Torch (G.I. Joe)
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File name | Tom Winken |
Birth place | Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
Torch is a fictional character from the
Profile
His real name is Tom Winken. Torch was born in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
Torch was sent to live in
Toys
Torch was first released as an action figure in 1984.[2]
Comics
Marvel Comics
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In the
Torch and Ripper get in trouble, after disobeying orders and losing Buzzer to a trio of Joes they had haphazardly attacked.
Devil's Due
Torch has made several cameos in the
In the alternate continuity of 'G.I.Joe Vs. The Transformers' Torch and his allies are upgraded with Cybertronian technology. In a dystopian future, an older Torch works for a crippled
G.I. Joe 2019
In this alternate universe, Torch is part of a collective of survivors in Indianapolis, a city Cobra had slaughtered as part of a plan to take over most of the world. The Dreadnoks, as the group is known, value being able to contribute as their first and only priority. This does not save them when a second group of Cobra robot troopers slaughter most of the Dreadnoks.[13]
G.I. Joe Vs. Transformers 2
Twenty years in the future, Torch is a trusted soldier under Duke, who leads the human resistance against a Transformers army. All of the Dreadnoks, except Ripper and Buzzer, have perished. Torch decides to go against orders to help time travelers, who have a faint chance of ensuring this horrible time never existed.[14]
Animated series
Sunbow
Torch first appeared in the
In the episode "Lights! Camera! Cobra!", when the Dreadnoks are in a Hollywood area to steal a Cobra Firebat, Torch follows Shipwreck and Cover Girl, finding them fighting others in a pool hall. He calls the police, but is arrested. Later, the Joes send a message of them torturing and interrogating Torch (actually Recondo in disguise) to Cobra, prompting Cobra Commander to go rescue Torch, while the other Dreadnoks break the real Torch out of jail.[17]
G.I. Joe: The Movie
Torch also appeared briefly in the 1987 animated film G.I. Joe: The Movie.[18]
Sigma 6
Torch appears in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6. He is seen as a member of the Dreadnoks.
Renegades
Torch first appeared in the G.I. Joe: Renegades episode "Dreadnoks Rising." This version is an African-American. He is seen as a member of the Dreadnoks.
References
- ISBN 0-87135-288-5.
- ISBN 0-87341-301-6.
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #25 (July 1984)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #30 (December 1984)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #35 (1985)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #52
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #64 (October 1987)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vol. 2 #2 (2001)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vol. 2 #6 (2002)
- ^ G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero vol. 2 #12-13 (December 2002)
- ISBN 1932796320.
- ^ G.I.Joe #5 (2019)
- ^ G.I.Joe Vs. Transformers 2 #2-4 (2004)
- ^ Thomas Wheeler (February 2010). "Retrospective Review: A History of Dreadnok Ripper". G.I. Joe Collectors Club Magazine: 11.
- ^ "Roll Call". G.I. Joe Roll Call. Joe Headquarters. Retrieved 2008-06-13.
- ^ "Lights! Camera! Cobra!". G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero.
- ^ G.I. Joe: The Movie (Motion picture). De Laurentiis Entertainment Group. April 20, 1987.
External links
- Torch at JMM's G.I. Joe Comics Home Page