| ARBCO. An anagram of "Cobra." The terrorist organization, Cobra Command, used Arbco as a name for some of its legitimate businesses that actually covered up criminal and terrorist operations. The term "Arbco" was first the name of Cobra Commander's company headquartered in Springfield. Other uses of the term included the Arbco Furniture Company in Vermont (which housed a chemical lab), Arbco Brothers Circus (a Crimson Guardsmen base) and the Arbco Star (a sunken oil tanker that played a major role in the Cobra Island operation). The term "Broca" was also used in the same way. |
| CREEPER SPORES. Genetically engineered plant spores that grow extremely quickly to become dangerous mutant creeper vines. The spores were the creation of Cobra scientist Dr. Mindbender and they were first tested against a small team of Joes in the deserts outside Las Vegas, Nevada. The vines grew out of control, trapping the Joes and their vehicles. The vines can also burst to release nerve gas. The Joes later found a way to defeat the vines, and they never encountered them again. (#44) [Similar "creeper vines" were seen in the G.I. Joe cartoon series.] |
| "GREED IS GOOD FOR YOU". A seminar held by agents of Cobra that was in reality a means of recruiting new members to the criminal organization. |
| "HOW TO BECOME FILTHY RICH FROM REAL ESTATE WITHOUT ANY CAPITAL OR EVEN BEING MODERATELY INTELLIGENT". A real estate seminar presented by "R.O.B.C.A. Realty, Inc.", and presented in various motels and convention centers. In reality, the seminar was a Cobra real estate scam to get people to invest in Broca Beach, Cobra's town on the Jersey shore. Zarana and Zandar conducted the seminars with the Dreadnoks. (#79, 81) |
| MIG WAXER. An arcade game that was located in the Fort Wadsworth PX Snack Bar. The object of the game was to shoot down attacking Soviet fighter jets. Shortly after Slip-Stream joined the Joe team, the pilot got to such a high level and scored so many points that he overloaded the machine. (#54) |
| PRAVDA. A daily newspaper in Borovia. (#66) |
| YO-JO COLA. A soft drink popular among the members of the G.I. Joe team (#44, 64, SM #1) |
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