G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #109 [Direct]

(February 1991)

Death in the Desert (Table of Contents: 1)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Hama

Pencils

John Statema

Inks

Tim Dzon (pages 1-5, 7-16,18-30); Randy Emberlin (pages 6,17)

Colors

Bob Sharen

Letters

Rick Parker

Genre

war; military

Characters

G.I. Joe: Breaker [Alvin R. Kibbey] (death); Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg]; Countdown [David D. Dubosky]; Crankcase [Elwood G. Indiana] (death); Crazylegs [David O. Thomas] (death); Cross-Country [Robert M. Blais]; Dial-Tone [Jack S. Morelli]; Doc [Carl W. Greer] (death); Duke [Conrad S. Hauser]; Hardtop [Nicholas D. Klas]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Heavy Metal [Sherman R. Guderian] (death); Lady Jaye; Lt. Falcon [Vincent R. Falcone]; Payload [Mark Morgan, Jr.]; Quick Kick [MacArthur S. Ito] (death); Rock 'n Roll [Craig S. McConnel]; Thunder [Matthew H. Breckinridge] (death); Wildcard [Eric U. Scott]
Cobra [Cobra Commander; Tomax; Xamot; Techno-Vipers; Tele-Vipers; Viper troopers; SAW-Viper (introduction)]

Synopsis

As the captured Joes ponder their fate in Trucial Abysmia, Xamot places a call to Cobra Commander, who tells him to get rid of the captured Joes, meaning release them, but he misunderstands the Commander's order and instead has most of them killed by a SAW-Viper. The other surviving captured Joes give payback as Breaker sends an emergency message to the Pit while escaping, which causes Hawk to send 3 Joes to rescue them, but they are sent too late as only 3 Joes are still alive: Duke, Falcon, and Cross Country. To be continued...

Keywords

Trucial Abysmia

Indexer Notes

Colors presumed Bob Sharen (no credits given). story shortened to 20 pages due to next Joe Dossier in same issue.

G.I. Joe Dossiers (Table of Contents: 2)

G.I. Joe / character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Hama

Pencils

Javier Saltares (uncredited); M. D. Bright (insets)

Inks

Javier Saltares (uncredited); Randy Emberlin (insets)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

military

Characters

Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage]

Synopsis

2-page biography on Storm Shadow

Indexer Notes

art credited to Javier Saltares based on last issue's information in letters page, but no actual signature on character drawing.

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

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Synopsis

comments about previous Joe issues and hint about next issue.