(August 1984)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
0714860206408
Editing
Linda Grant (credited) (assistant editor); Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #26 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

At Last ! The Strangest Secret of All ! (Subject: Snake-Eyes) (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Mike Zeck
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war; military
Characters
G.I. Joe: Snake-Eyes; Stalker [Lonzo R. Wilkinson]
Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage]; Snake-Eyes's twin sister
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Zeck pencils credit confirmed and Wiacek inks credit supplied by www.mikezeck.com (15 June 2011). Original indexer listed Larry Hama as penciler & Steve Leialoha as inker.

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Snake-Eyes: The Origin (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Larry Hama (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Steve Leialoha (credited) (finishes)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Baroness (antagonist); Cobra Commander (antagonist); Destro (antagonist); Firefly (antagonist); Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage] (origin) (antagonist); Wild Weasel (antagonist); Zartan (antagonist)
G.I. Joe: Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy] (featured); Junkyard (featured); Mutt [Stanley R. Perlmutter] (featured); Scarlett [Shana O'Hara] (featured); Snake-Eyes (origin) (featured); Stalker [Lonzo R. Wilkinson] (featured); Torpedo [Edward W. Leialoha] (featured); Tripwire [Tormod S. Skoog] (featured)
Hard Master (flashback, death) (introduction); Soft Master (introduction)
Synopsis
The origins of Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow begin, and it's explained how they tie into each other. In the Everglades, the hunters become the hunted as Junkyard starts leading the Cobras right to the Joes, but actually leads them into quicksand.
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Indexer Notes

continues next issue; Storm Shadow revealed as Snake-Eyes' sword brother from the same ninja clan, real first name is Tommy, and last name in Japanese loosely translates as his Cobra codename, Storm Shadow.

A Tragic Mistake...! (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 / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war
Synopsis
Letters from Salvatore B. Barrera Jr., Peter Pachal, Thomas Wheeler, Bobby Cleaver, Anthony Padilla, John Toth, Jon Lubin, Sean Cahill, Andrew Zerrlaut.

Bonus Certificate from Marvel! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. At Last ! The Strangest Secret of All ! (Subject: Snake-Eyes)
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. Snake-Eyes: The Origin
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. A Tragic Mistake...!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
  5. 4. Bonus Certificate from Marvel!
    Marvel Subscriptions
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