Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and animated series.

[2] The file card that came with the 1991 figure followed this story line, but differed in continuity by having him come back to the team.

[5] The swivel-arm version of the figure was also re-colored tan, and released in 1983 packaged with the "Falcon" attack glider.

One of his first missions was working with General Hawk and Snake Eyes to bring down a murderous militia commander named Wingfield.

[12] A flashback in a later issue reveals Grunt was a soldier on the mission that led to Snake Eyes' unintentional scarring.

When Stalker’s team was captured in Borovia by the local militia, Grunt contacts Breaker and gets the number for the current Joe headquarters.

He talks to Roadblock and offers to go on the rescue operation, reasoning that being out of service will help with 'plausible deniability'.

When most of the Joe Team is suspended and imprisoned after the disastrous events of the Cobra Civil War, Grunt and his girlfriend, Lola, follow Roadblock's call to help save their friends.

They meet at the house of Adele Burkhardt, the peace activist Grunt helped to rescue in issue #1.

Unexpected interference by Destro helps save the generals and clear the Joe team of all charges.

Duke encourages him to stick with his current life, as society needs more people building things instead of destroying them.

[17] The comics never had Grunt rejoin the Joe Team, going in a different direction from the toy’s storyline.

With the renewed threat of Cobra, former Joe team members are called back into action.

Throughout the issue, the story of another young man who joins Cobra is told which shows how much character Grunt truly has.

However, much of the series’ focus was on the newer characters and Grunt was quickly shunted to the background.

[20] In the second season of the DiC-produced animated series, Grunt is seen again in the episode "Keyboard Warriors", voiced by Robert O.