rescue of General Hawk
Hawk (G.I. Joe)
Hawk is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line of military-themed toys. He appears in the animated series, comic books, toyline, and movie.-Profile:...
and General Hollingsworth from their clinic/prison, Cover Girl is shot in the shoulder. Cover Girl is one of a team of Joes selected to help protect the President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
during a publicity baseball game. The President is captured by a Cobra blimp. Cover Girl (working with Hardball) assists with his rescue by batting a gas canister into the blimp. In the same issue it is revealed Cover Girl is able to bring people out of hypnosis, undoing the effects caused by the Cobra mentalist, Crystal Ball.
She makes a cameo in #149, monitoring Destro's castle.
Devil's Due
Starting from 'Devil's Due' "G.I. Joe: America's Elite" #27 she teams with Joe members Spirit and Snake-Eyes to figure out why identical looking children are being kidnapped. This soon blends in to an incident where she and Spirit are one of many Joes held prisoner on the newly revamped Cobra IslandCobra Island
Cobra Island is a fictional country located in the Gulf of Mexico. It is the main base of operations for the fictional Cobra Organization featured in the G.I. Joe toyline from the 1980s. It is featured in the G.I. Joe cartoon and the comic book series created by Marvel Comics and Devil's Due...
. The group escapes with the intervention of Cobra Commander, also a prisoner.
It was revealed in Issue #20 of G.I. Joe: America's Elite that she was dating Shipwreck, much to the jealousy of Clutch. Cover Girl has appeared with Shipwreck in G.I. Joe Special Missions: Brazil and in G.I. Joe: America's Elite #27.
In the alternate reality of the G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers continuity, Cover Girl assists Snake-Eyes when he gets his face blown off.
Sunbow
In Sunbow's G.I. Joe cartoon, Cover Girl was voiced by Liz Aubrey. She first appears in the "Real American Hero" mini-series. The mini-series changes her appearance, giving her a green uniform and long blonde hair. In her next appearance in "Revenge of Cobra" she sports her regular look as a tomboy-ish redhead. It was shown that she and Duke kissed in Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town. Cover Girl's background as a model is hinted at in the second season episode, "Glamor Girls". She and Lady Jaye infiltrate a modeling shoot arranged by a disguised ZartanZartan
Zartan is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, by Hasbro. He is a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander, and is one of the main villains in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic and animated series. His character was voiced by Zack Hoffman in the 1985 TV...
and Baroness
Baroness (G.I. Joe)
The Baroness is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline by Hasbro, originally appearing in the first issue of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic series by Marvel Comics in June, 1982. The Baroness is a villain, usually associated with G.I. Joe's enemy, Cobra.Baroness...
. Cover Girl tricks the two Cobra agents into showing they're fakes by telling them she and Lady Jaye came from an agency that has been out of business for years. Cover Girl and Lady Jaye later rescue several models and actresses that had been captured by Cobra because of the scheme.
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Cover Girl appears as a background character in several scenes of the 1987 animated G.I. Joe: The MovieG.I. Joe: The Movie
G.I. Joe: The Movie is a 1987 animated film spun off from the animated series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the original Hasbro toyline. It was produced by Sunbow Productions and Marvel Productions and was animated in Japan by Toei Animation.Created at the height of the G.I. Joe craze in...
.
Resolute
Cover Girl also appears in the animated series, G.I. Joe: ResoluteG.I. Joe: Resolute
G.I. Joe: Resolute is an animated television series based on the G.I. Joe franchise. It was written by Warren Ellis, directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, and produced by Sam Register. The series debuted on the web at Adult Swim Video April 18, 2009, with a Content Rating of TV-14-V, and premiered in its...
as a redhead.
Renegades
In the G.I. Joe: RenegadesG.I. Joe: Renegades
G.I. Joe: Renegades is an American animated television series based on the G.I. Joe toy franchise. The series premiered on November 26, 2010 on The Hub. The series aired on Teletoon in Canada....
episode "Shipwrecked", Cover Girl (Courtney Kreiger) was first mentioned by Shipwreck when he showed Courtney's model poster to the Joes after Duke asked Shipwreck why he called his ship Courtney.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
In the film of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, she has a brief role played by Czech supermodel and real life cover girl Karolína KurkováKarolína Kurková
Karolína Isela Kurková is a Czech model, best known as a former Victoria's Secret Angel, and an aspiring actress. Mario Testino said of Kurková, "The proportions of her body and her face, as well as her energy level, make her a model who could fit almost into any moment." Vogue editor Anna...
. She serves as aide-de-camp
Aide-de-camp
An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant, secretary, or adjutant to a person of high rank, usually a senior military officer or a head of state...
to General Hawk. She is slain by Zartan
Zartan
Zartan is a character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, by Hasbro. He is a mercenary who often worked directly for Cobra Commander, and is one of the main villains in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic and animated series. His character was voiced by Zack Hoffman in the 1985 TV...
when Cobra invades the Pit.
Toys
To coincide with the launch of the new movie, Hasbro released one Cover Girl figure. She is listed as Courtney "Cover Girl" Kreiger with the specialty of Special Weapons Officer.Other works
- The character of Cover Girl is discussed at length in the non-fiction novelNon-fiction novelThe non-fiction novel is a literary genre which, broadly speaking, depicts real historical figures and actual events narrated woven together with fictitious allegations and using the storytelling techniques of fiction. The non-fiction novel is an otherwise loosely-defined and flexible genre...
'The Paradise Of Bombs'. - She is mentioned as a strong female character in the non-fiction novel 'Action chicks: new images of tough women in popular culture'.
External links
- Cover Girl at JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page
- Cover Girl at YOJOE.com