G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #45
Direct
March 1986 · 0.75 USD; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD · 36 pages
On sale 1985-11-19
Synopsis
Ripcord disobeys orders and parachutes onto Cobra Island looking for info on the missing Candy (Prof. Appel also wanting the same information from the Commander), and in a fight with Zartan, Ripcord is wounded, with Zartan taking his place to fool the Joes who have been sent to retrieve him. Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes learn that Zartan killed the Hard Master and head to Cobra Island for revenge as Hawk is made Commander In Chief of the G.I. Joe team due to Austin stepping down after his heart attack.
Credits
- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- Mike Zeck, Rod Whigham
- Inks
- John Beatty, Andy Mushynsky
- Colours
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Joe Rosen
- Editor
- Denny O'Neil
- Assistant editor
- Don Daley
- Editor-in-chief
- Jim Shooter
- Main text
- Jim Shooter
- Original art
- John Romita
Characters
- Zartan
- Wallace A. Weems
- Ripcord
- Hawk
- Hard Master
- Ace
- Brad J. Armbruster
- Charlie Iron-Knife
- Storm Shadow
- MacArthur S. Ito
- General Austin
- Albert M. Pine
- William S. Hardy
- Spirit
- Clayton M. Abernathy
- Wild Bill
- Cobra Commander
- Dashiell R. Faireborn
- Flint
- Franklin E. Talltree
- Thomas S. Arashikage
- Airborne
- Professor Appel
- Snake-Eyes
- Alpine
- Quick Kick
- Spider-Man
- Hobgoblin
- Peter Parker
Notes
On-sale date from Marvel age #35.