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Cover for G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #1

Marvel Comics · June 1982

G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #1

From G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero · Issue #1

  • Cover Herb Trimpe
  • Script Larry Hama
  • Pencils Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin
  • Inks Bob McLeod, Jack Abel
  • Colors Jean-Marie Borbouse
  • Letters Jim Novak, Rick Parker

G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero issue 1 was published by Marvel Comics with a cover date of June 1982 at a cover price of 1.50 USD.

Cobra has captured a prominent nuclear physicist, and the G.I. Joe team is formed to get her back. Scarlett and Snake-Eyes are left to fend for themselves in the desert as Rock N Roll is ordered to deliver a sensitive package to Stalker and Clutch waiting to get it back to Hawk. Rock N Roll then returns to save them just as both Scarlett and Snake-Eyes run out of ammo, and all three escape as Stalker and Clutch return to Hawk on a flight back to the States.

Main story credits: written by Larry Hama; pencils by Herb Trimpe, Don Perlin; inks by Bob McLeod, Jack Abel.

Catalogue note: Double-Sized first issue; Printed on nicer paper with glossy cover. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #9.

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

Contents

  1. #0 cover 1 pp

    (untitled)

    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Bob McLeod
  2. #1 character profile 1 pp

    G. I. Joe Weapons Profile: Code Name: HAL

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Herb Trimpe
  3. #2 comic story 28 pp

    Operation: Lady Doomsday

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Bob McLeod
    • Colors Jean-Marie Borbouse
    • Letters Jim Novak

    Cobra has captured a prominent nuclear physicist, and the G.I. Joe team is formed to get her back.

  4. #3 character profile 2 pp

    G.I. Joe Classified File: The Pit

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Herb Trimpe
  5. #4 comic story 10 pp

    ... Hot Potato!

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Don Perlin
    • Inks Jack Abel
    • Colors Jean-Marie Borbouse
    • Letters Rick Parker

    Characters: Colonel Sharif; Guardians of Paradise (antagonists)

    Scarlett and Snake-Eyes are left to fend for themselves in the desert as Rock N Roll is ordered to deliver a sensitive package to Stalker and Clutch waiting to get it back to Hawk. Rock N Roll then returns to save them just as both Scarlett and Snake-Eyes run out of ammo, and all three escape as Stalker and Clutch return to Hawk on a flight back to the States.

  6. #5 character profile 1 pp

    G.I. Joe Classified File: Scarlett

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Al Milgrom
    • Letters typeset
  7. #6 character profile 1 pp

    G.I. Joe Classified File: Breaker

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Al Milgrom
    • Letters typeset
  8. #7 character profile 1 pp

    G.I. Joe Classified File: Flash

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Al Milgrom
    • Letters typeset
  9. #8 character profile 1 pp

    G.I. Joe Classified File: Stalker

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Al Milgrom
    • Letters typeset
  10. #9 character profile 1 pp

    G.I. Joe Weapons Profile: VAMP

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Herb Trimpe
  11. #10 character profile 1 pp

    G.I. Joe Weapons Profile: Code Name: MOBAT

    • Script Larry Hama
    • Pencils Herb Trimpe
    • Inks Herb Trimpe

Indexer notes

Double-Sized first issue; Printed on nicer paper with glossy cover. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #9.

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