Distinction From G.I. Joe
The characters created by Battle Action Force and detailed on the file cards were more international in their nature than their G.I. Joe equivalents. Character file cards and comic book story lines in both the second and third generation of figures were altered in the European market to have mixed nationalities in contrast to the US-centric G.I. Joe characters.
In late 1989 the toy line and accompanying merchandise were renamed: G.I. Joe the Action Force. In a mini-comic distributed free in stores and in issue #245 of the Transformers comic, it was explained that the European Action Force had merged with its US counterpart G.I. Joe. However, this story did not match all previous portrayals of Action Force as an international team with branches in Europe and America.
In 1991 the name was changed further to just G.I. Joe.
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