G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero issue 126 was published by Marvel Comics with a cover date of July 1992 at a cover price of 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP.
Firefly’s revealed as the mysterious Red Ninja Warlord from issue 124 and gets the drop on both the Joes and Cobra agents by capturing them all to brainwash to his will via a brainwave scanner. We also learn how he escaped the freighter he was trapped in alongside everyone else in issue #98 by Cobra Commander. Also revealed is Firefly’s origins, as he was originally recruited by the Commander in flashbacks to assassinate Snake Eyes, and how Zartan was later brought in to complete the job after Firefly witnesses a ninja challenge involving Snake Eyes showing he would’ve been no match for him
Main story credits: written by Larry Hama; pencils by Andrew Wildman; inks by Randy Emberlin.
Issue catalogued from the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Contents
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#0 cover 1 pp Meet Firefly : He Knows Where the Bodies are Buried !
- Pencils Andrew Wildman
- Inks Andrew Wildman
Characters: Firefly; Hard Master (dying; flashback as image off of his mask); Cobra Commander (paying him as flashback image off mask); Arashikage Family portrait (all as one image in flashback off his mask)
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#1 comic story 20 pp Firefly !
- Script Larry Hama
- Pencils Andrew Wildman
- Inks Randy Emberlin
- Colors Bob Sharen
- Letters Rick Parker
Characters: G.I. Joe; Jinx (flashback photo)]; Cobra; Hard Master (flashback); Soft Master (flashback)
Firefly's revealed as the mysterious Red Ninja Warlord from issue 124 and gets the drop on both the Joes and Cobra agents by capturing them all to brainwash to his will via a brainwave scanner. We also learn how he escaped the freighter he was trapped in alongside everyone else in issue #98 by Cobra Commander. Also revealed is Firefly's origins, as he was originally recruited by the Commander in flashbacks to assassinate Snake Eyes, and how Zartan was later brought in to complete the job after Firefly witnesses a ninja challenge involving Snake Eyes showing he would've been no match for him
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#2 in-house column 1 pp (untitled)
- Script Stan Lee
- Pencils ? (signed)
- Inks ? (signed)
- Letters typeset
Characters: Spider-Man; Morbius; Green Goblin
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#3 character profile 2 pp G.I. Joe Dossier
- Script Larry Hama
- Pencils Ron Frenz
- Inks Steve Mitchell
- Letters typeset
Characters: Gung-Ho
character profile on Gung-Ho.
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#4 letters page 1 pp (untitled)
- Script Larry Hama
- Letters typeset
Characters: Firefly
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