G.I. Joe Comic Archive: Marvel Comics 1982-1984

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Guys, I am working on this with the help of darthzartan, ceraurus and Shin and character info by tkjaer21 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/members/tkjaer21.html). I will keep this thread closed for comments.We will have an update log where you guys can make posts and ask questions. This is just a start and as time progress the archive will grow! We will have every issue in this archive including action force, battle files,ect,ect..If anyone would like to contribute to this archive then please send me a pm with the issue you want to cover. I already have a few locked but feel free to ask. We have 155 issues to this run to cover!

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Run) Issues 1-155

Quick-access index: 1-10 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive.html#post261843), 11-20 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-2.html#post262169), 21-30 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-3.html#post262509), 31-40 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-4.html#post263442), 41-50 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-5.html#post263899), 51-60 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-6.html#post265212), 61-70 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-7.html#post265243), 71-80 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-official-gi-joe-comic-book-archive-8.html#post265264), 81-90 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-9.html#post268782), 91-100 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-10.html#post297854), 101-110 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-11.html#post318930), 111-120 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-12.html#post318969), 121-130 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-13.html#post318999), 131-140 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-14.html#post319022), 141-150 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-15.html#post319187), 151-155 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-real-american-hero-vol-1-a-16.html#post319209)

Digital Issues (reprints): 1-3 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-marvel-comics-1982-1984-a-22.html#post413729); 4-6 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/16572-g-i-joe-comic-archive-marvel-comics-1982-1984-a-23.html#post413739)

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G.I. Joe Issue #1 Operation Lady Doomsday
This folks was the start of G.I JOE as we know it. This issue was a milestone for the franchise. Most people only knew Joe as a 12” inch figure, the real fighting man. When G.I JOE made a comeback in the early 80,s no one realized how important this issue would be. The toys were now in a 3/34 format and with this a whole world of possibilities opened up. This issue contained two stories and introduced us to the original team. We were mesmerized by snake eyes, scarlet, Rock and roll, hawk, breaker, short fuze, zap, stalker, clutch, steeler, grand slam, flash and grunt for the first time. We were also introduced to the evil forces of Cobra as well; cobra commander, the baroness and of course the cobra troops. This issue was considered a stand alone story but the events portrayed had a major impact on the history of the comic years latter. This was also Dr. Adele Burkhart first appearance.
Title: Operation Lady Doomsday
2nd story Title: Hot Potato

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Synopsis and review by ceraurus

Synopsis:
As this issue opens, a U.S. research station at the North Pole recently has been attacked. Uncertain exactly what happened, the U.S. military sends in four members of the G.I. Joe team – Stalker, Breaker, Scarlett, and Snake Eyes – to determine whether the Russians at a nearby arctic research station had anything to do with the attack.

Upon arriving at the Russian station, the Joe team discovers that the crew is dead. What’s more, the station houses an ultra-low frequency wave transmitter, designed to affect human emotions by generating fear and paranoia. The Joes also encounter Kwinn, an imposing Eskimo who wears a weasel skull necklace and wields a .30 caliber machine gun. Kwinn turns out to be quite an adversary and manages to get the better of the Joes. After confiscating their guns, Kwinn reveals he was hired by the Russian government to recover the frequency modulator from the “fear” machine. Apparently, the Russians in the station were beaming fear waves at the U.S. but themselves succumbed to its effects. Filled with paranoia, the Russian crew killed the American scientists before dying of exposure. After finishing his story, Kwinn leaves the Joes – lacking supplies – to die in the cold as he races to deliver the modulator to Russian agents waiting at the coast.

Yet all is not lost. In grand MacGyver fashion, the G.I. Joe team manages to construct an ice boat out of parts from a downed airplane. They race to head off Kwinn before his rendezvous. Kwinn manages to avoid an ambush and again has the Joes at gunpoint. It becomes clear the Eskimo is conflicted – he abhors giving the modulator to the Russians but he must uphold his contract. Once more, Kwinn takes off on his sled to deliver the modulator as scheduled. The Russians get their prize, but Kwinn has more tricks up his sleeve. He gave the Joes their weapons back but left the firing pins on his weasel skull necklace a mile behind. As they wait for their submarine to come and take them home, the Russian agents must get to the firing pins before the G.I. Joe team, who start out four miles away from the necklace. The issue closes with a scene of Stalker, Breaker, Scarlett, and Snake Eyes marching in the snow...Snake Eyes is wearing the weasel skull necklace.

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One of the all-time G.I. Joe classics, this issue has a clear, tight plot line with a superb and memorable ending. To top it off, this comic introduces fan-favorite Kwinn, who plays an important part in subsequent story lines. This story was instrumental in developing my love for G.I. Joe as a 9-year-old, and it remains one of my favorites. As tribute to this issue, Hasbro recently released a Snake Eyes figure, wearing a parka and weasel skull necklace, as part of its 25th Anniversary line.

Memorable quotes:
“My God! Th-that face…” – Military officer, after seeing Snake Eyes without his mask.

“They are four miles from it to your one…but they are trackers…and you are not!” – Kwinn, describing the precarious situation he has left for the Russian agents.

The Joes - Stalker, Breaker, Scarlett, and Snake-Eyes
Additional Characters - Kwinn the Eskimo (First appearance)

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Synopsis and review by ceraurus

Synopsis:
In the opening scene, the G.I. Joe team has captured a Cobra stronghold and is in the process of rounding up prisoners and confiscating a large battle robot. The Joes are ordered to dismantle the robot and haul it back to the PIT (the G.I. Joe headquarters) for analysis.

Later, Hawk and Scarlett attend a tea social at the Chaplain’s Assistant School, which is built above the top-secret Joe base hidden deep below. The rest of the team attends to other matters, such as catching a bite to eat or cleaning weapons. Little do they know their earlier mission was part a ruse by Cobra to attempt to infiltrate the PIT – ancient Greek style. On the lowest level of the PIT, a timer in the robot becomes activated, and one bulky, metal hand starts to crawl across the floor. The robot’s first task is to seal the blast doors to any occupied room, trapping whoever’s inside. After accomplishing this, the robot begins to assemble itself.

The Joes rely on quick-thinking to extricate themselves. In one room Steeler provides some muscle to open a door, while in the other room Flash uses his laser rifle to burn his way out. Unfortunately, the robot has already completed its assembly and begins to work its way out of the PIT. If the robot makes it out of the heavily-shielded base, a signal will be sent to Cobra revealing the location of the Joe team’s hidden headquarters. Cobra Commander waits with a strike team ready to attack once the signal is received.

Through teamwork, the Joes fight off the robot and slow its steady ascent. Up above at the tea social, the sounds of battle rise through the floor vents. Hawk and Scarlett do their best to convince the partygoers – who are unaware there is a highly classified base beneath their feet – nothing is going on. Down below, Steeler, Breaker, and Clutch trick the robot into falling into an elevator shaft, and the massive automaton breaks into pieces at the bottom. It’s not over yet, because mechanical tentacles slither out of the robot’s head and it resumes its mission. Flash shoots the head as it tries to crawl up and out of the base. Full of even more surprises, the damaged head opens and tiny, four-legged robots crawl out. Resembling spiders, these transmitter-bearing robots scurry off in all directions. The Joes scour the PIT, hunting and destroying all of the tiny robots…all but one. The last spider has just made it to the top level – crawling out of the floor vent right in the middle of the tea social. Just in time, Scarlett smashes the robot with her foot, sending pieces back down the vent. The day is saved! With no signal telling them where the G.I. Joe base is, the Cobra strike team turns around and goes home. Is it their imagination, or do the partygoers hear the sound of celebration coming from below?

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This issue continues the strong beginning for the G.I. Joe comic series. As with the previous issue, this is a thoughtfully-crafted and well-contained storyline with a solid ending. We get a chance to see the Joes spend extended time in the PIT as they try to keep the robot from escaping, and we’re treated to some humorous moments as Hawk and Scarlett attempt to keep the presence of a high-tech military base a secret from the Chaplain’s Assistants. As usual, the dialog among the Joes team members is light-hearted, even as their dealing with a deadly situation.

Memorable Quotes:
"Yessir! A half dozen Cobra troopers thought they had ol' Snake Eyes disarmed! Shoot, General! He shouldn't be allowed to carry that thing in his boot--it's gotta be against the Geneva Convention!" – Breaker, to General Flagg when asked whether there were any injuries during the assault of the Cobra stronghold.

"Holy spit!" – Steeler, while dodging the robot's attack and simultaneously delighting a certain 9-year-old reading the comic back in '82.

The Joes - Rock N Roll, Scarlett, Hawk, Flash, Breaker, Steeler, Clutch, Snake Eyes, Stalker, Zap, General Flagg
Cobra - Cobra Commander

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*note-This issue is a reprint of number 4

First Strike, a paramilitary group funded by Cobra, has a base in Montana that Hawk and Grunt with support from Snake-Eyes infiltrate. First Strike is lead by Vance Wingfield and their mission is to start world war III. They have two nuclear bombs. One is put on a B-29 bomber and flown towards Russia and the other will be detonated here in America. Hawk is able shoot down the B-29 thereby collapsing First Strike's primary plan. The secondary plan is detonate the second bomb right underneath the compound. Vance Wingfield's wife shoots him in the back just after starting the countdown. The rest of the Joe team invades the compound to support Grunt & Snake-Eyes. Zap & Grunt then disarm the nuclear warhead and save the day.

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G.I. Joe #5- "Tanks for the Memorie
Writer: Larry Hama
Penciller: Don Perlin
Summary: To prove a point to the Joint Chiefs, General Flagg has arranged for Steeler, Clutch and Breaker to drive the MOBAT in New York City's Armed Forces Day Parade. At the Pit, the three are cleaning up their tank and give the readers a tour of all its special features....while trying to impress Scarlett. Cobra finds out about the MOBAT's presence through a tap in airport security (hmmm) and decides to schedule a visit. Disguised as the "Springfield Drum and Bugle Corps" (who Breaker admits is the "worst marching band he's ever heard"), Cobra tries to capture the MOBAT in the midst of the parade. The Joes lead the Cobras on a chase through midtown Manhattan, managing to hide their large tank and evade pursuers. Depsite having no live ammo, they capture the Cobras by making creative use of the tank's external soundsystem and Breaker's bubble gum (they broadcast a loud "POP" and tell the Cobras that it was a warning shot. They immediately surrender). Clutch even locates Cobra's local base-- directly beneath the grandstand of the Joint Chiefs! Clutch crashes the MOBAT into the grandstand, and out pop a gaggle of Cobras, plus Cobra Commander and the Baroness. General Flagg has a face-to-face showdown with the head snake, but hesitates since the Commander is standing amidst a Girl Scout troop. Cobra Commander grazes Flagg in the temple with a bullet and makes his escape. When Flagg, a former marksman, is asked by Clutch why he didn't take the shot, Flagg simply whispers: "that's because we're the good guys".
Notes:


This may have been the only time General Flagg and Cobra Commander were face-to-face with each other.
This was the second issue to have its own animated commercial. In addition to the MOBAT, it was re-worked to sell the new Cobra figures that would be arriving, soon.
Both Steeler and Clutch enjoy flirting with Scarlett.
When Steeler is showing off the MOBAT's computers, Scarlett asks him: "Can I plug in a PAC-MAN cartridge"? Definitely 1982.
The Baroness has her beauty mark--which disappeared for the second half of issue #1
The way Cobra delivers information from the airport to Cobra Central is interesting. Shows that they have undercover contacts all over the country. Somewhat disturbing.
The Cobra courier, at one point, delivers the information to a "Mrs. Hood"
The password to get into Cobra Commanders' main bunker is "the mongoose, too, must die".
Cobra Commander is seen shooting target practice dummies of Stalker, Snake-Eyes and Scarlett.
Most importantly, this was the first mention of "Springfield", Cobra's true base of operations. A member of the grand stand jokes: "which one? There must be a Springfield in every state". I still say the Simpsons ripped off G.I. Joe with that town name.
While the first few pages are a tour of the MOBAT, they're not a toy advertisement. The MOBAT toy only fit one guy, waist-deep, in its turret. In the comics, the MOBAT seats three men fully and has room to spare.
-Funny moment where Steeler is using the MOBAT's telescope functions to "keep abreast of the rear guard situation"-- which means he's checking out a majorette's ass.
Once again, Cobra is using subterfuge in their tactics. More proof that they weren't just an "evil army that attacks ya'"
Second spotlight on the "MOBAT team" of Steeler, Clutch and Breaker. These three always seemed to appear together in the early issues.

Appearances:
Characters (with figures): Scarlett, Clutch, Breaker, Steeler Characters (no action figures, or "comic-only" characters): Cobra Commander. Baroness. General Flagg. General Austin. Several unnamed Joint Chiefs.
Vehicles and stuff (toys): MOBAT
Courtesy of ES' GI Joe Comic Index Option 38 Comics - GI Joe Comic Book Index! (http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/)

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G.I. Joe #6- "To Fail is to Conquer.. to Succeed is to Die (Ancient Afghan Proverb)"
Writer: Larry Hama
Penciller: Herb Trimpe
Summary: when an experimental US plane is shot down over Afghanistan, both the US and Russia race to recover it. Steeler, Clutch, Breaker, Stalker, Scarlett and Flash are air-dropped into Afgahinstan along with their easy-to-assemble Rough Terrain Vehicle (RTV). Meanwhile, back in the lower levels of the Pit, none other than HAWK appears to be radio'ing the mission details to Cobra! The Afghan team meet their CIA contact and an Afghani tribesman named Ahmed. After loading the cargo onto the RTV, they head for the coast of Pakistan, but soon run into the Russian contingent: the October Guard! After a small firefight (apparently both sides are lousy shots), they resort to hand-to-hand combat. Before either side can get an advantage, Cobra Commander and his troops show up and surround them.
Notes:


For the first time, a story is "..to be continued!"
Funny scene where the team is lounging around the Pit and Stalker says "Uh-oh, Hawk looks like he's got another mission for us". Hawk answers affirmative and Stalker replies: "Dag! I must be getting psychotic". Hawk corrects him: "you mean psychic". Stalker responds: "yeah, that too!"
This is the first mention of the Joe's usual airfield: McGuire AFB in New Jersey.
Steeler and Clutch both continue their flirting with Scarlett. Clutch asks her: "hey Scarlett, if you get sick of staring at Steeler's ugly mug, you can hop in the VAMP with me and we can, uh, run out of gas somewhere". Clutch was a fun, sleazy comic relief for the first 3 years of the book.
Scarlett's dialogue indicates that she might have a Georgia accent. "Ya'll" and stuff like that. She was never (or rarely) written like that, again.
While "Grand Slam" is shown as a mission particpant on the de-briefing screen, it's actually FLASH who is on the mission. The second early mix-up of the two characters (see issue #1). Somewhat understandable, since their action figures were nearly identical.
Stalker is definitely in charge of the operation. Affirming his early role as second-in-command of the team. Something that was carried over into the first 5-part cartoon series.
"Schrage" is also labelled as "Scrage" on one page.
"Daina" is also labelled as "Daini" on one page.
Once again, it's a Cold War era plot.

Appearances:
Characters (with figures): Scarlett, Clutch, Breaker, Steeler, Stalker, Breaker, Flash, Hawk, rest of team in cameos. Cobra Commander (I'm moving him to the "figures" classification, since his figure was released around this time as a mail-in premium). Characters (no action figures, or "comic-only" characters): Ahmed the Afgahni. Unnamed CIA guy.
Vehicles and stuff (toys): VAMP
Vehicles and stuff (not toys): RTV
Firsties:
Characters (no action figures, or "comic-only" characters): October Guard: Col. Brekhov, Schrage, Stormavik, Daina, Horrorshow
Vehicles and stuff (not toys): RTV, October Guard's "Kremlin Kiddie Kar".
Courtesy of ES' GI Joe Comic Index (http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/)

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Cobra has captured both the Joe and October Guard teams as well as the spy plane parts they are fighting over. Both teams escape and form a pact to recapture the plane parts from Cobra. They invade a Cobra bunker, and survive several traps. Both teams meet at the RTV that is holding the parts inside the bunker, and the Joe team is able to escape from Cobra and the October Guard with the RTV. Once they reach the extraction point, they learn that they had been decoys and the spy plane parts where taken out another way.

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The Joes battle strange Cobra robots intent on shooting down the space shuttle.

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Clutch and Scarlett, with support by Snake-Eyes and Stalker, are given a mission to protect a State Department diplomat named Brain Hassell, actually a Cobra agent. Clutch and Scarlett fight off several Cobra attacks that are intended to make the Joes believe that Hassell is a legitimate target. Snake-Eyes and Stalker do investigating around the world, always running into Cobra trouble. Brian Hassell turns on Scarlett and Clutch and attempts to kill an Ambassador from Al-Alwai. The assassination attempt fails.

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Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, and Zap are captured by the Baroness and brought to Springfield, Cobra's headquarters. There Snake-Eyes is subjected to the brainwave scanner that is run by Dr. Venom. Snake-Eyes past is revealed to Dr. Venom in his search for the GI Joe base. Scarlett and Zap are in a prison cell with a little boy, who helps them escape. They collect Snake-Eyes and escape from the town, the boy elects to stay behind.
Dr. Venom (First appearance) Billy (First appearance)

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In Alaska, the GI Joe team is fighting against Cobra to protect an oil pipeline. New Joe team members show up to help in the fight. An unseen Cobra specialist (Destro) is trying to steal plutonium from a nuclear power plant. The Joes are able foil him and prevent Cobra from getting such a powerful weapon.
The Joes - Airborne(First appearance), Doc(First appearance), Gung-Ho(First appearance), Hawk, Rock 'n' Roll, Snow Job(First appearance), Snake-Eyes, Zap
Additional Joe Appearances: Breaker, General Flagg, Grand Slam, Scarlett, Short-Fuse, Steeler, Wild Bill (First appearance)
Cobra - Baroness, Cobra Commander, Destro (First appearance, known only as "the specialist"; face not shown)

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The Joes attempt to gain information about a Cobra operation in the fictional South American country of Sierra Gordo.The Baroness bombs the bunker that Snake eyes, Kwinn and Dr Venom was in.
The Joes -Scarlett, Clutch, Breaker, General Flagg, Hawk, Stalker, Snake Eyes, Gung Ho
Cobra- Baroness, Scarface (Cobra Courier), Miscellaneous Cobra Troops Additional Characters - Dr. Venom, Kwinn, Scarface - Cobra Courier (First appearance)

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Gung-Ho, Stalker and Breaker are in need of help in Sierra Gordo. Hawk leads Scarlett, Rock 'n' Roll, Grunt, Torpedo and Doc on a mission rescue them. In the process of this rescue the Joes gather some very important planted information about Cobra. Snake-Eyes, Kwinn, and Dr. Venom are presumed dead.
The Joes - Breaker, Doc, Grunt, Gung-Ho, Hawk, Rock 'n' Roll, Scarlett, Stalker, Torpedo (First appearance)
Cobra - Baroness, Cobra Commander, Destro, Scarface
Additional Characters - Sierra Gordo mercenaries Richter (deceased) (First appearance), Emil (deceased) (First appearance)

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Destro attacks as Kwinn, Dr. Venom, and Snake-Eyes form an uneasy truce to get out of the sunken bunker and escape Sierra Gordo.
The Joes - Snake Eyes, Hawk, Scarlett, Breaker, Doc, Stalker, Gung-Ho, Grunt, Zap, Clutch, Rock 'n' Roll, Wild Bill, Ace (First appearance) para viper (first appearance) Bazooka viper (first appearance)
Cobra - Destro, Baroness, Cobra Commander

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In Sierra Gordo, Snake-Eyes, Kwinn & Dr. Venom have escaped from the underwater bunker they were trapped in. They are able to sneak out an airplane with Florida as their destination. Along the way they are fighting each other the entire way. Finally, the trio crashes on the beach in Miami, where they are arrested. Cobra's lawyers are there quickly to bail out Dr. Venom. Meanwhile in Springfield, Destro expresses his love to the Baroness and his plot to get Cobra Commander captured.
The Joes - Snake-Eyes
Additional Joes - Breaker, Grunt, Hawk, Scarlett, Stalker
Cobra - Baroness, Cobra Commander, Destro, Dr. Venom, Major Bludd (First appearance)
Additional Characters – Kwinn

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The US forces are protecting the Capitol building in Washington DC, when Cobra's actual target is the US Treasury. As the battle rages at the Treasury with GI Joe, the Baroness crashes her HISS tank to avoid Major Bludd shooting Destro. Her tank explodes with her in it. Hawk is shot in the back by Cobra Commander.
Cover girl (First Appearance) Tripwire (First Appearance)

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Hawk and the Baroness are rushed to the hospital. Cobra Commander, Dr. Venom and Destro are able to escape. Major Bludd is captured by Stalker and Grand Slam. Scarface is also able to escape and heads to Coney Island. And finally Snake-Eyes and Kwinn also escape from there jail cell in Miami and go to get revenge on Scarface and Dr. Venom.
Ace (First Appearance)

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The Joes, Destro, Snake-Eyes, and Kwinn all converge on the hide-out of the Cobra officer known as Scar-Face, who is eventually captured by the Joes.

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The Joes battle Cobra above G.I. Joe HQ. Major Bludd escapes with the wounded Baroness.
*Death of General Flagg
*Death of Scare Face
*Death of Dr. Venom
*Death of Kwinn the Eskimo
*1st Pitt is Destroyed

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Clutch goes on leave, and finds out his best friend is in the unwilling employ of Cobra.

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Gi Joe Issue #21

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*First Appearance of Roadblock and Duke
*General Flagg is laid to rest
The Joes are repairing The Pit after a Cobra attack. Snake-Eyes flies off to bury Kwinn. The Joes attend General Flagg's funeral, Dr. Venom is buried in Potter's field and finally Major Bludd takes the badly burned Baroness to a Dr. Hundtkinder in Switerland to repair her body.

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Cobra Commander is captured in Switzerland, of all places, where Major Bludd has taken the Baroness for corrective plastic surgery.

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Cobra Commander escapes from a portable fortress in the Rockies, with some help from Storm Shadow. Storm Shadow ends up getting captured.

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Storm Shadow taken to Alcatraz after being captured at the end of the last issue. Gung-Ho, wounded by Storm Shadow, notices that Snake-Eyes has the same tattoo that Storm Shadow has on his left arm. Storm Shadow escapes from Alcatraz. Wild Bill's frustration with Deep Six is pretty entertaining.

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Part one of a two-part story of Snake-Eyes' background. Stalker explains his history with Snake-Eyes & Tommy Arashikage(Storm Shadow) in Vietnam. Snake-Eyes meets the Soft Master who relieves the history of the Arashikage Clan & the rivalry between Snake-Eyes & Storm Shadow. Plus the death of the Hard Master by Storm Shadow.

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Part 2. Storm Shadow reveals that he did not kill his uncle, the Hard Master, but believes the job was done by someone in Cobra, which he has infiltrated to find the real killer.Snake-Eyes recruitment in GI Joe, his first meeting with Scarlett and the accident that disfigured & rendered him mute are all told. Plus, Scarlett reveals her love for Snake-Eyes.

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The Joes go after Cobra Commander in Zartan's swamp, and get into a fight with robotic Cobras.This issue also shows us the Whale for the first time.

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The Joes repair their hovercraft and continue the search for Cobra agents. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander unveils the new Crimson Guard troop division at a Cobra rally.

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The Dreadnoks trash an air base, Billy is caught nosing through Cobra files by the Baroness and Major Bludd, who plan to use him to assassinate Cobra Commander.

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Snake-Eyes takes leave at his mountain retreat, but is followed by new Joes Spirit and Airborne, but also by Destro, Firefly, and the Crimson Guard known as Fred.

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The six combatants in the High Sierras gradually recover from their wounds, with some help from the Soft Master, a member of Snake-Eyes' ninja clan. Storm Shadow returns to Cobra, and Billy's training to assassinate Cobra Commander continues.

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Gi Joe Issue #33
Billy's assassination attempt fails, and the boy is revealed by Destro to be Cobra Commander's son. Meanwhile, the Joes re-open The Pit, their HQ, and many of the Joes find themselves reassigned to desk jobs.

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Ace and Lady Jaye take a modified SkyStriker up for a flight, even as Wild Weasel and Baroness do likewise with a Rattler. A battle ensues, ends in a draw, with the two pilots saluting each other out of respect.

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Dreadnoks chase Clutch, Breaker, and Rock & Roll, who are on leave. Buzzer gets captured.

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Sea battle with the Whale, the Morays, and a whole lot of other seacraft. Frec Broca II attempts to capture Scarlett and sees Snake-Eyes with his rubber mask off.

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Tomax & Xamot attempt to capture Rip Cord & Gung-Ho at the Arbco Circus. Flint shows up to fight Xamot.
This also marks the first appearance of the twins, Footloose and Flint.

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Billy's trial. Storm Shadow breaks him loose and escapes. A troop of Joes head to Sierra Gordo to rescue Dr. Adele Burkhart. An Additional group of Joes invade a house in Staten Island..

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The Joes rescue Dr. Adele Burkhart in the jungles of Sierra Gordo, with help from a native tribe called the Tucaros. Storm Shadow begins to give Billy training as a ninja.

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Cobra Hydrofoils vs. the Joes' Battle Platform. Cobra tricks the Joes into detonating a fault line in the Gulf of Mexico that will create Cobra Island.

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The battle for Cobra Island begins, but the Joes are forced to withdraw when Cobra agents in the USA, Mexico, Cuba and the United Nations arrange for the island to be declared sovereign of Cobra.

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Having just escaped from The Pit, Buzzer has kidnapped Rip Cord's girlfriend Candy and heads to Springfield. General Austin has a heart attack and Hawk goes to visit him with Snake-Eyes and Stalker. The Soft Master breaks in the Cobra computer data banks at a police station in Springfield. Storm Shadow continues to train Billy, who abruptly leaves to confront his father, Cobra Commander. Wade Collins (Fred Broca), an old Vietnam veteran of Stalker and Snake-Eyes, reveals that he is alive and a Cobra agent..

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Wade Collins (Fred Broca) confronts Stalker and Snake-Eyes about leaving him behind in Vietnam. He was POW and then returned to the US to join up with Cobra. At the same time, the Soft Master discovers who really killed the Hard Master. As he is escaping from Springfield, he causes a car accident that includes Candy & Billy. The Soft Master stops to help when Scrap Iron fires a missile at them, the Soft Master sacrifices himself to save Billy & Candy. Then Scrap Iron kills Candy and apparently Billy.

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During a training exercise lead by Lady Jaye, a group of new Joe recruits are kidnapped by Dr. Mindbender. They are put up against Mindbender's new BATS and mutant plants called creeper bombs. After a long battle, the new Joes are able to prevail and become full members of the team.
First Appearance of Heavy Metal, Airtight, Bazooka, Crank-Case, B.A.T.S. (Battle Android Troopers) and Dr. Mindbender

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Snake-Eyes is sent a message about who killed the Hard Master. He finds Storm Shadow and gives him the news that it was Zartan. Rip Cord has infiltrated Cobra Island and is trying to find his girlfriend, Candy. Zartan and Rip Cord fight with Zartan coming out the winner and taking on Rip Cord's identity. Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow arrive on Cobra Island.
First Appearance of Alpine, Quick Kick

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Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow wreak havoc on Cobra Island in search of Zartan. Zartan who has switched places with Rip Cord, is collected by Flint's team and taken off the island. The real Rip Cord dressed as Zartan is sent away in a remote control firebat to Springfield by his girlfriend's father, Professor Appel.
First appearance of the Terror-Drome.
Death of Professor Appel

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The Joes have rescued Zartan who is posing as Rip Cord, after Doc sedates him; he is rushed back to The Pit. On Cobra Island, Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow fight to get off the island. They steal a Cobra Hydro foil, but close to escaping the ship is wrecked and Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow are thrown into the ocean with tons of sharks. After Snake-Eyes is rescued, they see Storm Shadow walk out of the ocean only to shot by the Baroness.
First Appearance of Beach Head & Wet Suit.

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Zartan posing as multiple Joes has gotten loose in The Pit and Sgt. Slaughter prevents him from escaping. Rip Cord mistaken for Zartan learns the location of Springfield and reports that back to The Pit. Storm Shadow's dead body is bagged and Dr. Mindbender takes him away.
First Appearance of Sgt Slaughter

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The Beginning of the Battle of Springfield. Rip Cord gives the Joe team the location of Cobra Headquarters, which is Springfield, Vermont. Dr. Mindbender and Destro raid the tombs of greatest leaders of all time for their DNA. Dr. Mindbender then uses the Brainwave Scanner to create Serpentor. The Joes engage in a full out attack on the city of Springfield. Serpentor immediately takes command of the Cobra ground forces as Cobra evacuates.
First Appearance of Lift Ticket, Slip Stream, Leatherneck and Serpentor

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The Battle of Springfield:
GI Joe has launched a full blown assault on Springfield, Cobra's headquarters. Hawk's Strike team makes its way to the Museum, where they rescue Rip Cord, and discover that Cobra has created the ultimate soldier, Serpentor. Storm Shadow is revived and escapes with the Dreadnoks. Cobra completely evacuates Springfield leaving GI Joe with a destroyed town and nothing to show for it.
GI Joe Special Missions: Best Defense:
Terrorists have hijacked a plane leaving from San Francisco. Hawk and Stalker visit the terrorists headquarters to get the information about the group. Beach Head, Lade Jaye and Flint get on board and take out the terrorist preventing an international crisis with Russia.

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Zarana and Zandar rescue Zartan from The Pit, which leads to a major battle in the swamps between the Dreadnoks' Thunder Machine and Cross Country's HAVOC. Storm Shadow also sneaks into The Pit..
First appearance of Cross Country, Thunder, Tollbooth, Zandar

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Serpentor returns to Cobra Island a hero, and is despised by Cobra Commander. The Commander tries to have him killed, and Serpentor turns it to his own benefit, twice. Storm Shadow, in The Pit, talks with Snake-Eyes about his recent transformation. Snake-Eyes forgives him and gives him the keys to his place up in the High Sierras.

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As an attempt to win the loyalty of the Cobra troops, Cobra Commander leads an attack on the GI Joe base, The Pit. The Joes have been suspended, so as Cobra attacks they are mostly attacking a deserted base. Hawk, along with a couple of Generals and an Admiral fight a losing battle inside The Pit. Cobra Commander and Destro are in the bottom of The Pit when it completely collapses.
First Appearance of General Hollingsworth.
Introduction and Death of Admiral Dyson, General Ryan

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Cobra has sold their first Terror Drome to the country of Sierra Gordo. Snake-Eyes disguised as Flint is dropped in to get captured as a ploy to get more information on the Terror Drome. At the bottom of the destroyed Pit, Cobra Commander and Destro are trying to figure a way out.
First Appearance of Slip Stream.

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In Sierra Gordo, Stalker leads a rescue of Snake-Eyes. As they are freeing him Stalker is shot. Snake-Eyes elects to cover the team as they evacuate him, he doesn't return with the team. Cobra Commander and Destro escape from the destroyed Pit. Then using their disguises make there way across New York. A policeman recognizes Cobra Commander and tells him his son Billy is alive.

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The Joe team makes a second assault on the Cobra Terror Drome. This time, successfully, with help from the counter revolutionaries of Sierra Gordo. The captured Snake-Eyes is sent off to the Cobra Consulate Building in Manhattan. Destro makes his return to Scotland.

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Flint and Lade Jaye go to Scotland to find Destro. Destro has returned to his family business, M.A.R.S., to discover that an imposter has been running the company in his recent absence. The real Destro then makes a deal with the Joes; they help him get his title back and he will give them the plans for the Cobra Terror Drome.
First Appearance of Sergeant Major

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Dusty and Mainframe are on a mission to gain a working Cobra Terror Drome computer. They cross a desert, sneak into a facility with a Terror Drome, uplink to Fort Wadsworth where the data is downloaded. Then they are able to escape after a fire fight. In Denver, Cobra Commander takes his son, Billy, to Fred VII.
First appearance of Dusty and Fred VII and Battle Armor Cobra Commander

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Billy has a new leg thanks to Fred VII and Cobra Commander has his new battle armor suit. Raptor uses his trained hawks and accounting skills to find a group of Joes that are testing gear in Colorado. Billy is slowing remembering things including his training with Storm Shadow and meets the Blind Master and Jinx.
First Appearance of Outback, Tunnel Rat & Raptor, Blind Master and Jinx.

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Hawk has been taken to a missile silo that is being guarded by Law & Order, Lt. Falcon, Chuckles and Fast Draw. The one problem, they have been told they are part of GI Joe, which they aren't. Dreadnoks lead by Zarana attack the missile and a battle erupts between them. At the end of the battle, Hawk grants all four of them official membership into GI Joe.
First Appearance of Law & Order, Lt. Falcon, Chuckles, Fast Draw, Monkeywrench and Zanzibar

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Stalker, Outback, Snow Job, and Quick Kick are given a special secret mission to bust out a journalist taken prisoner in Borovia. They discover that the journalist has already been released after they raid the prison. As they fight their way out, Snow Job and Quick Kick are injured. Stalker then orders Outback to leave them behind. Billy turns his back on his father. Cobra Commander then turns his back on Fred VII, who shoots Cobra Commander.

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Quick Kick, Stalker and Snow Job are sent to a gulag prison in Borovia just as Outback returns to The Pit. In Denver, Jinx and the Blind Master give Billy some much needed history of the Arashikage Clan plus reveal their relationship to Storm Shadow.

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Snake-Eyes and Scarlett get "blown up" with help from the Blind Master as a cover to go rescue Stalker, Snow Job & Quick Kick. Life in the gulag is hard for Stalker, but at least Snow Job and Quick Kick's health has improved. Billy talks to Hawk, Storm Shadow and Rip Cord about the death of the Soft Master and Candy, but refuses to betray anything about his father. Fred VII charters a boat to Cobra Island.

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Fred VII arrives on Cobra Island as Cobra Commander. The Baroness confirms him as the real Cobra Commander, even though she knows he is really Fred VII. Snake-Eyes, Scarlett and the Blind Master begin their journey to find and rescue Stalker.

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Both Cobra and GI Joe launch space shuttles to fight over a US Air Force satellite that Cobra has been using covertly. The main mission of Cobra is to prevent anybody from finding out about the Terror Drome project, so they destroy all the spy satellites. Snake-Eyes, Scarlett and the Blind Master join the circus.

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Jinx discovers were Stalker, Quick Kick and Snow Job are being imprisoned also she discovers that Snake-Eyes, Scarlett and Blind Master are in a traveling circus and all of them are currently in the same town, Pvnsk of Borovia. Storm Shadow, Billy and Jinx join up with Snake-Eyes and crew to assault Gulag #23. After rescuing the imprisoned Joes, they get some help from The White Clown getting across the border to freedom.

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Stalker, Snow Job and Quick Kick return to The Pit from Borovia. The Cobra Terror Drome paranoid ray plan is inacted for the first time in Frusenland. Flint and Lady Jaye becomes an official couple. The Blind Master discovers Tyronne.

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GI Joe is putting a small force into Freusenland to support its newest team; Battle Force 2000. The Cobra paranoid ray is causing people in Freusenland to riot. The Terror Drome paranoid ray operation is discovered by Blaster of Battle Force 2000. Cobra is kicked out of Freusenland.

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Hawk, Psyche-Out and Roadblock are sent to the US embassy in Sierra Gordo to extract Ambassador Winthrop. Destro is back with new weapons and a new army, the Iron Grenadiers. Wild Bill, Maverick and Crazylegs along with Zarana, Thrasher, Monkeywrench and load refugees take off in a cargo plane that is going to crash.

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Wild Bill, Maverick, and Crazylegs, along with Zarana, Monkeywrench and Thrasher, crash land a plane full of refugees in Sierra Gordo. Destro is playing both sides of the Sierra Gordo civil war. Hawk is on the Counter Revolutionary side of El Jefe, which Destro also cuts a deal with.

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The Joe team, Dreadnoks and refugees make their way across Sierra Gordo headed for the capital Rio Lindo. Destro and El Jefe have captured Gen. Villavaca and go to find Chip Goodfellow. The Joes, the Dreadnoks, Destro and Chip Goodfellow all come to a seaplane, where the Joes and Dreadnoks escape with Chip Goodfellow on board.

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The newly created Star Viper is sent to infiltrate The Pit III. He is discovered after stealing a black box from the Joe shuttle and then chased by a group of Joes, who can't prevent the Star Viper from escaping. On Cobra Island, Serpentor is starting his plan for the take over of Cobra from Fred VII (Cobra Commander) and the Baroness.

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Start of Cobra Civil War. Mindbender enlists the aid of the Joes to help Serpentor's side by trading the black box brought back by the Star-Viper in the previous issue.

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The Cobra Civil War continues, and Destro's Iron Grenadiers show up in force.

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The war continues, and Serpentor has captured the Baroness.

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Zartan kills Serpentor, Mindbender makes an alliance with Cobra Commander, and Destro rescues the Baroness. The war is over.

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The Joes are exiting Cobra Island after the Civil War. Hawk, Roadblock and Gen. Hollingsworth visit the Jugglers in Washington DC, where they are arrested, as well as most of the GI Joe team. Roadblock escapes to go find Dr. Adele Burkhart for help.

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Hawk and General Hollingsworth are being held in a psychiatric hospital. A small group of Joes, along with Dr. Adele Burkhart, make a public entrance to the hospital. The security people start a fire fight that ends with Destro stepping in to foil General Malthus' plans to frame GI Joe for the invasion of Cobra Island.

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Cross Country, Mutt & Law get in a battle with the Dreadnoks in the New Jersey Marshes. The Thunder Machine is destroyed and Buzzer, Thrasher and Monkeywrench are captured. Meanwhile, Zarana & Zandar are running a Cobra scam for prospective real estate moguls.

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A small piece of land is rising out of the Gulf of Mexico. The Joes are fighting Dr. Mindbender and Firefly for the rights to this land. Eventually, the land goes back in the Gulf.

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Battle Force 2000 with Mutt is sent to watch the Dreadnoks. In the abandoned town of Broca Beach, Cobra is moving its people to a new home. Zarana helps establish the new Cobra town. The Dreadnoks lead the Joes to Broca Beach where Zarana and Zanzibar are arrested.

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Duke has just put another group of soldiers through the GI Joe training program. Lightfoot, Repeater & Budo are the new Joes and then sent on a mission to investigate a report of weapons being stolen by Cobra. The new Joes take out a truck full of weapons in the process they discover that it was actually the Iron Grenadiers disguised as Cobra Vipers.

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Zarana & Zanzibar are in jail and Road Pig breaks them out. Dr. Mindbender and Zartan lead a raid on an above ground part of The Pit III. The Joes are able to fake out Cobra by moving the above ground parts, which Cobra destroys and fails to discover the Joes base. Billy's Mother shows up in the San Francisco.

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More pieces of the saga of Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Zartan, and Cobra Commander are revealed through Billy's mom telling her story to Storm Shadow and Billy; and Zartan telling his story to Fred VII.

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A San Francisco museum is the scene for an encounter between Jinx and the red ninjas. Zartan is chased all over San Francisco by Storm shadow and Jinx.

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The original G.I. Joe helps the Joe team defend a huge military laser.

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It's the Iron Grenadiers vs. Cobra in battle. The conflict ends with an alliance.

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The Joes, on assignment as military advisors to the country of Wolkekuckuckland, infiltrate the country of Darklonia, where Cobra is testing a new pythonizing system to make their vehicles and troops invisible to radar.

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Clutch and Rock & Roll, on leave, find out that Clutch's old home town has been turned into Broca Beach by Cobra. They attempt to escape with help from the new Joe vehicle, the Mean Dog, but are captured.

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Destro sorts out the new Cobra/Iron Grenadier hierarchy. Rock & Roll and Clutch are destined for the Brainwave Scanner, and someone's after Storm Shadow, Snake-Eyes, Jinx, and Scarlett in the mountains.

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Zartan continues his fight with the Blind Master, who knows all about Zartan's involvement with the Hard Master's death. The Red Ninjas attack the Joe ninjas at the site of Snake eyes cabin in the woods. Clutch is placed in the brainwave scanner.

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A rescue mission is mounted for Shockwave, Recondo, and Lt Falcon who are being held in Sierra Gordo. Voltar sends in Cobra troops and Iron Grenadiers to Rio Lindo to attack the current leaders, El Jefe and Delbert Swinson. It just so happens that they are the ones also holding the Joes and October Guard members captive.

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Prelude to The Snake-Eyes Trilogy where he decides to undergo reconstructive surgery. Baroness fools Zarana into being captured by the Joes. Clutch and Rock 'n' Roll are brainwashed by the Brainwave Scanner.

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While undergoing surgery in Bern Switzerland Snake Eyes has a flashback that involves a young Baroness. In the present the Baroness, believing Snake Eyes is responsible for her brother Eugen's death, attacks Scarlett and Snake Eyes at the hospital after getting a tip from Dr. Hundtkinder. Raptor contacts Billy.

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The Baroness takes the captured Snake Eyes to the Cobra Consulate building in New York. Scarlett is flown from Switzerland to NY in a coma. The Baroness tries to cover up things and hide them from Destro as Snake Eyes fights his way up towards the Baroness Storm Shadow Stalker and Wade Collins go to Snake Eyes' aid. Billy and Raptor go to Cobra Commander's grave site.

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Snake Eyes continues his upward climb to the Baroness. Storm Shadow scales the outside of the burning Cobra consulate. The Baroness learns the truth behind the death of her brother.

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Chuckles, Clutch and Rock N Roll and two Mounties are on a mission in Canada. Billy and Zartan are on Cobra Island. Snake Eyes deals with Scarlett's situation. Destro and the Baroness leave Cobra.

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Chuckles, Clutch and Rock N Roll and two Mounties are on a mission in Canada the find a Terrordrome. The original Cobra Commander is found alive and well and returns to Cobra Island to clean house. Zarana activates the trigger for Clutch and Rock N Roll's brainwashing.

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Zartan sets in motion a plan to escape the freighter. Mutt and Spirit go to his childhood town of Millville to visit his Uncle Jeff. Zarana bargains with the real Cobra Commander revealing the potential of the two brainwashed Joes Clutch and Rock N Roll.

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Mutt and Spirit find themselves in the middle of the Cobra takeover of Millville. Zarana is on a mission to activate the brainwashing programming of Rock N Roll and Clutch. She is discovered by Dusty who sets off in pursuit of her in the Mean Dog with WildCard and Steamroller participates in the fight as well.

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Mutt, Spirit, and veteran Russ hook up with a local gang of juveniles to combat Cobra in Millville. Meanwhile, Flint, Lady Jaye, Roadblock, and Muskrat are sent on a mission to placate the cadre of generals. They're dispatched to Sierra Gordo in the company of the rebuilt Oktober Guard, with veteran members Daina and Dragonsky joined by new recruits Lt. Gorky and Sgt. Misha.

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Spirit and Mutt continue to battle Cobra in Millville. The Joes and the Guard hook up with the tribal Tucaros against the Iron Grenadiers led by Darklon in Sierra Gordo. Scarlett's sister shows up to have her life-support disconnected, and Snake-Eyes, in anguish, tears off his bandages and cries out her name.

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Believing Scarlett is soon to die, Storm Shadow blackmails the Jugglers into giving Snake-Eyes a dangerous mission in Borovia. The Joes and the Oktober Guard continue to fight their way out of Sierra Gordo, and Mutt and Spirit are arrested by the Joes in Millville, which shows no evidence of brainwashing.

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Storm Shadow puts Snake-Eyes into a ninja trance before sending him into Borovia to rescue a government agent that was also Snake-Eyes' late sister's fiancee. Meanwhile, a revolution is in progress in Borovia, Stalker and Storm Shadow are captured by the Jugglers, and Scarlett comes out of her coma.

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The battle in Sierra Gordo concludes, Snake-Eyes continues through Borovia, aided by the White Clown, and Major Bludd is brought in to kill Snake-Eyes. Scarlett plans revenge on Storm Shadow for sending Snake-Eyes away. He and Stalker remain captured in, of all places, the Statue of Liberty.

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Snake-Eyes rescues the government agent, who is later killed by one of the revolutionaries. Storm Shadow and Stalker escape from the Statue of Liberty.

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Cobra enlists the aid of a ninja clan called the Night Creepers. Their test of expertise is to kill Storm Shadow, who has made his way to his secret hideaway. He and Stalker battle the ninjas and escape, but Scarlett catches up to Storm Shadow and stabs him.

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Snake-Eyes helps Storm Shadow into a healing trance, then heads to the Cobra Consulate building to drive Cobra Commander out. A battle between the Joes and Cobra in the middle east begins.

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The battle in Trucial Abysmia continues, and Tomax and Xamot misinterpret Cobra Commander's order to release the captured Joes, and a SAW-Viper kills four of them: Doc, Heavy Metal, Thunder and Crankcase. The remaining Joes escape, but three more: Breaker, Crazylegs, and Quick Kick, are killed when the vehicle they are escaping on is destroyed. The Joes send help by dropping a vehicle from low orbit.

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The war in Trucial Abysmia continues.

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The Joes have arrived in Benzheen. Flint, Lady Jaye, and Dusty create a diversion to allow the insertion of the Ninja recon team. Stalker leads a LRRP team to watch the ninja's backs. Cobra Commander has arrived in Benzheen. A celebration is taking place, the guest of honor? The SAW viper responsible for the deaths of several Joes.

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The armored team led by Flint has been captured by Faoud, a resistance leader who intends to use them to attack Cobra. The GIJOE ninja team is on a covert intelligence gathering mission. Stalker leads a recon mission with a rookie Joe called Cool Breeze on his team.

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Pinned down, Sneak-Peek and Dusty reminisce about the previous Christmas spent at Sneak-Peek's home. Sneak-Peek is killed, and all but one member of Battle Force 2000 (Dodger) are blown up.

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This one man tank stopper takes on some of the Joe's heavy equipment, but just before the final showdown, the hostilities in Trucial Abysmia are called off, as the Emir of Benzheen has made a deal with Cobra in exchange for the pullout of all troops. On Cobra Island, Cobra troops inspecting the old freighter discover that most of them have died from food poisoning. Zartan and Billy are the only apparent escapees.

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The end of the Trucial Abysmia/Gulf of Benzheen storyline, as the Joe's stealth fighter is used to snap some surveillance photos showing Terror Domes being constructed in the area.

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Cobra Commander puts a twenty million dollar contract out on Destro, who is being surreptitously aided by the Joes. Zartan and Billy also turn up to help when the battle starts.

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The Baroness has been captured by Cobra, Destro and the others are still on the run, and the new G.I Joe Ninja Force is brought in to help.

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Third part of the Destro trilogy. Cobra Commander runs the Baroness through the Brainwave Scanner, Destro gets help from Rashid, the Arab youngster from many issues ago, who has taken up computer studies and helps break into Cobra Commander's banking files which the Night Creepers have infiltrated. Destro ends up blackmailing basically everybody to get the Baronees back and the contract ended.

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The Joes discover that Cobra's been manufacturing robot lookalikes of world leaders, celebrities, and other important people -- including some of the Joes.

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Destro and the Baroness return to Destro's castle in the region of Trans-Carpathia. They are watched over on the outside by a hidden squadron of Joes, and from the inside, unknown to anyone, by Slice, Dice, and a cadre of Red Ninjas. Baroness' brainwashing starts to kick in.

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The G.I. Joe Ninja Force plans to infiltrate Castle Destro. So does Cobra.

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It's basically everybody vs. everybody else in the hollowed halls of Castle Destro. Baroness overcomes the brainwashing, and Destro reveals the castle's secret. It can transform, and it turns into more of a classic castle and less of a fortress. Cobra Commander takes off after the Joes through the mountains of Trans-Carpathia.

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Cobra's pursuit of the Joes continues, Cesspool is trying to take over Cobra Island, the ninjas are still fighting, and Broca Beach has been infiltrated by the drug pushing HeadMan and his HeadHunters.

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Three stories running through the book: the new G.I. Joe Drug Elimination Force takes on the HeadHunters, the new G.I. Joe Eco-Warriors go after Cesspool, and the Ninja Force battle continues.

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Two of the three stories from the last issue continue, as the DEF and Eco-Warrior's battles rage on.

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It seems that Firefly, the Cobra saboteur, is also a ninja master and was able to rescue himself from the freighter on Cobra Island by using some leftover BATs. He manages to capture Ninja Force, as well as Slice and Dice, planning on subjecting them all to the Brainwave Scanner.

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The original G.I. Joe is back, and Cobra fools the Joes into using their military laser to take down the HeadMan and his HeadHunters.

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Firefly brainwashes the Joes, and Hawk and Lady Jaye are trying to arrange passage for the Joe team that fought near Castle Destro. Problem is, they're stuck in Borovia and the government is in upheaval.

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Lady Jaye and an injured Hawk fight through Borovia, gaining the help of the White Clown and Magda. Meanwhile, Firefly heads back to Cobra Island with a plane loaded with brainwashed ninjas to blackmail Cobra Commander.

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Cobra attacks G.I. Joe Headquarters, and Firefly takes over Cobra Island with the ninjas.

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The attack on The Pit continues, as Cobra throws its newest BATs into the battle. Snake-Eyes frees himself from the brainwashing, and does likewise for the rest of Ninja Force.

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A troop of Joes infiltrate Cobra Island and go up against some big, nasty, chrome BATs.

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It's Snake-Eyes vs. Firefly and the Red Ninjas as the rest of the Joes recycle some BATs.

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The Joes trash the BAT factory and Firefly finds himself on the angry end of a now un-brainwashed Slice and Dice.

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The Night Creepers are out in force, rounding up weapons, and capturing a scientist named Dr. Biggles-Jones. Scarlett angrily takes off from Ninja Force, although it is under Hawk's orders.

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Ninja Force vs. the Night Creepers, Destro and Baroness vs. Slice and Dice, and Zarana and Road Pig recruit Scarlett into Cobra!

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Scarlett and Biggles-Jones are sent on an infiltration mission by Cobra. Destro and Baroness work to escape the castle which has been overrun by Slice, Dice, and the Red Ninjas.

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Everyone converges on Destro's castle in Trans-Carpathia, which he sets off in its transformation process again, Snake-Eyes skewers Scarlett in the battle, and who shows up at the end but -- Megatron?!

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Megatron mistakes Castle Destro for a Transformer, but works out a deal with Cobra to be refitted with new weaponry, including Dr. Biggles-Jones' Rail Gun. Hawk, Destro, and Zartan all meet on the abandoned Cobra Island to discuss the possibility that Dr. Mindbender might yet live.

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Destro recaptures his castle, a clone of Dr. Mindbender is revived, Scarlett is recovering but under suspicion, and Megatron leads Cobra to the Ark. A message is sent by the Joes to Cybertron, hailing the Autobots.

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Megatron and Cobra arrive in Millville. Scarlett is found to be a double-agent, and so is Biggles-Jones. Dr. Mindbender continues to recover, and Snake-Eyes takes on the Night Creeper leader.

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The Autobots arrive, and a battle ensues between Megatron and the Autobots, and the Joes vs. Cobra. Dr. Biggles-Jones gives herself up to Megatron, in a story that is concluded in the pages of Transformers: Generation 2, which also features cameos by a few Joes.

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A "flashback" story of sorts, from the early days of Scarlett's career with the Joes, as she, Rock & Roll, and Breaker infiltrate a Caribbean Island run by a terrorist named Madame Umbra.

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Another flashback, revealing what Snake-Eyes did immediately following the accident which disfigured him.

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More or less a "catch-up" issue of numerous events, beginning with a campaign in which Cobra attepts a takeover of Borovia (now known as Borigia/Krazny-Marengo). The White Clown and Madga are killed in this sequence. Elsewhere, Mutt and Spirit are finally cleared of the charges leveled against them in their initial attack on Millville, Rock & Roll and Stalker visit Arlington, Billy turns up at Castle Destro and is warmly greeted by Destro, Zartan, and the Baroness, Dr. Mindbender reveals a program he activated in Destro and Zartan to make them loyal to Cobra again, Zarana rejoins the Dreadnoks and they take off for parts unknown, most of the members of the G.I. Joe Ninja Force set up a martial arts school in a rough Spanish Harlem area, and the new G.I. Joe Star Brigade is introduced. Cobra Commander goes to Castle Destro at the end and zaps Destro and Zartan.

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Star Brigade teams up with the Oktober Guard, including their new commander, Red Star, to go after a huge asteroid headed towards Earth, programmed by a mad Russian scientist. Elsewhere, Billy and the Baroness are captured by the brainwashed Destro and Zartan, and Hawk and Stalker are providing military advice to General Liederkranz in Wolkekuckuckland. Destro fires a missle that destroys Darklon in his citadel.

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The G.I. Joe Armor-Bot and its Russian counterpart go up against a squad of robots on the asteroid. Cobra forces, aided by Destro and Zartan, plan an invasion of Wolkekuckuckland.

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The Joes and the Oktober Guard successfully destroy the asteroid, and the action in Wolkekuckuckland continues.

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The Joes plan a strike against Castle Destro. Billy and the Baroness are subjected to the Brainwave Scanner. Storm Shadow visits Scarlett and Snake-Eyes, on leave, and tells them of his intention to rescue Billy. Cobra Commander develops a new suit of battle armor.

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An armored Cobra Commander vs. Snake-Eyes. Storm Shadow gets captured and is brainwashed.

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Baroness, Billy, and Storm Shadow, all brainwashed into willingly serving Cobra, go up against Snake-Eyes. Wolfgang, Gen. Liederkranz today, inadvertenly becomes leader of Borovia.

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The original G.I. Joe, Joseph Colton, is called back to active duty, and reminisces about his earlier years in battle and the original plan to form a G.I. Joe team.

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Scarlett vs. the biggest, baddest, Battle Android Trooper ever!

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Roadblock, on his way to a cook-off, ends up on a civilian plane loaded with Cobras.

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Even as G.I. Joe HQ is being mothballed, Snake-Eyes receives a letter from the adopted son of his old war buddy, Wade Collins. Sean wants to join the army, and asks Snake-Eyes what it's like to be a soldier. Snake-Eyes, expressing his feelings for the first time to readers, responds with a lengthy letter. This concludes the original Marvel run!

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Special Missions was a stand alone series that did not have much to do with the regular series. They had 1 or 2 stories that went along with the main title. This book started out with a preview that was found in issue 50 of the main series (see G.I Joe archive for this issue). For the most part this was a decent book, not great but no bad. The stories were interesting and each book gave us a look at different characters in a more personal manor. The main complaint I have with this book was the art work. I felt that Herb Trimpe was off on most of his work in this series. Still it was a cool series even with the art issue quirks. Special Missions was published from October 1986 until November 1989. Marvel also issued a trade paper back that compiled the first four issues and the lead off story from issue 50. I will have short summaries up soon and latter more lengthy reviews for each issue. Enjoy the covers and just like the marvel run, I will have interior art pages up soon.

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This will be the third section of the archive. This section will include all the Year books, Order of Battles and Gi Joe and Transformers. Now Up!!

Quick-access index:
G.I. Joe Yearbook 1 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328146), 2 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328149), 3 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328151), 4 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328154)
G.I. Joe Order of Battle 1 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328158), 2 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328161), 3 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328165), 4 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328168)
G.I. Joe and the Transformers 1 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers.html#post328177), 2 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers-2.html#post328183), 3 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers-2.html#post328185), 4 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19223-g-i-joe-comic-archive-year-books-order-battle-gi-joe-transformers-2.html#post328188)

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This was published two months after the last issue of the main series was published. It reprints issue #61 (http://www.yojoe.com/comics/joe/joe61.shtml) of the regular comic, but with new artwork by Todd McFarlane.

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G.I. Joe: European Missions

Quick-access index: 1-9 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19225-g-i-joe-comic-archive-european-missions.html#post324473), 10-15 (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-comics/19225-g-i-joe-comic-archive-european-missions-2.html#post328098)

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A complete reprint of issue #1 story Operation: Lady Doomsday as well as "The Pit" map, dossiers, series summary, cartoon preview.
Table of Contents
GI Joe Operation Lady Doomsday
Presenting the first ever GI Joe adventure, complete and uncut.
The Saga Continues
Everything that's happened since that first adventure. Exerts from Issues #8, #10, #11, #12,#13,#14 #15,#16, #22,#25,
The Pit
From the top secret files of GI Joe: a look at the Joes' old headquarters and their ultra modern new base deep beneath the Chaplains' Assistant school at Fort Wadsworth.
Profiles
All the inside info on some of your favorite Joes.
GI Joe on Television
The Joes bring their brand of excitement to the home screen.

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The October Guard has new laser cannon they are testing. Cobra sets up an ambush and steals it from them. Then October Guard steals it back, and takes a train that is rerouted by the GI Joe team. When the train comes to its final destination at the port, the Joes are waiting to take the laser cannon from the October Guard.

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GI Joe Triple Play (An Original Story)
In the mountains of Afghanistan, the Joes, the October Guard and Cobra fight for survival...and for a prize that could alter the balance of world power. (First Appearance of October Guard Dragonsky)
The Joes on the Tube
The real story behind the smash GI Joe television show.
Gallery of Covers
A look back at good reading: Every GI Joe cover ever published. Covers #1-#44
An advertisement for the USS Flagg aircraft carrier.
The Adventure Continues
Bringing you up to date on everything the Joes have done for the past year. Excepts from issues: #26, #27, #32, #33, #34, #35, #36, #37, #38, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43.

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Hush Job (An Original Story)
A Silent story. Scarlett and Storm Shadow invade the Cobra Consulate to rescue Snake-Eyes. Along the way Storm Shadow fights some of the Red Ninjas, Scarlett steals the Baroness' costume and Snake-Eyes prevents any brainwave scanning from Dr. Mindbender. Scarlett dressed as the Baroness escorts Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow out of the burning Consulate.
My Dinner with Serpentor (An Original Story)
Serpentor and Dr. Mindbender are severed donuts, grape soda and pizza by the Dreadnoks. Dr. Mindbender is furious but Serpentor goes into a story about the first time he saw pizza. A memory from his Roman era personality, one of his soldiers is making a version of pizza from his stale pita bread, and he has the idea spread throughout the Roman army.



Table of Contents:
GI Joe: Hush Job (An Original Story)
An all new GI Joe silent story, featuring all the old favorite classic Joes. (Story continues from Issues #56)
The Joes on the Television.
Catch a glimpse at what goes into the making of the smash television animation series.
Gallery of Covers
A year in the life of GI Joe covers, from issues #45-56
The Adventure Continues
An up to date on all the best of GI Joe and Cobra action for the past year. Excepts from issues: #44, #45, #46, #47, #48, #49,#50, #51,#52,#53,#54,#55#56,
GI Joe: My Dinner with Serpentor (An Original Story)
A brand new five page story by Larry Hama, Mike Zeck and Dennis Janke
Pin-Up Gallery
Seven all new poster Pin-ups. Zandar, Zarana, Dreadnoks, Serpentor, Dr. Mindbender, Hawk, Lade Jaye

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Trade-Offs (An Original Story)
The October Guard sneaks onto Cobra Island with the mission of capturing Cobra Commander. The Joes follow them. Fred VII is discovered by Serpentor to be an imposter. A BAT replaces Fred in Cobra Commander's battle armor which is then kidnapped by the October Guard. As they escape, the BAT kills itself. The Joes and October Guard are forced to fight together to escape from Cobra Island.
Bystander (An Original Story)
Snake-Eyes is in a gas station when a robbery is attempted. Snake-Eyes takes out the three robbers and then walks out to Scarlett waiting in the car.



Table of Contents:
GI Joe: Trade-Offs (An Original Story)
An all new tale, featuring GI Joe's favorite bad guys - Cobra. (Baroness and Fred VII start a relationship) (Serpentor & Dr. Mindbender discover Fred VII is Cobra Commander imposter)
And The Adventure Continues
An up to date survey of all the best of GI Joe and Cobra action for the past year. Excepts from issues: #57,#58,#59,#60,#61,#62,#63,#64, #65,#66,#67,#68
Gallery of Covers
A year in the life of GI Joe covers, from issues #57-68
GI Joe : Bystander (An Original Story)
A brand new seven page story, featuring GI Joe favorites Scarlett and Snake-Eyes.

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Profiles of selected members of the G.I. Joe team.
Characters Profiled:
Ace, Airborne, Air-Tight, Alpine, Barbeque, Bazooka, Beach Head, Blow Torch, Breaker, Cover Girl, Crank-Case, Cross-Country, Cutter, Deep Six, Dial-Tone, Doc, Duke, Dusty, Flash, Flint, Footloose, Frostbite, Grunt, Gung-Ho, Hawk, Heavy Metal, Iceberg, Lady Jaye, Leatherneck, Lifeline, Lift-Ticket, Low-Light.

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Profiles of selected members of the G.I. Joe team.
Characters Profiled:
Mercer, Mutt, Outback, Quick Kick, Recondo, Red Dog, Rip Cord, Roadblock, Rock 'N Roll, Rocky, Scarlett, Sci-Fi, Sgt. Slaughter, Shipwreck, Short-Fuse, Slip-Stream, Snake-Eyes,Snow Job, Spirit, Stalker, Steeler, Taurus, Toll Booth, Torpedo, Tripwire, Tunnel Rat, Wet Suit, Wild Bill, Zap.

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Profiles of selected members of Cobra.
Characters Profiled:
Baroness, B.A.T.S., Big-Boa, Buzzer, Cobras (Soldier and Officer), Copperhead, Crimson Guard, Croc Master, Crystal Ball, Destro, Dr. Mindbender, EELs, Enemy Leader (Cobra Commander), Firefly, Major Bludd, Raptor, Scrap Iron, Serpentor, Snow Serpents, Storm Shadow, Strato-Vipers, Televipers, Thrasher, Tomax and Xamot, Torch, Vipers, Wild Weasel, Zandar, Zanzibar, Zarana, Zartan.

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Pictures and specifications for Cobra and G.I. Joe vehicles.
Vehicles Profiled:
APC - (A)mphibious (P)ersonnel (C)arrier, ASP - (A)ssault (S)ystem (P)od, A.W.E. Striker - (A)ll (W)eather & (E)nvironment Vehicle, Bridgelayer - Temporary Bridge Carrier, Cobra HISS - (H)(I)gh (S)peed (S)entry, Cobra Hydrofoil - High Speed Pursuit and Attack Boat, Cobra Mamba - Attack Helicopter, Cobra Night Raven - S3 High Altitude Attack and Reconnaissance Aircraft, Conquest X-30 - Multi-Role High Performance Fighter, Devilfish - Riverine Warfare and Patrol Boat, Dragonfly XH-1 - Assault Copter, Dreadnok Swampfire - Covert Assault Air Boat, Dreadnok Thunder Machine - Heavy Forward Strike Vehicle, F.A.N.G. - (F)ully (A)rmed (N)egator (G)yro-copter, Firebat - Light Assault Jet, Hovercraft (Killer Whale) - Air-cushioned Amphibious Assault, Landing and Patrol Vessel, Mauler M.B.T. - (M)ain (B)attle (T)ank, MOBAT - (M)(O)torized (B)(A)ttle (T)ank, Polar Battle Bear - Skimobile, RAM - (R)(A)pid Fire (M)otorcycle, Rattler - Double-Seat, Ground-support, Attack Aircraft, SHARC - (S)ubmersible (H)igh-Speed (A)ttack and (R)econnaissance (C)raft Flying Submarine, Skyhawk - Vertical Take Off and Landing Assault Craft, Skystriker XP-14F - Combat Jet, Slugger - Self-Propelled Cannon, Stinger - Night Attack Jeep, S.T.U.N., Tomahawk - Heavy Lift Assault/Troop Carrier Helicopter, Vamp Mk II - Covert Desert Assault Vehicle, Water Moccasin - Strike/Patrol Air Boat, Wolverine - Armored Missile Carrier.


There was a trade paperback that collected all 4 issues of this series. There was some highlights associated with this book:New profiles included: Jinx, Fast Draw, Chuckles, Lt. Falcon. Profiles missing but found in original series: RAM Motorcycle, Sgt. Slaughter, Rocky. The table of contents page numbering is incorrect for all profiles. It lists Ace on page 1, but the table of contents is on page 1 and Ace is on page 2 - so all profiles are off by 1 in the table of contents.

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LOCATION: The Baltic Sea
The Joes have leaked information about a disabled American submarine in the Baltic Sea to the Russians and to Cobra as a ploy to allow a Russian Navy Captain to defect. Joe team members Cutter, Deep Six, Shipwreck, Torpedo and Wet Suit are sent in to extract him as both Cobra and the October Guard fight over the mythical disabled submarine.

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LOCATION: Greenland
Team Members Alpine, Airtight, Snow Job and Breaker are sent to investigate a German WWII bomber that contains an old nerve toxin lethal enough to kill thousands if released.
LOCATION: Argentina
A second team of Clutch, Roadblock, Recondo and Dial Tone are sent to make a deal with an old Nazi Doctor who has information on how to neutralize the nerve toxin in the bomber.

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LOCATION: Somewhere in the Middle East
Joes Stalker, Leatherneck and Crank Case assault a Middle East air force base in order to get Slip Stream to a Russian YAK-36, VTOL a vertical take off and landing, airplane that they are stealing.

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LOCATION: South China Sea near the Malay Peninsula Leatherneck, Roadblock, Wild Bill and Lifeline have stolen a Cobra Firebat and are in the process of extracting themselves. They are shot down before reaching safe territory and their new mission is then to escape with just the black box of the Firebat.

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LOCATION: Over the Gulf of Mexico
Ace & Slip Stream are sent to intercept a Cobra Night Raven and its arrogant Strato-Viper pilot. The life and death outcome of the battle is determined by the efficiency and reliability of the maintenance and rescue crews.

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LOCATION: Borovia
Outback must hide in the sewer, steal clothing, and buy a truck, out smart a Colonel Ratnikov all in order to escape from Borovia. In order to make sure that Stalker, Quick Kick and Snow Job, who were left behind, aren't forgotten in the Gulag prison.

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LOCATION: New York City
An attack on the Cobra Consulate Building, set up by Chuckles, by the Sierra Gordians is used as a distraction for Chuckles, Dial Tone and Lady Jaye to insert a bugging device into Cobra's satellite communication system.

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LOCATION: Southeast Asia near Thailand
The Joe team is sent by a manipulative CIA agent to capture or kill a traitor who has defected over the border with a secret computer chip.

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LOCATION: Afghanistan & Iran
Lt. Falcon, Psyche-Out and Lift Ticket work with Russian Special Forces soldiers to release an American captive.

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LOCATION: England then Kalingaland
Chuckles and Roadblock rescue Prince Ngoto who is being held hostage and then return him to his home land where he becomes the Head of State.

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LOCATION: Frankfurt, West Germany
Scarlett, Lady Jaye and Jinx become hostages in a hostage exchange. They along with Low Light, Chuckles and Dial Tone defeat all of the hostage takers on the way to the airport. They use disguises to gain access which allows them to defeat the terrorists holding the airplane hostage.

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LOCATION: Orange County & New York City, New York
Firefly has stolen the new Joe plane Vector, its pilot Maverick and civilian pilot Bert Phreim track the modern day plane in Bert's old bi-wing plane, eventually recapturing the plane near in New York City

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LOCATION: Trucial Abysmia, Africa
On a training mission, probationary Joes Lightfoot and Mangler along with Outback and Dusty are sent to destroy a secret weapons depot. They are all ambushed, captured; Lightfoot is tortured and then released. They press on with the mission, and succeed but as they are escaping Mangler sacrifices himself in so the rest of the team can escape.

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LOCATION: The Hidden Valley in former Chomo Lungma, now China
The Chuckles, Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, Iceberg and CIA Agent Anderson are sent in to capture and return to the US a former CIA agent who has gone rogue.

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LOCATION: The Hidden Valley in former Chomo Lungma, now China
After finding the rogue CIA agent Esterhazy, the Joe team and CIA Agent Anderson have to fight against the Chinese Army and after Esterhazy's death the team has to extract itself as CIA Agent Anderson stays behind.

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LOCATION: Cobra Island
Ghost Rider with his Stealth fighter is tasked with taking pictures of the Cobra Island airfield. Several Joes and their planes are used as a decoy to allow Ghost Rider to get to Cobra Island.

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LOCATION: Siliconville, CA
The Joe team is sent in to solve a hostage situation. They discover that Scrap Iron and the Cobras are actually stealing information as cover up for the local corrupt politicians.

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LOCATION: Mekong River, Southeast Asia
Chuckles, Snake-Eyes, Scarlett and Iceberg are still trying to get extracted. At the latest point, they are caught in a war between Big Tep supported by Darklon and General Lom supported the October Guard.

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LOCATION: on the way to the Mekong River, Southeast Asia
A Joe helicopter with a flight crew are sent to extract Snake-Eyes' team. Along the way they fight off antiaircraft emplacements, Hind helicopters, fuel shortages and injuries all before a successful extraction.

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LOCATION: Bering Strait
Cobra has destroyed a Russian armor column. The October Guard is the sole remaining vehicle. A Snowcat is dropped in to support the Guard against Cobra's Wolves.

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LOCATION: Beneath the streets of New York City
Alerted to a Cobra presence in the sewers, the Joe team investigates several Cobra gas canisters. After a couple of brief firefights, the gas is released. Instead of it being deadly as expected it is just a terrible stink gas with Cobra completely disappearing it becomes a big mystery to the Joes what they were up to.

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LOCATION: Iowa
The Joe team, supported by FBI Inspector Saxon, is sent into a hostage situation. They quickly have to determine through clues, deductions and observations have to determine who the real hostages and hostage takes are.

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LOCATION: Sierra Gordo
The Joe team, with new recruit cameraman Scoop who is tasked with recording the operation, is sent to capture El Jefe. They hike in, set up an ambush, get ambushed themselves, Scoop destroys his camera, they retreat and escape all without even seeing their mission.

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LOCATION: New York City
At a baseball game, the Joes are doing security for the President. When Cobra gases the stadium fans and kidnaps the President, Lady Jaye, Jinx and Scarlett fight against many Cobras including Cobra Commander to rescue the captured President.

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LOCATION: Brooklyn & New York City
The LSDF attacks the Natural History Museum and Tiger Force is their to stop it, but Special Agent Benston-Berr takes credit for it. Alpine, Jinx and Lightfoot stake out condo that is the base of operations, where they arrest a diplomat of Darklonia. The diplomat is linked to Benston-Berr, which stops all the LSDF attacks.

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LOCATION: Sierra Gordo
The October Guard is attacking a Cobra/Iron Grenadier base in order to capture El Jefe; the Joes are disguised as peasants working near the base. After El Jefe is captured, Col. Brekhov, Horrorshow, Schrage and Stormavik sacrifice their lives to allow a train carrying El Jefe, Diana, Dragonsky, the Joes and N.A.B.M. official Dilbert Swinson to get to safety. The remaining Guard and Joes are then captured as El Jefe sides with Swinson.

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LOCATION: Mexico
The Joes are sent to Mexico to drop off some paperwork disguised as tourists. Quick Kick and Outback are on a tour when their bus is attacked by local rebels. They fight back with nothing but tricks and hands. Stalker shows up crashing a helicopter as diversion that frees them.

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LOCATION: Punta Del Muscosa, neighboring country to Sierra Gordo
The Joes have built a stealth air base. Cobra Commander launches an attack on the base, a simultaneous attack on the USS Flagg happens. The Joe shuttle observing from space comes down to support all of the Joe planes that are defending the base and the Flagg.

The individual Special Mission issues influence on the main series fluctuates from being a completely separate story to having a minor influence or is a direct continuation from the regular Marvel series.

The last page is farewell to the series.

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Reprinted the first four Special Missions stories in 1988, as well as the back-up story from issue #50.

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G.I. Joe Comics Magazine reprinted the main Marvel series in a digest format. Each issue reprinted three issues of the main series, with the exceptions being issues 1 (reprinted 1 and 2 of the main series) and issue 8 (reprinted 21 and 22 of the main series and two stories from Action Force). This series was published bi-monthly from December 1986 until December 1988. As a kid in this era, I had all the comics. For some reason, these digest books were really cool and handy. I did not have to pull out my books to read a story, all I had to do was read a digest issue. Part of me wishes IDW OR Hasbro would do something like this again.

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Digest issue#1
Reprints Marvel issues:
#1
#2

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Digest issue#2
Reprints Marvel issues:
#3
#4
#5

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Digest issue#3
Reprints Marvel issues:
#6
#7
#8

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Digest issue#4
Reprints Marvel issues:
#9
#10
#11

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Digest issue#5
Reprints Marvel issues:
#12
#13
#14

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Digest issue#6
Reprints Marvel issues:
#15
#16
#17