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Cover for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1

IDW Publishing · February 2011

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1

From G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero · Issue #1

  • Cover Larry Hama, Mario Faggella
  • Script Larry Hama
  • Pencils Mario Faggella
  • Inks Mario Faggella
  • Colors Jevon Phillips
  • Letters Justin Peterson, Jan Mintaraga, Swantje Baumgart

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero issue 1 was published by IDW Publishing with a cover date of February 2011 at a cover price of 19.99 USD.

Cobra moves to Phase II in its plans to conquer the world. The Joes are on the run as Cobra attacks them individually, but Hawk counters the move by enacting Operation: Anabasis. The Joes are still on the run from Cobra as the story continues. We also go back to the Doctor Venom subplot introduced in issue 155 1/2 as Mindbender wonders what’s going on with the brainwave scanner, as the Cobra agents and Billy are undergoing strange aftereffects from it. The Joes fight back as a group led by Duke infiltrates the Silent Castle. At the same time, Hawk attempts to get into the Pentagon and is pursued by several U.S. security troops to a secret room when his false i.d. fails him at the security checkpoint forcing him to rush inside the Pentagon. As they break into the room and attempt to arrest him, he stops them in their tracks as he reveals he just sent a message to someone higher up to rescind the Joes’ status as renegades. The Joes have downloaded information from the Silent Castle’s computers that reveal the Commander’s plans to take over the U.S. to the Pentagon. As they’re escaping, Snake-Eyes is captured by Billy and later placed under Dr. Venom’s brainwave scanner as Storm Shadow aids Scarlett in her escape. Meanwhile, at the Pentagon, Hawk awaits the ok from the President before Cobra troopers are disarmed and placed into custody by the U.S. military. The Joes continue their escape with Wild Bill’s help as now Storm Shadow is in tow as their prisoner. Snake-Eyes has been placed under Dr. Venom’s brainwave scanner by Cobra Commander, and as Dr. Mindbender runs the program to turn Snake-Eyes, the late Dr. Venom’s image appears on the scanner again. Storm Shadow vows to return to free his sword brother from Cobra, but there will be serious problems if he isn’t aided, as Snake-Eyes is now a brainwashed Cobra agent. Meanwhile, Hawk begins to seek out the hidden Cobra sleeper agents inside the U.S. Government and elsewhere.

Main story credits: written by Larry Hama; pencils by Mario Faggella; inks by Mario Faggella.

Issue catalogued from the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Contents

  1. #0 cover 1 pp

    (untitled)

    • Pencils Larry Hama; Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: Cobra; G.I. Joe

  2. #1 introduction 2 pp

    (untitled)

  3. #2 comic story 22 pp

    (untitled)

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Justin Peterson

    Characters: Cobra Commander; Zartan; Destro; Baroness; Storm Shadow; Billy; Dr. Mindbender

    Cobra moves to Phase II in its plans to conquer the world.

  4. #3 comic story 22 pp

    Wanted

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Justin Peterson

    Characters: Duke; Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Timber (Snake-Eyes's wolf); Mainframe; Roadblock; Stalker; unnamed U.S. Army sniper (killed by Cobra sniper); several unnamed Cobra troopers (including 2 Cobra snipers); unnamed H.I.S.S. Driver; unnamed Tele-Viper; Red ninjas

    The Joes are on the run as Cobra attacks them individually, but Hawk counters the move by enacting Operation: Anabasis.

  5. #4 comic story 22 pp

    Joes On The Run...

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Jan Mintaraga

    Characters: G.I. Joe; Billy; Cobra; Jugglers

    The Joes are still on the run from Cobra as the story continues. We also go back to the Doctor Venom subplot introduced in issue 155 1/2 as Mindbender wonders what's going on with the brainwave scanner, as the Cobra agents and Billy are undergoing strange aftereffects from it.

  6. #5 comic story 22 pp

    The Joes Strike Back

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Jan Mintaraga

    Characters: G.I. Joe; Billy; Cobra; unnamed U.S. troops

    The Joes fight back as a group led by Duke infiltrates the Silent Castle. At the same time, Hawk attempts to get into the Pentagon and is pursued by several U.S. security troops to a secret room when his false i.d. fails him at the security checkpoint forcing him to rush inside the Pentagon. As they break into the room and attempt to arrest him, he stops them in their tracks as he reveals he just sent a message to someone higher up to rescind the Joes' status as renegades.

  7. #6 comic story 22 pp

    Jackpot!!!

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Swantje Baumgart

    Characters: G.I. Joe; Cobra; Billy

    The Joes have downloaded information from the Silent Castle's computers that reveal the Commander's plans to take over the U.S. to the Pentagon. As they're escaping, Snake-Eyes is captured by Billy and later placed under Dr. Venom's brainwave scanner as Storm Shadow aids Scarlett in her escape. Meanwhile, at the Pentagon, Hawk awaits the ok from the President before Cobra troopers are disarmed and placed into custody by the U.S. military.

  8. #7 comic story 22 pp

    Freedom!! / Enslaved!!

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Swantje Baumgart

    Characters: Cobra; G.I. Joe

    The Joes continue their escape with Wild Bill's help as now Storm Shadow is in tow as their prisoner. Snake-Eyes has been placed under Dr. Venom's brainwave scanner by Cobra Commander, and as Dr. Mindbender runs the program to turn Snake-Eyes, the late Dr. Venom's image appears on the scanner again. Storm Shadow vows to return to free his sword brother from Cobra, but there will be serious problems if he isn't aided, as Snake-Eyes is now a brainwashed Cobra agent. Meanwhile, Hawk begins to seek out the hidden Cobra sleeper agents inside the U.S. Government and elsewhere.

  9. #8 illustration 1 pp

    Art Gallery

  10. #9 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #156 Variant Cover

    • Pencils Rod Whigham
    • Inks Rod Whigham
    • Colors Wim Stevenhagen

    Characters: Snake-Eyes; renegade red ninjas

  11. #10 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #157 Variant Cover

    • Pencils Rod Whigham
    • Inks Rod Whigham
    • Colors Wim Stevenhagen

    Characters: 2 Cobra troopers; H.I.S.S. driver; H.I.S.S. gunner

  12. #11 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158 Variant Cover

    • Pencils Rod Whigham
    • Inks Rod Whigham
    • Colors Wim Stevenhagen

    Characters: Billy; Baroness

  13. #12 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #160 Variant Cover

    • Pencils Rod Whigham
    • Inks Rod Whigham
    • Colors Wim Stevenhagen

    Characters: Cobra

  14. #13 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #159 Variant Cover

    • Pencils Rod Whigham
    • Inks Rod Whigham
    • Colors Wim Stevenhagen

    Characters: Zartan

  15. #14 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #156 Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama; Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: Cobra soldiers; Duke (poster); Scarlett (poster); Snake-Eyes (poster); Shipwreck (poster); Torpedo (poster); Roadblock (poster); Rock N Roll (poster); 4 more Joes with faces concealed

  16. #15 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #156 Retailer Incentive Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama

    Characters: Cobra soldiers; Duke (poster); Scarlett (poster); Snake-Eyes (poster); Shipwreck (poster); Torpedo (poster); Roadblock (poster); Rock N Roll (poster); 4 more Joes with faces concealed

  17. #16 cover 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #157 Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama; Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: Rock N Roll

  18. #17 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #157 Retailer Incentive Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama

    Characters: Rock N Roll

  19. #18 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158 Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama; Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: G.I. Joe

  20. #19 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158 Retailer Incentive Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama

    Characters: Snake-Eyes; Scarlett

  21. #20 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #159 Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama; Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: Destro

  22. #21 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #159 Retailer Incentive Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama

    Characters: Destro

  23. #22 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #160 Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama; Mario Faggella
    • Inks Mario Faggella
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: Cobra; G.I. Joe

  24. #23 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #159 Retailer Incentive Cover

    • Pencils Larry Hama

    Characters: same as Cover A

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