G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #72 [Newsstand]

(June 1988)

Stiletto (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Larry Hama (credited)

Pencils

Ron Wagner (credited)

Inks

Randy Emberlin (credited)

Colors

Bob Sharen (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In Dr. Mindbender's laboratory on Cobra Island...

Genre

war; military

Characters

G.I. Joe [Gung-Ho; Dusty; Spirit; Flint; Lady Jaye; Iceberg; Mainframe; Tunnel Rat; Wildcard (first appearance); Skidmark (first appearance); Windmill (first appearance); Fast-Draw; Leatherneck; Outback; Cross Country]; Cobra [Cobra Commander [Fred VII]; Baroness; Dr. Mindbender; Serpentor; Star-Viper (first appearance); Croc Master (first appearance); B.A.T.S.]; Minh

Synopsis

Star-Viper, breaks into The Pit III headquarters in Utah and steals an experimental and expensive black box mechanism (receiver/ decoder/ datalink that can read every signal from any spy satellite the U.S. has), as two more Joes are introduced to the team. Meanwhile, on Cobra Island Fred and Baroness begin a secret affair as Serpentor begins his move to eliminate the both of them from Cobra leadership, while Minh continues his life stranded on the island after his boat was destroyed when he ferried Fred to the island with the Pogo, as Cobra's new security expert Croc Master does his rounds.

Reprints

• in Action Force (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #1/1990 ([januar] 1990)
• in G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection (IDW, 2012 series) #8 (December 2015)

Indexer Notes

We now know the underground base being built under a military base in Utah for some time by the Joes is the Pit III, the Joes' new headquarters (first named in this very issue itself).

Of other note: another time a Joe animated commercial had nothing to do with the inside contents of the issue whatsoever.

Pro File on: Jim Salicrup (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

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Indexer Notes

Letters from Thomas Wheeler, John Yetim, Jeremy McLeod, Stephanie Jordan, J. Davis, Jennifer Malecki.