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Issue #1 - December, 1986
Characters included: Ace, Airborne,
Airtight, Alpine,
Barbecue, Bazooka, Beach Head, Blowtorch, 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
- The issue is notably missing a profile for Clutch, who
was a more
important
character to the series than many of the other Joes included.
- Crank-Case's profile lists him as the "Rampage Driver",
instead of AWE
Striker driver.
- Cross-Country's profile lists him as the "Rhino Driver",
though the text
below correctly mentions the HAVOC. Also, his file name is "Arlen W.
Slaughter",
instead of the Hasbro card's "Robert Blais". Interestingly, with this
name
and his rank, Cross-Country could be called Sergeant Slaughter.
- Cutter's profile is a much longer version of the action
figure filecard.
The text of the Hasbro version is simply edited to fit the same
information
in a smaller space. Cutter's Hasbro name "Skip A. Stone" is listed here
as "Skip (no middle initial) Stone". Unique to this profile is this
section:
"Alternate code names: Speed-Boat, Drydock, Hurricane, Cruiser". Maybe
these were names considered by Hama or Hasbro before a final decision
was
made.
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Issue #2 - January, 1987
Characters included: Mercer, Mutt,
Outback, Quick
Kick, Recondo, Red Dog, Ripcord, Roadblock, Rock & 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; In Memoriam: Bongo the Balloon
Bear,
Kwinn, The Soft Master
- The character Rocky is named Rocky Balboa, and is
obviously meant to be
the movie character played by Sylvester Stallone. Supposedly, there was
to be a Rocky figure -- similar to other celebrity figures like Sgt.
Slaughter
and The Fridge -- but the deal fell through at the last minute. The
next
two issues contain a retraction.
- Rock & Roll's profile is a much longer version of the
action figure
filecard. The "quote" from the Hasbro card is longer here and is
presented
as an excerpt from a psychological profile by Col. D. O'Neil USAMC. It
mentions that Rock & Roll's concern for the well-being of his
teammates
could be detrimental to him, which is what happens in the second story
of G.I. JOE #1 when he almost disobeys orders instead of leaving
Scarlett
behind. There is a second quote which is from a "peer personality
profile"
by an anonymous sergeant.
- Steeler's profile is also longer than the Hasbro version
and his rank is
Sergeant, instead of Lieutenant. Two quotes are from a psychological
profile
from Maj. A. Milgrom USAMC and a "peer personality profile" by
Specialist
Clayton M. Abernathy. The last name is actually Hawk's file name,
though
his rank is much lower than it should be. He describes Steeler as
likeable
with appalling manners, highlighting Hawk's wealthy upbringing and
education.
The comments include nothing about Steeler clashing with superior
officers
as his filecard says.
- Mainframe seems to be one of the Joes on the back cover,
but he does not
appear inside.
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Issue #3 - February, 1987
Characters included: Baroness, BATs,
Big Boa, Buzzer,
Cobras, 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-Viper,
Tele-Vipers, Thrasher, Tomax & Xamot, Torch, Vipers, Wild Weasel,
Zandar,
Zanzibar, Zarana, Zartan
- The "Cobras" are the Cobra soldier and officer with only
pictures and
no
text.
- The Eels uniform is not the same as the action figure's.
It's a simple
red and gray wet suit with few details besides the Cobra sigil.
- Cobra Commander is listed as "Enemy Leader" in the
contents and on his
page, though that is actually what the Hasbro filecard says.
- Tomax and Xamot's profile lists their place of birth as
Corsica, instead
of Hasbro's "Island in the Mediterranean". Strangely, Corsica actually is
an island in the Mediterranean.
- Ripper is seen on the back cover of the issue, but has no
profile on the
inside.
- The last page of the issue reads:
RETRACTION
The character of Rocky Balboa (Code Name: ROCKY) was
incorrectly included
as a member of G.I. JOE in the G.I. Joe ORDER OF BATTLE, Issue #2 on
page
10. ROCKY is not and has never been a member of G.I. Joe.
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Issue #4 - May, 1987
Vehicles included: APC, ASP, AWE
Striker, Bridgelayer,
Cobra HISS, Cobra Hydrofoil, Cobra Mamba, Cobra Nightraven, Conquest
X-30,
Devilfish, Dragonfly, Dreadnok Swampfire, Dreadnok Thunder Machine,
FANG,
Firebat, Hovercraft, Mauler, MOBAT, Polar Battle Bear, RAM, Rattler,
SHARC,
Skyhawk, Skystriker, Slugger, Stinger, STUN, Tomahawk, Vamp Mk II,
Water
Mocassin, Wolverine
- The retraction from issue #3 is reprinted again.
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Trade paperback collection -
1987
- All four issues of the miniseries are reprinted in this
book, with
Joes,
Cobras and vehicles all mixed together.
- Pages for Sgt. Slaughter and the RAM motorcycle were left
out of the collection
- Profiles of Chuckles, Fast Draw, Jinx and Lt. Falcon were
included here
but were not in the miniseries.
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