G.I. Joe #11

(April 1951)

At Last! The New Burgess All-Purpose (Table of Contents)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

The deluxe low-price sprayer that now sprays all types of paints and insecticides, either water or oil based.

For the Love of Benny (Table of Contents)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Irv Novick?

Inks:

Irv Novick?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Corporal Eddie Silver [Long John Silver]; Captain King; Benny (burro); Colonel McReady

Synopsis:

An army contains all kinds of men. One was Long John Silver, who lounged all day in his long red woolen underwear.

Yousouff the Terrible Turk (Table of Contents)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Tuska

Inks:

George Tuska

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Captain Gavlin; Yousouff (Turkish wrestler)

Synopsis:

Joe and Sgt. Mulvaney meet a big Turkish wrestler in a new U.N. brigade in Korea.

Indexer Notes

George Tuska is credited to both pencils and ink on G.I. Joe.

Waltzing Mathilda (Table of Contents)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Powell

Inks:

Bob Powell

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Corporal Cobber Cullen (Australian); Waltzing Mathilda (kangaroo)

Synopsis:

A boxing match between Joe and an Australian kangaroo.

Indexer Notes

Bob Powell is credited on pen/ink to G.I. Joe by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and he can be spotted by his heavy lips, big noses and funny faces.

Damon and Pythias (Table of Contents)

Buddies / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Roussos

Inks:

George Roussos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Pvt.Harry Hogan; Pvt. Louie Banner

Synopsis:

The two pals are fighting over the same girl.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

["A battery of 155 mm howitzers..."] (Table of Contents)

G.I. Oddities / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Inks:

Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; war

Synopsis:

Oddities like the average soldier gets taller and the "J" Company was last seen at Little Big Horn.

The Cook Who Won a Battle (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Pilot Daly; Jersey Joe

Medwick the Medic (Table of Contents)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

George Olesen

Inks:

George Olesen

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Sergeant Milton Medwick; PFC Ramin Rattigan

Synopsis:

Yogi's weirdest practitioner was an American GI called Medwick the Medic.

Indexer Notes

George Olesen is credited to pen/ink on G.I. Joe by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and can be recognized by his lively, almost photographic faces with bushy eyebrows in vertical inklines.

First Came the "B" Bomb (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Inks:

Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; war

Characters:

President Roosevelt

Synopsis:

The development of the atomic bomb.

Bladscoe's Buddy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bernie Krigstein ?

Inks:

Bernie Krigstein ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Sgt. Barney Bladscoe; Pvt. Ryan

Synopsis:

Sgt. Bladscoe was an experienced soldier, and one day, on a Korean battlefield, a brave dog was to become Bladscoe's buddy.

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

The Snorkel, New Scourge of the Seas (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ben Oda

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction; war

Synopsis:

The history of the Snorkel, developed by the Nazis.

My Bullet Can Wait (Table of Contents)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Alex Kotzky? Ray Willner?

Inks:

Alex Kotzky? Ray Willner?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

War

Characters:

Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Private Lennie Simpson

Synopsis:

Many a G.I. believed that somewhere on the battlefield there's a bullet with his name on it. Lennie had his bullet around his neck.

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

Flash! Special Sale! (Table of Contents)

Casa De Joyas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

This month only all prices slashed. Watches and rings by mail order.

Save Your Hair (Table of Contents)

Comate Laboratories Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

? (photo)

Inks:

? (photo)

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Here's proof hair can be grown.

Will You Let Me Prove... (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

? (photos)

Inks:

? (photos)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Charles Atlas

Synopsis:

Atlas makes muscles grow fast.