(December 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
0714860206412
Editing
Bobbie Chase (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) #54 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
Mike Zeck
Colors
?
Genre
war; military
Characters
Flint [Dashiell R. Faireborn]; Firebat Pilot (A.V.A.C.)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Zeck pencils & inks credit confirmed by www.mikezeck.com (15 June 2011). Original indexer listed John Beatty as inker.

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Launch Base (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Rod Whigham (credited)
Inks
Sam de la Rosa (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Fort Wadsworth at the rim of the collapsed Pit...
Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Baroness; Cobra Commander; Destro; Doctor Mindbender; Serpentor
Crimson Guard: Tomax; Xamot
Dreadnoks: Buzzer [Richard Blinken-Smythe]; Ripper [Harry Nod]; Torch [Tom Winken]; Zandar; Zarana; Zartan
G.I. Joe: Ace [Brad J. Armbruster]; Airborne [Franklin E. Talltree]; Airtight; Flint [Dashiell R. Faireborn]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Lady Jaye; Rock 'n Roll [Craig S. McConnel]; Scarlett [Shana O'Hara]; Slip-Stream [Gregory B. Boyajian] (first appearance); Snake-Eyes; Wild Bill [William S. Hardy]
Cobra [Cobra Troopers; Cobra Officers]; Sierra Gordo military leaders
Synopsis
Cobra Commander and Destro are alive and trapped at the bottom of The Pit headquarters' remains, as Baroness flies by with a funeral wreath (believing Destro dead) as Snake-eyes is honoring him as well above. Cobra begins selling Terror-Dromes in Sierra Gordo, so the Joes send Flint (a disguised Snake-Eyes) to be captured by Cobra and taken inside the Terror-Drome to figure out what it is.
Reprints

The Best-Kept Secret in Comics... (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 Jeff Woodburn, Alex Newborn, Scott Krick, Kiki H, Steven Calcote, Eric Mylonas, Michelle Lee.

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. Launch Base
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. The Best-Kept Secret in Comics...
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
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  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
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