(December 1982)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Barcode
0714860206412
Editing
Linda Grant (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #6 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

G.I. Joe / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Vosburg
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Genre
war; military
Characters
G.I. Joe: Breaker [Alvin R. Kibbey]; Flash [Anthony S. Gambello]; Grunt [Robert W. Graves]; Scarlett [Shana O'Hara]; Stalker [Lonzo R. Wilkinson]; Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski]
Oktober Guard: Colonel Brekhov [Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov]; Horrorshow [Stepan Drukersky]; Lt. Daina [Daina L. Janack]; Schrage; Stormavik
Cobra Commander
Synopsis
Cobra Commander helmet only looking at Joes/Oktober Guard split image.
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Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #6 [Canadian] Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (1982 series) #6 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (1982 series) #6 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (1982 series) #6 [Second Print]
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To Fail is to Conquer...To Succeed is to Die! (Table of Contents: 1)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Herb Trimpe (credited) (plot); Larry Hama (credited) (script)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Jack Abel (credited)
Colors
Christie Scheele (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey...
Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Cobra Commander (antagonist)
G.I. Joe: Breaker [Alvin R. Kibbey] (featured); Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg] (featured); Flash [Anthony S. Gambello] (featured); Grand Slam [James J. Barney] (featured); Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy] (featured); Scarlett [Shana O'Hara] (featured); Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski] (featured); Zap [Rafael J. Melendez] (featured)
Oktober Guard: Colonel Brekhov [Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov] (antagonist) (introduction); Horrorshow [Stepan Drukersky] (antagonist) (introduction); Lt. Daina [Daina L. Janack] (antagonist) (introduction); Schrage (antagonist) (introduction); Stormavik (antagonist) (introduction)
Cobra Soldiers (villains)
Synopsis
The Joes are sent in to Afghanistan to retrieve tech from a downed experimental plane when they come up against the Oktober Guard bent on the same goal. Cobra attempts to steal the equipment for themselves and runs across both teams. To be continued...
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Indexer Notes

Story concludes next issue. First Joe story to carry over into more than a single issue as the first few were self-contained stories.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. To Fail is to Conquer...To Succeed is to Die!
    G.I. Joe
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