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Thanks to a reminder from Fred over at JoeBattleLines, Shout! Factory has posted some great details about the upcoming Sunbow Season 1, Part 1 DVD box set that’s currently in the pipeline.  This information came through TVShowsonDVD.com as well, and reports the following excellent news:

joe_bex_setShout! Factory has revealed a new “beauty shot” picture of their packaging – including the discs, disc case, outer slipcover and bonus rub-on tatoos – for their upcoming release of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Season 1.1 on DVD. This item will be available at general retail starting July 21st<

Around the same time, Shout! will also be making a <G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – The Complete Series available in a special “footlocker”-style package, but it will only be available for sale initially at the San Diego Comic Con (July 23-26), and then exclusively online at a secure website (the details of which have yet to be revealed). After an undetermined amount of time, the Complete Series set will then be made available in stores.

In the meantime, the coolness factor of these releases has gone up even further, with word from the DVD producer at Shout!’s message boards that he is painstakingly trying to make every effort to deliver the original broadcast versions of every Sunbow-produced episode, where at all possible. And Shout!’s disc-by-disc “track” listing for the Season 1.1 set has been revealed at their official consumer site, including interesting new details about the bonus material. Here’s that list, followed by the new shot of the package:

Disc 1: A Real American Hero: The M.A.S.S. Device
The Cobra Strikes
Slaves Of The Cobra Master
The Worms Of Death
Duel In The Devil’s Cauldron
A Stake In The Serpent’s Heart
BONUS – Looking Back With Writer Ron Friedman, Part 1

Disc 2: The Revenge of Cobra
In The Cobra’s Pit
The Vines Of Evil
The Palace Of Doom
Battle On The Roof Of The World
Amusement Park Of Terror
BONUS – Looking Back With Writer Ron Friedman, Part 2

Disc 3: The Pyramid of Darkness
The Further Adventures Of G.I. Joe
Rendezvous In The City Of The Dead
Three Cubes To Darkness
Chaos In The Sea Of Lost Souls
Knotting Cobra’s Coils
BONUS – Looking Back With Writer Ron Friedman, Part 3

Disc 4
Countdown For Zartan
Red Rocket’s Glare
Satellite Down
Cobra Stops The World
Jungle Trap
Cobra’s Creatures
The Funhouse
BONUS – “Knowing Is Half The Battle” PSAs
BONUS – G.I. Joe’s Original 1963 Toy Fair Presentation
BONUS – Printable “Jungle Trap” Script
BONUS – Archival Hasbro Toy Commercials