(Late October 1988)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except fortnightly June, July and August
On-sale Date
1988-07-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Barcode
071486020646 12
Editing
James DiGiovanna (assistant editor); Bobbie Chase (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On sale date from Amazing Heroes #142.
This issue is a variant of G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #78 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ron Wagner (signed)
Inks
Bob McLeod (signed)
Colors
?
Genre
war; military
Characters
Grunt [Robert W. Graves]; Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Lola
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #78 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (1982 series) #78 [Direct]
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Payback! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama
Pencils
Rod Whigham
Inks
Fred Fredericks
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Rick Parker
Genre
war; military
Characters
G.I. Joe: Barbecue [Gabriel A. Kelly]; Bazooka [David L. Katzenbogen]; Cover Girl [Courtney A. Krieger]; Dusty [Ronald W. Tadur]; Flash [Anthony S. Gambello]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Jinx [Kimi Arashikage]; Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Rock 'n Roll [Craig S. McConnel]; Snow Job [Harlan W. Moore]; Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski]; Wet Suit [Brian M. Forrest]; Zap [Rafael J. Melendez]
Baroness; Billy; Doctor Adele Burkhart; Destro; Grunt [Robert W. Graves]; Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage]; General Hollingsworth; Lola; The Jugglers [General Malthus; D.O.A. (Domestic Operations Agency) men; Senator Hegel]
Synopsis
Roadblock and the Joes not taken into custody, alongside Storm Shadow, Billy, Grunt's girlfriend Lola, and Dr. Burkhart, plan to free Hawk and Hollingsworth from Malthus and Hegel, since Malthus plans to execute them, and make it look like it was a massacre on their part while escaping. The Joes succeed, and Destro helps out by giving Malthus a receipt order for ammo used during the Cobra Island Civil war by the Joes, live on TV, earmarked as a special services fund, which Malthus and the Jugglers okayed.
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Indexer Notes

story concluded from last issue (#77).

Pro File: Terry Kavanagh (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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dennis England, Colleen Salisbury, David Perkins, Joshua Gold, Tonitt Jonah, John Talcott, Kevin Guyton.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. Payback!
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. Pro File: Terry Kavanagh
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
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