When was the first volume in the series that includes Robot Commando  published?
Robot Commando: Robot Commando is a single-player roleplaying gamebook written by Steve Jackson (the American game designer, rather than the series co-creator), illustrated by Gary Mayes and originally published in 1986 by Puffin Books. Robot Commando:  It forms part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series. Fighting Fantasy: Fighting Fantasy is a series of single-player role-playing gamebooks created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. Fighting Fantasy:  The first volume in the series was published by Puffin in 1982.
1982