(October 1984)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-06-19
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Linda Grant (assistant editor); Denny O'Neil (editor); Jim Shooter (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #50, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-07-10.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mike Zeck (sourced)
Inks
John Beatty (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war; military
Characters
G.I. Joe: Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg]; Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski]
Wild Weasel
Reprints

Swampfire! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited)
Inks
Andy Mushynsky (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)

Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Baroness (antagonist); Cobra Commander (antagonist); Destro (featured); Firefly (antagonist); Major Bludd; Wild Weasel (antagonist)
Dreadnoks: Buzzer (antagonist); Ripper (antagonist); Torch (antagonist); Zartan (antagonist)
G.I. Joe: Breaker [Alvin R. Kibbey]; Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg] (featured); Cutter [Skip A. Stone] (featured); Deep-Six [Malcolm R. Willoughby] (featured); Doc [Carl W. Greer] (featured); Duke [Conrad S. Hauser] (featured); Junkyard (featured); Mutt [Stanley R. Perlmutter] (featured); Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton] (featured); Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski] (featured); Tripwire [Tormod S. Skoog] (featured); Wild Bill [William S. Hardy] (featured)
R.L.; Chief (both county sheriffs)
Synopsis
A Joe strike force begins to converge on Zartan's hideout in the Everglades as the Baroness goes to Springfield to speak with an imprisoned Bludd to arrange for an assassination. Destro and Firefly attack the Joes using the new tanksmasher jets (Rattler), but are repelled by the Joes in the W.H.A.L.E. and Dragonfly, as the Commander escapes their grasp yet again, with Firefly left behind to clean up the 'mess' at the hideout, as Zartan heads north with the Dreadnoks to locate the Pit.
Reprints

Jim Starlin Tried to Kill Me! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Postbox: The Pit! / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war
Synopsis
comments about previous Joe issues.

Indexer Notes

letters page on top 3/4 of page. Letters from Mike Shantz, Anthony Padilla, Kody Zimmerman, Brian Ray, Ronnie Taylor, James Bernet.

The Transformers Are Here ! (Table of Contents: 4)

Transformers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Autobots (shadowed silouhettes)
Synopsis
ad for upcoming Transformers comic (Marvel, 1984 series).

Indexer Notes

ad on 1/4 bottom of letters page.

Join Our Special Subscriber's Club (Table of Contents: 5)

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Byrne (signed)
Inks
John Byrne (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Alpha Flight: Aurora [Jeanne-Marie Beaubier]
Alpha Flight: Marrina; Puck [Eugene Judd]; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski]
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. Swampfire!
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. Jim Starlin Tried to Kill Me!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
  5. 4. The Transformers Are Here !
    Transformers
  6. 5. Join Our Special Subscriber's Club
    Marvel Subscriptions
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Henry Andrews
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • john cruz
  • Jochen G.
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore