(November 1986)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel 25th Anniversary
Barcode
0714860206411
Editing
Bobbie Chase (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Harras (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) #53 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
Joe Rubinstein
Colors
?
Genre
war; military
Characters
Snake-Eyes
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Marvel characters border around full facial profile of Snake-Eyes as was the case for all Marvel Comics issues dated Nov. 1986 (same idea, but different characters for each title in terms of using full facial profile (e.g.- motormaster for Nov. 1986 Transformers (Marvel, 1984 series) issue #22). www.mikezeck.com identifies Rubinstein as inker.

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Pit-Fall (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Rod Whigham (credited)
Inks
Andy Mushynsky (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Cobra Commander; Destro; Serpentor
Dreadnoks: Buzzer [Richard Blinken-Smythe]; Zandar; Zarana; Zartan
G.I. Joe: Beach Head [Wayne R. Sneeden]; Cross-Country [Robert M. Blais]; Flint [Dashiell R. Faireborn]; Gung-Ho [Ettienne R. LaFitte]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Lady Jaye; Leatherneck [Wendell A. Metzger]; Quick Kick [MacArthur S. Ito]; Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Rock 'n Roll [Craig S. McConnel]; Sgt. Slaughter [Robert Rudolph Remus]; Spirit [Charlie Iron-Knife]; Wet Suit [Brian M. Forrest]
General Hollingsworth (first appearance, death); Admiral Dyson (first appearance, death); General Ryan (first appearance); Chaplain's assistants [Clarence, Cecil, Percy]; Cobra [Eels; Cobra Troopers; B.A.T.S.]
Synopsis
The Joe team undergoes an investigation for the Springfield attack by three top brass from the Pentagon alongside Hawk, Cobra infiltrates Ft. Wadsworth and launches an assault on the Pit. Flint has Lady Jaye go to the other Joes and warn them of the assault as Eels make it ashore. The Joe team defends the Pit on the outside from Cobra inside the motor pool that escapes, but the Pit is destroyed when explosives are set off, collapsing the Pit in on itself, trapping the Commander and Destro underneath. The surviving general then reinstates the Joes, telling Hawk his team is now a nomad unit.
Reprints

The New Universe, Part II (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Postbox: The Pit! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Letters from Anonymous, D. J. Rossano, Christopher Moss, Alexa Lester, Clayton Thompson, Ninja Keith Hames, Matthew Doyle.

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. Pit-Fall
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. The New Universe, Part II
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
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