G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero
#152
[Direct Edition]
(September 1994)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 1.25 USD; 1.70 CAD
- 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 15211
- Editing
- Mike Lackey (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)
Issue Notes
Special Issue! Presenting The Original Adventure of The Very First G.I. Joe !!
G.I. Joe / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Phil Gosier (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Koblish (signed)
- Colors
- Dave Chi (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Characters
- G.I. Joe [Joseph P. Colton]
Indexer Notes
Cover notes that this issue is a part of 30th anniversary salute to the G.I. Joe toyline (1964-94).
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... Just Fade Away
G.I. Joe / comic story / 16 pages
- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- Phil Gosier
- Inks
- Scott Koblish
- Colors
- Dave Chi
- Letters
- Vickie Williams (credited as Vick)
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Characters
- Ace; G.I. Joe [Joseph P. Colton] (Origin); 1st Sgt. 'Top' Wenzel; Sp4 Angel Vazquez; several unnamed Viet Cong troops; President John F. Kennedy (JFK)
- Synopsis
- Ace is taking G.I. Joe to D.C. to see the current President of the U.S., and Ace asks him if this is his first time flying in a supersonic fighter, and Joe says the last time he flew to D.C. was in 1963. Ace then asks why he was flown from Vietnam to D.C. Joe then tells him that he can't respond because it's classified. The story then goes into Joe's origin and how he was recruited to be the first true G.I. Joe by then-president JFK and ends with them landing in D.C. as he asks Ace to give him a minute to recoup his bearings as they had just flown over Arlington National Cemetery.
Indexer Notes
The story itself gives more detail by Larry Hama himself as to how and why Colton became the first Joe as part of the toyline itself, since Larry was the one who created all of the Joes' filecards for the toyline itself besides writing the series for Marvel, and later Devils' Due via the 3-part miniseries G.I. Joe: Declassified, and currently continuing the series of G.I Joe: A Real American Hero over at IDW from where Marvel ended its run at #155.
[no title indexed]
Postbox: The Pit! / letters page / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Letters page for the series. Includes next issue blurb info at bottom right corner.
Duke
G.I. Joe / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- Alex Saviuk (signed)
- Inks
- Alex Saviuk (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Duke
- Synopsis
- File Name: Hauser, Conrad S.
SN:RA 213757793
Rank:0-8
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
Indexer Notes
Info on Duke different from filecard as the SN was changed to protect Joe members from security breaches.
Signature dated 1994.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Spotlight on Doctor Doom, as well as an upcoming Punisher story. Also checklists several selected Marvel comics on sale at time of published issue.
Stalker
G.I. Joe / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- Kevin Kobasic (signed)
- Inks
- Hector Collazo (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Stalker
- Synopsis
- File Name: Wilkinson, Lonzo R.
SN: RA 752054399
Rank: Sp-5
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Indexer Notes
Stalker erroneously listed as Sp-5 under rank. True rank should be listed as E-7 at the time as listed under toy filecard (as listed in YoJoe.com website- subsection filecards 1994).
Rock N Roll
G.I. Joe / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- Evans (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Koblish (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Rock N Roll
- Synopsis
- File Name: McConnel, Craig S.
SN: RA 989091452
Rank: E-5
Birthplace: Malibu, CA
Indexer Notes
Rank erroneously listed as E-5; should be listed as E-6 as noted on filecard (yojoe.com website).
Storm Shadow
G.I. Joe / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Storm Shadow
- Synopsis
- File Name: Arashikage, Tommy
SN: Classified
Rank: Classified
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Indexer Notes
Info erroneously lists as classified under SN and Rank; toyline lists SN and rank (E-8)(yojoe.com website).
Scarlett!
G.I. Joe / character profile / 1 page
- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- Phil Gosier (signed)
- Inks
- Chip Wallace (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- adventure; military
- Characters
- Scarlett
- Synopsis
- File Name: O'Hara, Shana M.
SN: RA 242967434
Rank: E-5
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
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0.
Special Issue! Presenting The Original Adventure of The Very First G.I. Joe !!
G.I. Joe -
1.
... Just Fade Away
G.I. Joe -
2.
[no title indexed]
Postbox: The Pit! -
3.
Duke
G.I. Joe -
4.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins -
5.
Stalker
G.I. Joe -
6.
Rock N Roll
G.I. Joe -
7.
Storm Shadow
G.I. Joe -
8.
Scarlett!
G.I. Joe -
9.
Snake Eyes
G.I. Joe
- Katie
- john cruz
- Katy Hayhurst
- Terry Jeffress
- Derek Reinhard
- Ramon Schenk
- Steven G. Willis
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