Dial Tone (G.I. Joe)

Dial Tone
G.I. Joe character
Dial Tone as seen in the Sunbow/Marvel G.I. Joe cartoon.
First appearance	1986
Voiced by	Hank Garrett (Sunbow/Marvel)
Affiliation	G.I. Joe
Specialty	Communications Expert
File name	Morelli, Jack S.
Birth place	Eugene, Oregon
SN	RA428713360
Rank	E-4 Corporal
Primary MOS	Radio Telecommunications
Secondary MOS	Infantry
Subgroups	Sonic Fighters Tiger Force

Dial Tone is code name of two fictional characters from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series.

The first is male and debuted in 1986. He is the G.I. Joe Team's communications expert. He is voiced by Hank Garrett in the Sunbow/Marvel G.I. Joe cartoon series.

The second is female, and makes her first appearance in the new IDW comic series. A version also appears in the G.I. Joe: Resolute animated series.

Dial Tone is the G.I. Joe Team's electronics and communications expert. His real name is Jack S. Morelli, and his rank is that of corporal E-4. Dial Tone was born in Eugene, Oregon.

Dial Tone built his own crystal radio set when he was ten. By fourteen he was part of a CB net, and had his own ham station by the time he was sixteen. Dial Tone made all his own equipment, buying parts with quarters which he earned by bagging groceries. He joined the army to further his education in his chosen field, and became the Joe team's communications expert. Despite this, he has been seen many times fighting on the battlefield.

Dial-Tone was first released as an action figure in 1986. The figure was repainted and released as part of the "Special Missions: Brazil" box set in 1986, and the Sonic Fighters line in 1990. A new version of Dial-Tone was released in 1994 as part of the Battle Corps line.

Dial-Tone was also included in a 2-pack with General Hawk in 2000, an 8-pack in 2002, and sold with the A.W.E. Striker and the Tiger Force 5-pack in 2003.

In the Marvel Comics G.I. Joe series, he first appeared in issue #56. He is part of a G.I. Joe assault team in the fictional country of Sierra Gordo. The Joes take over a Cobra 'Terror Drome'. Despite Serpentor and Tomax and Xamot trying to kill them, they take it apart and steal all the pieces.

He takes part in a mission to a South American jungle to hunt a Nazi war criminal. Dial-Tone is part of a different team that successfully plants spy equipment at the Cobra Consulate building in New York City.