(November 1984)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.30 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1984-07-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel [standalone or inside vertical box]
Editing
Denny O'Neil (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) ("commander-in-chief"; editor-in-chief); Linda Grant (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #52, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-08-07.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Michael Golden (signed)
Inks
Michael Golden (signed)
Colors
Michael Golden (signed)
Letters
typeset
Genre
war; military
Characters
G.I. Joe: Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]
Destro
Reprints
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Beached Whale (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Frank Springer (credited)
Inks
Andy Mushynsky (credited)
Colors
George Roussos (credited)
Letters
Rick Parker (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Awww... ain't dat too bad? The little sojer boys done bwoke their wubber waft!
Genre
war; military
Characters
Cobra: Cobra Commander (antagonist); Destro (antagonist); Firefly (antagonist); Wild Weasel (antagonist)
G.I. Joe: Clutch [Lance J. Steinberg]; Cutter [Skip A. Stone]; Deep-Six [Malcolm R. Willoughby]; Doc [Carl W. Greer]; Duke [Conrad S. Hauser]; Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Steeler [Ralph W. Pulaski]; Tripwire [Tormod S. Skoog]; Wild Bill [William S. Hardy]
Crimson Guard (introduction); Cobra Soldiers; R.L.; Chief (both sheriffs)
Synopsis
The W.H.A.L.E. (Warrior: Hovering Assault Launching Envoy) hovercraft is in for repairs at a seaport when Destro and Firefly make off with it. The Joes give chase, but the two Cobra agents escape their grasp as Destro and Firefly head next towards Springfield on a stolen fishing boat. In Springfield, the Commander introduces his new supreme soldiers: the Crimson Guard, Cobra agents who can disguise themselves as normal persons, acting as sleeper agents for the Commander.
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Keywords
Everglades; Florida; Gulf of Mexico; Springfield

Indexer Notes

Doc mistakenly miscolored in issue.

I Thought You Might Like to See This... (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
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Letters from Michael Colon, Larry Hartman, Clara Triem, Eric Silverman, Delmo Walters Jr., Joseph Kirkpatrick, Jason Garrett, Douglas Fish.

Join Our Special Subscriber's Club (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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. Beached Whale
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. I Thought You Might Like to See This...
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
  5. 4. Join Our Special Subscriber's Club
    Marvel Subscriptions
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