G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero [25th Anniversary Action Figure Reprint Series] #21

(June 1984 [Original Publication Date])

Issue No. 21 (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

What's happened so far:

Genre

military

Characters

Snake Eyes; Scarlett; Storm Shadow

Silent Interlude (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Larry Hama

Pencils

Larry Hama (breakdowns)

Inks

Steve Leialoha (finishes)

Colors

George Roussos

Genre

war; military

Characters

G.I Joe [Snake-Eyes; Scarlett]; Cobra [Storm Shadow (first appearance); Cobra Commander; Destro; Cobra Soldiers; Red Ninjas]

Synopsis

Storm Shadow has captured Scarlett while she was on a routine parachute drop exercise and brought her to Destro's Castle as a present to Cobra Commander. Snake-Eyes learns of her capture, and has to sneak in stealthily to rescue her. During the rescue, we learn that Storm Shadow is related to Snake-Eyes somehow based on both of them having the same tattoo on their right forearms.

Reprints

• from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #21 (March 1984)

Indexer Notes

First Joe 'silent' story written by Hama in the series run that had no text and depended solely on the art to carry it through. Later repeated in G.I. Joe Yearbook (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 by Hama again, and later the "Disavowed" series run at Image/Devil's Due Publishing with issue (Image, 2001 series) #21 by Josh Blaylock, as well as another book, G.I. Joe: Origins (IDW, 2009 series) #19, featuring Snake-Eyes done by Larry Hama yet again.

Cobra Is Back (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Black Cobra / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Celebrating 25 Years of A Real American Hero (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

I Want You for the GI Joe Collectors' Club! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)