G.I. Joe #44
(April 1956)

Ziff-Davis, 1951 Series
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Volume
6
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
Brand
A Ziff-Davis Comic
Editing
Herb Rogoff (credited as Herbert Rogoff) (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Ernie Schroeder
Inks
Ernie Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war
Characters
Pvt. Joe Burch

Indexer Notes

The faces point to artwork by Schroeder.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Khaki Humor / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed as Vic Martin)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's lots easier to watch my hat this way!
Genre
humor; military

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Slide Rule McGarrity (Table of Contents: 2)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernest Schroeder
Inks
Ernest Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Eugene McGarrity; Cpl. Carpuccio; Pvt. Snevley
Synopsis
Joe is assigned to a top secret guided missile project.

Indexer Notes

Schroeder's art can be spotted by faces with eyes often out of focus and commonly colored blue.

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

Angles Adams, Profiteering Private / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing, Angles?
Genre
humor
Characters
Pvt. Angles Adams; Mr. Zimmerman (busnessman); Sergeant; Mr. Yappleman (businessman)
Synopsis
Pvt. Adams is sub-letting an advertising board by the road.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

G.I. Joe's Pen Pals / letters page / 6 pages (report information)

Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Readers of G.I. Joe are invited...

Speak for Yourself, Sarge! (Table of Contents: 5)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernest Schroeder
Inks
Ernest Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Pvt. Alvin Otis [Ugly Otis]; Pvt. Rodney C. Grimes
Synopsis
Pvt. Grimes is deligated to go a-wooing for Sgt. Mulvaney.

Indexer Notes

Out of focus eyes indicate art by Schroeder.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Dear Gertrude / text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tokyo, Japan...
Characters
Pvt. Sam Cosgrove; Gertrude Cosgrove
Synopsis
Fictional letters home from Private Sam Cosgrove.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
George Carney (credited) (business manager)
Letters
typeset

The Otis Eye (Table of Contents: 8)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ernest Schroeder
Inks
Ernest Schroeder
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Cpl. Carpuccio; Pvt. Alvin Otis [Ugly Otis]; Pvt. Cornelius Hoolihan [Weepy]; Cpl. Reilly [Ready-Money]; Magician
Synopsis
Ugly Otis has bought the Magic Amulet of Araby, and when saying the magic words, he gets someone under his spell.

Indexer Notes

Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.

Say it With Flowers (Table of Contents: 9)

Pvt. Dopey / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor
Characters
Pvt. Dopey; Sgt. McTuff
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. ["It's lots easier to watch my hat this way!"]
    Khaki Humor
  3. 2. Slide Rule McGarrity
    G.I. Joe
  4. 3. ["What are you doing, Angles?"]
    Angles Adams, Profiteering Private
  5. 4. ["Readers of G.I. Joe are invited..."]
    G.I. Joe's Pen Pals
  6. 5. Speak for Yourself, Sarge!
    G.I. Joe
  7. 6. ["Tokyo, Japan..."]
    Dear Gertrude
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
  9. 8. The Otis Eye
    G.I. Joe
  10. 9. Say it With Flowers
    Pvt. Dopey
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