G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #140 [Direct Edition]
(September 1993)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.95 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606020645 14011
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
David Wohl (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

no letters page.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Chris Batista (signed)
Inks
Don Hudson (signed)
Colors
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
... starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: robots in disguise: Generation 2
Genre
science fiction; war; military
Characters
Megatron; Cobra Commander
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Goin' South (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Chris Batista (credited)
Inks
Chip Wallace (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (uncredited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Somewhere in Canada...
Genre
science fiction; war; military
Characters
Bumblebee; Megatron; Optimus Prime; G.I. Joe [Hawk; Mutt; Spirit; Flint; Dial-Tone; Roadblock; Tunnel Rat; Rock N Roll; Airtight; Chuckles; Ninja Force [Snake-Eyes; Storm Shadow; Jinx; T'Jbang; Dojo; Nunchuk]; Mainframe; Clutch]; Destro; Baroness; Zartan; Professor Mott; Cobra [Cobra Commander; Dr. Mindbender; Dreadnoks [Zarana; Road Pig]; Slice; Dice; Techno-Vipers; Viper troopers; Alley-Vipers II; Millville residents (brainwashed); Scarlett (double agent); Dr. Biggles-Jones (double agent)]
Synopsis
As Megatron and the Commander continue their dealings in Millville, the Joes have confirmed Megatron's return, and summon for the Autobots from Cybertron. Mindbender, revived, begins to ponder how to use the new technology given to Cobra by Megatron. Meanwhile, Biggles-Jones knows of Scarlett's double agent status and talks to her in private.
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Indexer Notes

Events happening in #'s 139-142 of this series happen concurrently to events in Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel, 1993 series) #'s 1-5. Part 2 of 4.

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

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.9 page (report information)

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

The Bull's Eye / cartoon / 0.1 page (report information)

Script
Rick Parker (credited)
Pencils
Rick Parker (credited)
Inks
Rick Parker (credited)
Colors
Rick Parker (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
humor; superhero
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["... starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: robots in disguise: Generation 2"]
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. Goin' South
    G.I. Joe; Transformers
  3. 2. ["No one loves kids more than we do, ..."]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Bull's Eye
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • john cruz
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Steven G. Willis
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