G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #144 [Direct Edition]
(January 1994)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.25 USD; 1.60 CAD; 0.95 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606020645 14411
Editing
Mike Lackey (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Story takes place immediately after issue #142.
This issue has variants:

... Starring Snake-Eyes: The Untold Origin! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
William Rosado (signed)
Inks
Chip Wallace (signed)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero; war; military
Characters
Scarlett; Snake-Eyes
Reprints

Snake-Eyes: The Tale Untold! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Larry Hama
Pencils
William Rosado
Inks
Chip Wallace
Colors
Bob Sharen
Letters
Vickie Williams

Genre
superhero; war; military
Characters
G.I. Joe [Hawk; Stalker; Wild Bill; Roadblock; Airtight; Tunnel Rat; Rock N Roll; Spirit; Ninja Force [Snake-Eyes; Storm Shadow; Jinx; Nunchuk; Dojo; T'Jbang]]; George Strawhacker; Cobra [Viper troopers]
Synopsis
As the Joes leave from Millville (issue #'s 139-142), they split up: One group goes to Washington alongside Scarlett for debriefing about Dr. Biggles-Jones, taken there by Wild Bill, while the others await another transport home. On the way to Washington, Hawk remembers with Stalker when the Joes were on one of their first missions, which was to rescue George Strawhacker from Cobra in the Middle East, but the mission was almost scrubbed because of the helicopter accident that day (issue #26-flashback sequence), but Snake-Eyes wanted the mission to continue with him, which it did successfully.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

several story errors: 1. Cobra wasn't known when this story had occurred, given in issue #26's flashback sequence, this mission originally was a Middle Eastern mission to rescue hostages, which is what caused Snake-Eyes' disfigurement when the other helicopter crashed into the one carrying both him and Scarlett, and not just a mission to rescue Strawhacker solo. Cobra was only named in issue one of this series. This being retconned in apparently happened, with such a change happening to Snake-Eyes origin now from issue #'s 26-27.

2.Cobra agents are shown wearing Viper trooper uniforms in the flashback sequence, when those uniforms weren't even existent then. They didn't show up until circa 1986, so they should have been wearing Cobra trooper or Officer uniforms instead.

3.Stalker is artistically drawn incorrectly at the end of this issue, given he was still in his 2nd uniform (arctic wear) when the story started, and not his original uniform.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Don Daley (signed); Rick Parker; ?
Pencils
Rick Parker (signed)
Inks
Rick Parker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Rick Parker; typeset

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

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

Script
Mike Lackey
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
war
Characters
Snake-Eyes

Indexer Notes

Letters from AN Richard Fink, Thomas Wheeler, Dan Bryan Jr., Ross Netherton.

The First Real American Hero Is Back! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
war
Characters
G.I. Joe (Joseph Colton)

Indexer Notes

Collect the Joe that started it all! His secret I.D. is now revealed! Get the original leader of G.I. Joe free in 3-3/4 in. form with UPC proofs of purchase, or 12 in. form with 20 UPC's (plus $1.00 S&H for ea.). Details inside specially marked packages. Offer expires 8/31/1994.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ... Starring Snake-Eyes: The Untold Origin!
    G.I. Joe
  2. 1. Snake-Eyes: The Tale Untold!
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Postbox: The Pit!
  5. 4. The First Real American Hero Is Back!
    G.I. Joe
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