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Issue Details

Issue #52
Published October 1986
Cover Price $0.75
Pages 36
Editing Don Daley (Assistant); Bob Harras
Notes 2nd Print exists

Cover Details

Genre war
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Mike Zeck
Notes 2nd Print exists
Reprinted in G.I. Joe Yearbook (Marvel, 1985 series) #3

22 page G.I. Joe story "Snap Decisions"

Characters FEATURE: G.I. Joe--Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Sgt. Slaughter; Flint; Air-Tight; Stalker; Quick-Kick; Barbeque; Wild Bill; Steeler; Heavy-Metal; Roadblock; Gung-Ho; Doc; Trip-Wire; Lady Jaye; Snow-Job; Rock 'N Roll; Torpedo; Shipwreck; GUEST: Storm Shadow; VILLAINS: Cobra Commander; Serpentor; Destro; Baroness; Dr. Mindbender; Firefly; Tomax; Xamot; Zartan; Zarana; Zandar; Dreadnoks; Televiper; Crimson Guardsmen; Cobra Soldiers
Synopsis Serpentor returns to Cobra Island a hero; Cobra Commander enlists Zartan and company to impersonate Joes and kill Serpentor; Storm Shadow explains to Snake-Eyes why he is still alive and recieves the key to Snake-Eyes' cabin to hole up; The Cobras learn the location of The Pit; The government suspends all Joe activity until the Springfield debacle is sorted out.
Genre war
Script Larry Hama
Pencils Rod Whigham
Inks Andy Mushynsky
Colors George Roussos
Letters Joe Rosen
Notes Pages 1-5 take place between issue #50 and #51, and the rest of the story takes place after #51.