G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #43

Contents

1. #0 cover 1 pp

   (untitled)

   • Pencils Mike Zeck
   • Inks John Beatty

   Characters: Grim Reaper

   Grim Reaper shooting M-60 machine gun.

2. #1 comic story 22 pp

   Crossroads

   • Script Larry Hama
   • Pencils Rod Whigham
   • Inks Andy Mushynsky
   • Colors George Roussos
   • Letters Joe Rosen

   Characters: Ramon Escobedo (flashback); Dickie Saperstein (flashback); Springfield Police; Sister Agnes; Sister Theresa; unnamed driver (death)

   Wade renounces Cobra after having a talk with Snake-Eyes and Stalker, taking his new family with him. The Soft Master sacrifices his life after escaping from Springfield when he deflects one of Scrap-Iron's missiles launched at a crashed car containing Candy, a drunk driver, and Billy (crashed at a train signal), but he launches another one after given the sign by Firefly to eliminate any possible witnesses, thereby killing the three in the car.

3. #2 comics-form advertising 2 pp

   Where's the Cap'n?

   • Pencils Ron Frenz

   Cap'n Crunch has disappeared, and as Spider-Man searches for clues he finds a bottle floating in the sea, and inside is a letter that has a secret code.

4. #3 in-house column 1 pp

   (untitled)

   • Script Jim Shooter
   • Letters typeset
5. #4 letters page 1 pp

   (untitled)

   • Letters typeset
6. #5 promo 1 pp

   Time is Running Out

   • Pencils John Romita
   • Inks John Romita
   • Letters typeset