G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #25 [Direct]

(July 1984)

Zartan! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Larry Hama (credited)

Pencils

Frank Springer (credited)

Inks

Mike Gustovich (credited)

Colors

George Roussos (credited)

Letters

Rick Parker (credited)

Genre

war; military

Characters

Cobra: Baroness (antagonist); Cobra Commander (antagonist); Destro (antagonist); Firefly (antagonist); Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage] (antagonist); Wild Weasel (antagonist); Zartan (antagonist)
Dreadnoks: Buzzer (antagonist) (introduction); Ripper (antagonist) (introduction); Torch (antagonist) (introduction)
G.I. Joe: Airborne [Franklin E. Talltree] (featured); Cutter [Skip A. Stone] (featured) (introduction); Deep-Six [Malcolm R. Willoughby] (featured) (introduction); Duke [Conrad S. Hauser] (featured); Gung-Ho [Ettienne R. LaFitte] (featured); Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy] (featured); Junkyard (featured) (introduction); Mutt [Stanley R. Perlmutter] (featured) (introduction); Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton] (featured); Rock 'n Roll [Craig S. McConnel] (featured); Scarlett [Shana O'Hara] (featured); Short-Fuze [Eric W. Friestadt] (featured); Snake-Eyes (featured); Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski] (featured); Torpedo [Edward W. Leialoha] (featured); Tripwire [Tormod S. Skoog] (featured); Wild Bill [William S. Hardy] (featured); Zap [Rafael J. Melendez] (featured)

Synopsis

The Joes track Cobra Commander to the Florida Everglades where he is holed up with his Cobra cronies and his new buddy Zartan. Storm Shadow escapes from Alcatraz.

Reprints

• in G.I. Joe (Editions Héritage, 1982 series) #25
• in G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero [25th Anniversary Action Figure Reprint Series] (Hasbro, 2007 series) #25 (July 1984 [Original Release Date])
• in Action Force (Marvel UK, 1987 series) #9 (2 May 1987) [Pages 1-11 minus page 8.], #10 (9 May 1987) [Pages 12-22 only.]
• in G.I. Joe Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1986 series) #9 (April 1988)
• in Action Force / G.I. Joe Special (Egmont Kustannus, 1991 series) #No 1. 1991 (1991)

Indexer Notes

The S.H.A.R.C. [Submersible High-speed Attack and Reconnaissance Craft] is drawn like the cartoon counterpart's first appearance in the first TV miniseries (1983- M.A.S.S. device) for this issue in its first appearance. Of other note: when this issue was transcribed into an animated commercial ad for TV, the correct toy model was used instead which would be featured in later Joe issues as well as in the toy commercial for both the SHARC and Cobra Water Moccasin vehicle.

Price Increase? (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter (signed); ?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

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

Postbox: The Pit! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

war

Synopsis

Letters from Stephen G. Schwartz, Charlie Whitehead, Matthew Burns, Tim Rakarich, Thomas Wheeler, Chris Tate, Luis Monteagudo Jr.

Special 1984 Low Price Offer (Table of Contents: 4)

Marvel Subscriptions / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marie Severin (signed as Sev)

Inks

Marie Severin (signed as Sev)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]