(August 1986)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Brand:
- Marvel 25th Anniversary
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Don Daley (Assistant Editor); Bob Harras (Editor); Jim Shooter (Editor-in-Chief)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Newsprint; monthly series
Issue Notes
Double-Sized Issue; UPC 0714860206408
Welcome To Springfield: A Nice Little Town
G.I. Joe / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Mike Zeck (signed)
- Inks:
- John Beatty (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- Heavy-Metal; Flint
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in G.I. Joe Yearbook (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 [Direct] (March 1987) [cover]
The Battle of Springfield
G.I. Joe / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Larry Hama
- Pencils:
- Rod Whigham
- Inks:
- Andy Mushynsky
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- Joe Rosen
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- G.I. Joe [General Hawk; Duke; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Roadblock; Quick-Kick; Bazooka; Recondo; Shipwreck; Rock 'N Roll; Lady Jaye; Alpine; Flint; Barbeque; Heavy-Metal; Deep-Six; Airtight; Footloose; Crank-Case; Ripcord; Blowtorch; Steeler; Grunt; Flash; Gung-Ho; Trip-Wire; Short-Fuse; Breaker; Mutt; Junkyard; Snow-Job; Zap; Doc; Cover Girl; Spirit; Torpedo; Beach-Head; Leatherneck; Stalker]; Storm Shadow; Cobra [Cobra Commander (leader); Serpentor; Destro; Baroness; Dreadnoks [Zarana (end cameo; first appearance); Buzzer; Ripper; Torch]; Scrap-Iron; Firefly; Dr. Mindbender; Cobra Soldiers; Cobra Officers; Eels]
- Synopsis:
- The assault on Springfield concludes with the Joes taking the city, and rescuing Ripcord, but not before all the Cobras head off for Cobra Island as Serpentor leads a distracting counterattack. Storm Shadow miraculously returns to life after using an old ninja trick to save him from the Baroness's fatal shots earlier; while with the Dreadnoks and Zartan's sister Zarana he returns with memories that were used to create Serpentor last issue. Hawk has to face the music as all Cobra evidence in Springfield has been destroyed.
Indexer Notes
Many Joe appearances in this story are brief cameos, and Flash is mistakenly lettered as Zap in one scene. Dr. Mindbender is called Dr. Brainwave by Cobra Commander in another scene.
G.I. Joe Special Missions: Best Defense
G.I. Joe / comic story / 18 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Larry Hama
- Pencils:
- Herb Trimpe
- Inks:
- Herb Trimpe
- Colors:
- Bob Sharen
- Letters:
- Phil Felix
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- G.I. Joe [General Hawk (leader); Stalker; Lady Jaye; Beach-Head; Flint]; Leon Trotsky Brigade (terrorists; villains)
- Synopsis:
- A small Joe team is sent to stop a hi-jacked plane from crashing into a restricted chemical plant in Russia causing untold destruction.
Indexer Notes
Preview of new series entitled, "G.I. Joe Special Missions" (Marvel, 1986 series).
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Battle of Springfield
G.I. Joe -
2.
G.I. Joe Special Missions: Best Defense
G.I. Joe
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