Set Description:
COMPLETE IN 9.8 - GI Joe's first spin off series.
This spin-off series has been fun to collect as a sidebar while I collected the main series.
The series started with a sneak preview in GI Joe issue #50 and continued for 28 issues.
I currently have 22 issues (and issue 50) in CGC 9.8 SS - signed by Hama, Trimpe, and Zeck.
The remaining 6 are in CGC 9.8 and waiting for signatures!
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G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero 50 |
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G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero 50 Signature |
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CGC |
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0176249004
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Owner Comments
Double signed by Zeck & Beatty - Issue 50 - FIRST APPEARANCE OF SPECIAL MISSIONS - 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.
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.
Script: Larry Hama, Pencils: Rod Whigham, Inks: Andy Mushynsky, Letters: Joe Rosen, Colors: George Roussos, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter
SPECIAL MISSIONS -
Story: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Colors: Bob Sharen, Letters: P. Felix, Editors: Don Daley & Bob Harris, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 1 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 1 Signature |
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CGC |
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1003043002
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Owner Comments
Signed by Larry Hama and Mike Zeck - 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.
Story: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Don Daley & Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 2 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 2 Signature |
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CGC |
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1052895001
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Owner Comments
Team Members Alpine, Airtight, Snow Job and Breaker are sent to investigate a German WWII bomber in Greenland that contains an old nerve toxin lethal enough to kill thousands if released.
A second team of Clutch, Roadblock, Recondo and Dial Tone are sent to make a deal with an old Nazi Doctor in Argentina who has information on how to neutralize the nerve toxin in the bomber.
Script: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 3 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 3 |
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CGC |
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1078019001
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Owner Comments
Signed by Herb Trimpe - 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.
Writer: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 4 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 4 Signature |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
0176099014
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Owner Comments
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.
Script: Larry Hama, Pencils & Inks: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Joe Rosen, Coloring: George Roussos, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 5 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 5 |
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CGC |
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1078019002
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Owner Comments
Signed by Herb Trimpe - 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.
Script: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 6 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 6 |
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CGC |
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1078019003
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Owner Comments
Signed by Herb Trimpe - 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. This issue takes place directly after the regular series issue #61.
See Outback's return to the Pit in the regular series issue #63.
See final rescue of Stalker, Quick Kick and Snow Job in the regular series issue #66.
Writer: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 7 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 7 Signature |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1002650007
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Owner Comments
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.
The bugging device installed is later discovered in the regular series issue #79.
Writer: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Jim Shooter.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 8 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 8 |
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CGC |
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1078019004
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Owner Comments
Signed by Herb Trimpe - The Joe team is sent to Southeast Asia near Thailand by a manipulative CIA agent to capture or kill a traitor who has defected over the border with a secret computer chip.
Writer: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Tom DeFalco.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 9 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 9 Signature |
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CGC |
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1004499001
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Owner Comments
In Afghanistan & Iran, Lt. Falcon, Psyche-Out and Lift Ticket work with Russian Special Forces soldiers to release an American captive.
Writer: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Tom DeFalco.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 11 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 11 |
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CGC |
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1078019006
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Owner Comments
Signed by Herb Trimpe - 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. Writer: Larry Hama, Art: Herb Trimpe, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Bob Sharen, Editor: Bob Harras.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 13 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 13 |
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CGC |
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1118021011
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Owner Comments
Signed by Larry Hama - & Herb Trimpe - 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.
Script: Larry Hama, Pencils: Herb Trimpe, Inks: Andy Mushynsky, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Nel Yomtov, Editor: Bobbie Chase, Editor in Chief: Tom DeFalco.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 26 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 26 Universal |
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CGC |
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0176503021
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Owner Comments
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.
Script: Larry Hama, Pencils: Herb Trimpe, Ink: Danny Bulanadi, Letters: Phil Felix, Colors: Nel Yomtov.
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 27 |
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G.I. Joe Special Missions 27 Universal |
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CGC |
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0188357009
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Owner Comments
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.
Writer: Michael Fleisher, Pencils: Javier Saltares, Inks: Jose Marzan, Lettering: Phil Felix, Coloring: Nel Yomtov.
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