G.I. Joe timeline

1974: Billy, son of the future Cobra Commander, is born.

1976: Cobra Commander leaves his wife, taking his son Billy with him. He will eventually form Cobra Command, headquartered secretly in Springfield. Years later, Billy will leave his father but stay in the Springfield Anti-Cobra underground. 1977: Sean, the son of the future Fred Broca (and later stepson of Wade Collins) is born. (Kamakura)

1978: General Flagg Reforms G.I. Joe, under the name: Special Counter-terrorist Group Delta, under the Command of Colonel Clayton "Hawk" Abernathy in command of the Team, called G.I. Joe. Hawk picks Specialist Lonzo "Stalker" Wilkinson to help him, and together they recruit Snake-Eyes.

1979: The final roster of the new G.I. Joe team is completed: Specialist James "Grand Slam" Barney, Cpl. Eric "Short-Fuze" Freistadt, Cpl. Anthony "Flash" Gambello, Specialist Robert "Grunt" Graves, Pfc. Alvin "Breaker" Kibbey, Cpl. Craig "Rock & Roll" McConnel, Cpl. Rafael "Zap" Melendez, Sgt. Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara, Lt. Ralph "Steeler" Pulaski and Cpl. Lance "Clutch" Steinberg.

The Joes are trained in hand-to-hand combat by Scarlett, who surprises them with her fighting skills. Snake-Eyes allows her to beat him, though she recognizes he's better than he lets on. Intrigued, she begins spending time with him while off-duty.

1980: Grunt, Rock & Roll, Scarlett and Snake-Eyes travel to the Middle East to rescue George Strawhacker, a U.S. federal agent, who is being held hostage by agents of Cobra Command. En route, an Army helicopter loses control and collides with the team's helicopter. Grunt and Rock & Roll bail out while Snake-Eyes stays behind to rescue Scarlett who is trapped inside. The first helicopter explodes, causing a window in the team's chopper to shatter, spraying glass into Snake-Eyes' face. The helicopter crashes and Snake-Eyes carries an unconscious Scarlett out of the wreckage. Snake-Eyes suffers third degree burns to his head and vocal chord damage. Snake-Eyes convinces Hawk to allow him to continue the mission and the team (except the still unconscious Scarlett) meets with Stalker and complete the rescue mission. Snake-Eyes is hospitalized shortly afterward.

1981: Snake-Eyes returns to active duty after spending six months hospitalized for his injuries sustained in the Middle East.

1982: GI Joe save a noted pascifist Scientist: Dr. Adele Burkhar, from the clutches of Cobra. The Joes inflitrate, and shut down 'Strike First". A para-military group funded by Cobra, that had Nuclear Capabilites The Joes Prevent the theft of the 'MOBAT' tank by Cobra Forces, while showing the Tank off in a Parade. The Joes meet the "Oktober Guard' in a mission to recover a Russian Spyplane in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan. They fight each other, and than together against Cobra, only to find out they were a Decoy. The Joes Fight off an attack on the Johnson Space Center in Florida, by Cobra Zanya, daughter of Zartan, is born. Zartan will have little to do with his daughter's upbringing.

1983: The Joes are expanded, picking up new members with regularity for many years. The Joes Learn that Cobra has takne over a small town, Springfield, and made it their own. Destro begins to be the Primary Supplier of Cobra's Weapons On a Mission to Sierra Gordo, Snake-Eyes is believed to be killed, but later turns up alive. GI Joe prevents Cobra from putting a posion into circulation with the US Currency, although Hawk is severly injured in the fight. Baroness and Major Bludd are captured in the Fight. However, they are not guests of the Joes for long. The PITT is attacked, Cobra believes they destroyed the Pitt, they didn't, but General Flagg is killed in action

1984: Cobra Kidnaps Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes rescues her, running across an old... friend, Storm-Shadow, working for Cobra Duke becomes 'Top Kick' of the Joe team. Cobra Commander is Captured, but escapes with the help of Storm Shadow, who is than captured, but he escapes on his own. Zartan joins Cobra, along with his Dreadnoks, in their own way. General Austin decides to reassign most of the original members of the G.I. Joe team to administrative duties at The Pit. New members are set to replace them: Blowtorch, Lady Jaye, Recondo and Ripcord.

1985: Cobra Commander's Son, Billy attempts to assassinate Cobra Commander. Flint Joins the Joes Tomax and Xamot, and Extensive Enterprises, becomes affiliated with Cobra Cobra Island Created! Cobra Island becomes a Soverign Country, recognized by the United Nations. Candy Appel is killed, and Billy is put in a Coma, by a Car Crash, while the Soft Master is killed by a Missile fired by Scrap-Iron

1986: Storm Shadow Leaves Cobra, and he finds Snake-Eyes. He and Snake-Eyes invade Cobra Island to Kill Zartan. Storm Shadow is killed. Serpantor is created. Storm Shadow rises from the dead, or rather the Sleeping Phoenix, a ninja state very close to death. Springfield invaded, and Cobra retreats to Cobra Island. The Joes are suspended, and the Pitt closed. However, Cobra Attacks it, with Hawk and Some other 'Brass' inside. They Escape, with some losses, and Destro and Cobra Commander believed killed in an explosion that destroys the PITT. The G.I. Joe team is taken off suspension. Low-Light, Dial-Tone, Lifeline and Mainframe become the team's newest members.

1987: The prime minister of Frusenland purchases several Terror-Dromes from Cobra, though his nation has little use for the launch bases. Spy satellites detect what appears to be the infrared signature of a Cobra Terror-Drome hidden in an oil storage tank in the middle east. The G.I. Joe team sends Dusty and Mainframe to investigate. Cobra Commander and Destro escape the Pitt, and not long after, Cobra Commander is killed by a Crimson Guard Fred. Fred takes over as Cobra Commander. Stalker, Quick-Kick, and Snow-job captured in Borovia, Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, and a few others, including Storm Shadow, Jinx, and Billy rescue them. After failing to stop terrorists attacking the Cobra Consulate, the Baroness is removed as commander of the facility by Serpentor. She is replaced by Zarana. Newly-elected Prime minister Volff begins his term in Frusenland. He puts a stop to his predecessor's dealings with Cobra.

1988: Sierra Gordo's General Villavaca breaks away from the provisional government and starts his own rebel faction, fighting against both the provisional government (backed by Cobra) and the counter-revolutionaries (backed by the United States). He gains the support of the army and many of Sierra Gordo's citizens. After rioters storm the U.S. embassy in Sierra Gordo's capital, Rio Lindo, the state department decides to recall its ambassador, Winthrop. Cobra Island Civil War. Serpantor's Death Joes once again disbanded, but reformed when Destro informs "the Jugglers" who paid for the Ammo used in the Cobra Island Civil War

1990: The Start of the Benzheen War... Many Joes Killed by a SAW Viper in the Desert of Benzheen.

Look it over. I can definately go through my Comics, JMM's, yojoe.com and flesh out from 1988-through the start of the MUX.