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Issue Details

Issue #4
Published February 1988
Cover Price $1.50
Pages 68
Editing Bob Harras

Cover Details

Genre war
Pencils Herb Trimpe (?)
Inks Herb Trimpe (?)

30 page G.I. Joe story "Trade-Offs"

Characters FEATURE: G.I. Joe--Hawk; Cutter; Shipwreck; Torpedo; Wet-Suit; Deep-Six; GUESTS: Oktober Guard; VILLAINS: Cobra Commander II [Fred VII]; Baroness; Serpentor; Dr. Mindbender; Zartan; Croc-Master; Cobra Soldiers
Synopsis Torpedo and Wet-Suit sneak up on the Oktober Guard who are sneaking onto Cobra Island; Serpentor and Mindbender catch Fred with his helmet off and put it on a BAT hoping to make their android the new Cobra Commander; The Oktober Guard captures the BAT thinking it is the head snake himself.
Genre war
Script Larry Hama
Pencils Herb Trimpe
Inks Herb Trimpe
Colors Nel Yomtov
Letters Joe Rosen

25 page G.I. Joe text article "And the Adventure Continues"

Genre war
Script Larry Hama
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Colors Various
Letters Typeset
Notes Text and re-printed panel synopsis of G.I. Joe issues #57-68.

2 page G.I. Joe cover reprint (on interior page) "G.I. Joe Cover Gallery"

Genre war
Pencils Various
Inks Various
Notes Cover gallery (6 to a page) of G.I. Joe issues #57-68
Reprinted from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #57; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #58; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #59; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #60; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #61; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #62; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #63; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #64; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #65; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #66; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #67; from G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #68

7 page G.I. Joe story "Bystander"

Characters FEATURE: Snake-Eyes; Scarlett
Synopsis Snake-Eyes and Scarlett stop at an 8-12 convenience store (get it) just before it gets held up.
Genre war
Script Larry Hama
Pencils Tony Salmons
Inks Tony Salmons
Colors Bob Sharen
Letters Bill Oakley

1 page G.I. Joe text article "Memo"

Genre war
Letters Typeset
Notes Memo from Hawk to the Joe team.

1 page G.I. Joe (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Yo, Joe!!"

Characters Hawk, Snake-Eyes, Lady Jaye, Quick-Kick, Roadblock, Gung-Ho
Genre war
Pencils Mike Zeck
Inks Bob McLeod