G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #48 [Newsstand]

(June 1986)

Slaughter (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Larry Hama (credited)

Pencils

Rod Whigham (credited)

Inks

Andy Mushynsky (credited)

Colors

George Roussos (credited)

Letters

Joe Rosen (credited)

Genre

war; military

Characters

Cobra: Baroness; Cobra Commander; Destro; Doctor Mindbender
Dreadnoks: Buzzer [Richard Blinken-Smythe]; Ripper [Harry Nod]; Torch [Tom Winken]; Zartan (as Ripcord)
G.I. Joe: Alpine [Albert M. Pine]; Barbecue [Gabriel A. Kelly]; Bazooka [David L. Katzenbogen]; Blowtorch [Timothy P. Hanrahan]; Breaker [Alvin R. Kibbey]; Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg]; Cutter [Skip A. Stone]; Doc [Carl W. Greer]; Duke [Conrad S. Hauser]; Gung-Ho [Ettienne R. LaFitte]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Heavy Metal [Sherman R. Guderian]; Quick Kick [MacArthur S. Ito]; Recondo [Daniel M. LeClaire]; Ripcord (as Zartan); Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Scarlett [Shana O'Hara]; Sgt. Slaughter [Robert Rudolph Remus] (first appearance); Snake-Eyes; Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski]; Torpedo [Edward W. Leialoha]; Tripwire [Tormod S. Skoog]
Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage]; The Jugglers (first appearance); Cobra [Eels]

Synopsis

Storm Shadow is apparently confirmed dead and Dr. Mindbender saves his remains for his DNA. Cobra agents remind the U.S. it's in their best interests to open relations with Cobra, or the island could be used by their enemies to hit the U.S.. Zartan makes an escape attempt after Doc finds who he truly is after a blood test is done (and Ripcord's call to the base while under Dreadnok watch), but he's stopped by new recruit Sgt. Slaughter. The Jugglers tell Hawk that Cobra Island is now off limits to the Joes.

Reprints

• in Action Force (Bladkompaniet / Schibsted, 1988 series) #4/1988 ([oktober] 1988)
• in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Rise of Serpentor (IDW, 2022 series) (September 2022)

The Bullpen Christmas Party... (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 Michelle Donahoe (Kasonia), Richard Damstra, William M. Jones, Ken Petrilli (The Rock), J. K., Leigh Kemp, Niki Hollingsworth.