G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #27 [Second Print]
(September 1984)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Linda Grant (credited) (assistant editor); Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Most of these Second Prints came packaged in a 3 or 5 pack with other Second Prints of various G.I. Joe issues.
This issue is a variant of G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #27 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
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Snake-Eyes: The Origin Part II (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Frank Springer (credited)
Inks
Andy Mushynsky (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Baroness (antagonist); Cobra Commander (antagonist); Destro (antagonist); Firefly (antagonist); Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage] (antagonist); Wild Weasel (antagonist); Zartan (antagonist)
G.I. Joe: Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg] (featured); Grunt [Robert W. Graves] (flashback); Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy] (featured); Junkyard (featured); Mutt [Stanley R. Perlmutter] (featured); Rock 'n Roll [Craig S. McConnel] (flashback); Scarlett [Shana O'Hara] (featured); Snake-Eyes (origin) (featured); Stalker [Lonzo R. Wilkinson] (featured); Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski] (flashback); Torpedo [Edward W. Leialoha] (featured); Tripwire [Tormod S. Skoog] (featured); Wild Bill [William S. Hardy] (featured)
Soft Master
Synopsis
The Origins of Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow conclude as we learn how Snake-Eyes' face was disfigured and why he is mute. Storm Shadow tracks down Snake-Eyes and the two battle, as he tells his sword brother that someone from Cobra killed his uncle (Hard Master), and he was framed because they used one of his arrows to commit the murder. Meanwhile, the Joes continues their fight in the Everglades vs. Cobra as Zartan decides to involve the Dreadnoks.
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Indexer Notes

Continued from last issue. More details behind Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow's pasts, and how they tie into each other would later be revealed more and more throughout the series, as well as in the G.I. Joe: Snake-Eyes: Declassified (Devil's Due Publishing, 2005 series) miniseries #'s 1-6. In the story, a kid on the street mistakes Storm Shadow for Moon Knight.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Letters from Todd Strong, David Hammer, Lloyd Woodall, Anthony Padilla, Delmo Walters Jr., Bob Baxter, Wade J. Mattson, Henry Sommervile and Steven Wynn with comments about previous Joe issues.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Snake-Eyes: The Origin Part II
    G.I. Joe
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
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