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Cover for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #23

IDW Publishing · October 2019

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #23

From G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero · Issue #23

  • Cover Albert Humbert
  • Script Larry Hama
  • Pencils Albert Humbert, Martin Rep
  • Inks M'Aa, Joe Antonacci, Ana Hinojosa
  • Colors Jevon Phillips
  • Letters Jan Mintaraga

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero issue 23 was published by IDW Publishing with a cover date of October 2019 at a cover price of 17.99 USD.

In Shazidar, Dusty and Cover Girl’s team meets up with Airborne’s squad as they escort the aid workers and children. The Joes rendezvous with Wild Bill in a C-130 but only two of their three vehicles can board, forcing Cover Girl to abandon a Chenowth full of C-4. When Green Morning rebels stop to collect the explosives, Joystick fires his last drone missile at them, detonating the explosives. Meanwhile in Kansas, Destro and Baroness fight their way out of the Revanche silo but Alpha 001 Prime follows them to the surface. Alpha 001 places Destro and Baroness under its control. Sean is spotted by Cobra surveillance, convincing them that the original Snake Eyes is still alive. Sightline’s new leg contains a tracking device which Mainframe removes, intending to use it to send Cobra false intelligence. On Memorial Day, Storm Shadow and Stalker visit the memorial wall; Roadblock and Duke place flowers on the graves of the dead Joes; Hawk holds a ceremony at the Pit; Darklonian troops stakeout Sneak Peek’s grave hoping to ambush Katya, but she outfoxes them; the Joes at Fort Wadsworth host a barbecue; Scarlett takes a lone ferry ride; at Snake Eyes’ empty cabin, Timber howls at the moon. While Alpha-001 continues placing the Iron Grenadiers under its control, Zartan summons Crystal Ball to a meeting with the Dreadnoks. Elsewhere, the retired Oktober Guard get wind of Cobra’s latest plot and decide to get involved. Snake Eyes and Scarlett stop terrorists from destroying the Statue of Liberty, while Cobra Commander plots to brainwash Snake Eyes. Lightfoot and Lowlight battle Destro and damage his hand; this liberates his artificial hand from Revanche control and he uses it to liberate the Baroness. The Oktober Guard take an airplane out of Trucial Abysnia. Sean celebrates his birthday and Scarlett finds it difficult to see how close he and Dawn are becoming. Zartan gathers the Dreadnoks to inform them of Cobra’s plan to brainwash Snake Eyes, which he intends to stop.

Main story credits: written by Larry Hama; pencils by Albert Humbert, Martin Rep; inks by M’Aa, Joe Antonacci, Ana Hinojosa.

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

Contents

  1. #0 cover 1 pp

    (untitled)

    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks Albert Humbert
    • Colors Bob McLain
  2. #1 introduction 4 pp

    (untitled)

  3. #2 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #261 Cover

    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks Albert Humbert
    • Colors Bob McLain
  4. #3 comic story 20 pp

    Artificial Intelligence Part 1

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks M'Aa
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: G. I. Joe; Violette; Idun; Freda; Blue Ninjas; Destro; Baroness; Iron Grenadiers; Green Morning

    In Shazidar, Dusty and Cover Girl's team meets up with Airborne's squad as they escort the aid workers and children. The Joes rendezvous with Wild Bill in a C-130 but only two of their three vehicles can board, forcing Cover Girl to abandon a Chenowth full of C-4. When Green Morning rebels stop to collect the explosives, Joystick fires his last drone missile at them, detonating the explosives. Meanwhile in Kansas, Destro and Baroness fight their way out of the Revanche silo but Alpha 001 Prime follows them to the surface.

  5. #4 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #261 John Royle Variant Cover

    • Pencils John Royle
    • Inks M'Aa
    • Colors Snoid Studios Köllerbach
  6. #5 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #262 Cover

    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks Albert Humbert
    • Colors Bob McLain

    Characters: Ripcord

  7. #6 comic story 20 pp

    Artificial Intelligence Part 2

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks M'Aa; Joe Antonacci
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Jan Mintaraga

    Characters: Destro; Baroness; Alpha 001; Iron Grenadiers; G.I. Joe; Clutch; Stalker; Jinx; Agent Helix; Snake Eyes ]; Dr. Claire Hauser; Milo; Roland; Granny Demon; Leonard; Masaru; Cobra

    Alpha 001 places Destro and Baroness under its control. Sean is spotted by Cobra surveillance, convincing them that the original Snake Eyes is still alive. Sightline's new leg contains a tracking device which Mainframe removes, intending to use it to send Cobra false intelligence.

  8. #7 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #262 John Royle Variant Cover

    • Pencils John Royle
    • Inks M'Aa
    • Colors Snoid Studios Köllerbach
  9. #8 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #263 Cover

    • Pencils Martin Rep
    • Inks Martin Rep
    • Colors Ryan Pancoast

    Characters: G. I. Joe

  10. #9 comic story 20 pp

    All Gave Some. Some Gave All.

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Martin Rep
    • Inks Joe Antonacci; Ana Hinojosa
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Jan Mintaraga

    Characters: G.I. Joe; Wade Collins; Mr. Greer; Mrs. Greer; Raymond; Granny Demon; Red Ninjas; Katya; Timber

    On Memorial Day, Storm Shadow and Stalker visit the memorial wall; Roadblock and Duke place flowers on the graves of the dead Joes; Hawk holds a ceremony at the Pit; Darklonian troops stakeout Sneak Peek's grave hoping to ambush Katya, but she outfoxes them; the Joes at Fort Wadsworth host a barbecue; Scarlett takes a lone ferry ride; at Snake Eyes' empty cabin, Timber howls at the moon.

  11. #10 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #264 Dan Fraga Variant Cover

    • Pencils Joseph Schmalke
    • Inks Dan Fraga
    • Colors Dan Wright
  12. #11 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #264 Cover

    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks Albert Humbert
    • Colors Jevon Phillips

    Characters: Destro; Baroness

  13. #12 comic story 20 pp

    Artificial Intelligence Part 3

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks M'Aa
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Jan Mintaraga

    Characters: Baroness; Destro; Iron Grenadiers; Alpha-001; Crystal Ball; Zartan; Oktober Guard; G.I. Joe; Scarlett; Lift-Ticket; Lowlight; Stalker]; Ricardo; Oscar; Marcella; Cobra

    While Alpha-001 continues placing the Iron Grenadiers under its control, Zartan summons Crystal Ball to a meeting with the Dreadnoks. Elsewhere, the retired Oktober Guard get wind of Cobra's latest plot and decide to get involved. Snake Eyes and Scarlett stop terrorists from destroying the Statue of Liberty, while Cobra Commander plots to brainwash Snake Eyes.

  14. #13 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #265 Dan Fraga Variant Cover

    • Pencils Dan Fraga
    • Inks Joseph Schmalke
    • Colors Dan Wright
  15. #14 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #263 S. L. Gallant Variant Cover

    • Pencils Martin Rep
    • Inks Martin Rep
    • Colors Ryan Pancoast

    Characters: G. I. Joe

  16. #15 comic story 20 pp

    Artificial Intelligence Part 4

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Albert Humbert
    • Inks M'Aa; Ana Hinojosa
    • Colors Jevon Phillips
    • Letters Jan Mintaraga

    Characters: Destro; Baroness; Alpha-001; G.I. Joe; Scarlett; Jinx; Agent Helix; Snake Eyes; Budo]; Ishmael; Oktober Guard; Raymond; Milo; Granny Demon; Dreadnoks; Crystal Ball

    Lightfoot and Lowlight battle Destro and damage his hand; this liberates his artificial hand from Revanche control and he uses it to liberate the Baroness. The Oktober Guard take an airplane out of Trucial Abysnia. Sean celebrates his birthday and Scarlett finds it difficult to see how close he and Dawn are becoming. Zartan gathers the Dreadnoks to inform them of Cobra's plan to brainwash Snake Eyes, which he intends to stop.

  17. #16 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #263 Dan Fraga Variant Cover

    • Pencils Dan Fraga
    • Inks Dan Fraga
    • Colors Jacques Bergier
  18. #17 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #261 Klaus Scherwinski Variant Cover

    • Pencils Shawn Richter
    • Inks Shawn Richter
    • Colors Shawn Richter
  19. #18 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #262 Blacky Shepherd Variant Cover

    • Pencils Dave Santana
    • Inks Dave Santana
    • Colors Dave Santana
  20. #19 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #263 S. L. Gallant Incentive Variant Cover

    • Pencils Martin Rep
    • Inks Martin Rep
    • Colors Ryan Pancoast
  21. #20 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #264 Tim Lattie Variant Cover

    • Pencils Dickie McKenzie
    • Inks Dickie McKenzie
    • Colors Dickie McKenzie
  22. #21 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #265 Sean Beck Variant Cover

    • Pencils Zosia Dzierżawska
    • Inks Zosia Dzierżawska
    • Colors Zosia Dzierżawska
  23. #22 cover reprint 1 pp

    G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #263 Greater Austin ComicCon Exclusive Cover

    • Pencils Carey Hall
    • Inks Carey Hall
    • Colors Chris Beaver

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