G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #42 [Direct]

(December 1985)

Ties That Bind (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

Crimson Guard: Fred II (real name revealed)
Dreadnoks: Buzzer [Richard Blinken-Smythe]
G.I. Joe: Doc [Carl W. Greer]; Duke [Conrad S. Hauser]; Hawk [Clayton M. Abernathy]; Recondo [Daniel M. LeClaire]; Ripcord; Roadblock [Marvin F. Hinton]; Scarlett [Shana O'Hara]; Snake-Eyes; Stalker [Lonzo R. Wilkinson]
Candy Appel; Billy; General Austin; Soft Master; Storm Shadow [Thomas S. Arashikage]

Synopsis

General Austin has a heart attack. Candy escapes from Buzzer. Fred II turns out to be an old Nam buddy of Snake-Eyes and Stalker as he confronts them both at the Vietnam Memorial. The Soft Master arrives in Springfield to get more information on the Hard Master's death. Billy leaves his training with Storm Shadow to confront his father.

Reprints

• in G.I. Joe (Editions Héritage, 1982 series) #42
• in G.I. Joe (Ledafilms SA, 1987 series) #12
• in Action Force (Marvel UK, 1987 series) #39 (28 November 1987) [Pages 1-3, 5-8, & 11-12], #40 (5 December 1987) [Pages 13 & 15-21], #41 (12 December 1987) [Pages 4, 9-10, & 22 only]

The Model Manager (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 Chuck Cardona, R. Henzerling, Eric Bertish, H. S. M. Victoria, Peter Reynolds, Naomi J., Lyn Barranda.