G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #46 [Direct]

(April 1986)

Who's Who on Cobra Island (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; Zartan (disguised as Ripcord)
Crimson Guard: Tomax; Xamot
G.I. Joe: Alpine [Albert M. Pine]; Bazooka [David L. Katzenbogen]; Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg]; Flint [Dashiell R. Faireborn]; Gung-Ho [Ettienne R. LaFitte]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Quick Kick [MacArthur S. Ito]; Recondo [Daniel M. LeClaire]; Ripcord (disguised as Zartan); Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Scarlett [Shana O'Hara]; Shipwreck [Hector X. Delgado]; Snake-Eyes; Snow Job [Harlan W. Moore]; Spirit [Charlie Iron-Knife]
Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage]; Cobra [Cobra Troopers; Cobra Officers; Crimson Guard [Professor Appel (death); Guardsmen]]

Synopsis

Ripcord (as Zartan) is taken into the new Cobra base on Cobra Island, and Professor Appel discovers the deception when he sees Candy's picture on his person and Ripcord explains to him about where Candy is (or isn't right now). The Joes, launch a recon/search and rescue for Ripcord, then rescue him (actually Zartan), but Spirit's suspicious of him when he notices the bullet wound's all wrong. Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow land on the island about to get whom they think is Zartan (the Hard Master's killer), when Appel launches the experimental new minifighter, saving Ripcord from harm.

Reprints

• in G.I. Joe (Editions Héritage, 1982 series) #46
• in Action Force (Marvel UK, 1987 series) #46 (16 January 1988) [Pages 1-7.], #47 (23 January 1988) [Pages 8-15.], #48 (30 January 1988) [Pages 16-22.]
• in Action Force (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #2/1988 ([august] 1988)
• in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Rise of Serpentor (IDW, 2022 series) (September 2022)

Indexer Notes

Hawk was promoted last issue to Brigadier General (1-star) and now truly leads the Joes.

Dear Santa, (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 / 0.9 page (report information)

Script

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Synopsis

9/10 of page. Letters from Wade Sellers, Chester White, Charles Masin.

U.S. Postal Service Statement of Ownership, Management, And Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.1 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Synopsis

annual statement of ownership as required by 39 U.S.C. 3685.

Indexer Notes

annual statement of ownership and circulation of series by Marvel on right 1/10 of letters page. Total Number Copies Printed (net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 449,081. Single issue nearest to filing date: 474,242.