Marvel Age ran quite a few GI Joe articles over the course of its run, which is no surprise considering the mag was one of the publisher’s best sellers for years. Issue 15 presents the state of Joe in real time circa 1984, and features some amazing and then never-seen Herb Trimpe art. What a time capsule peek into Joe’s Marvel Comics heyday!
We’ll be presenting the entire article over the next few days, so come back to check it out. Tomorrow features a mention of issue 21.
Continuing the 1984 Marvel Age article, this page features more unseen Trimpe art as well as a bit of coverage of the historic silent issue. An image of Rock N' Roll on a RAM is iconic, and this one is made even cooler by his helmet-less and shaggy Marvel comics…
What could be a better 80s comics nostalgia blast than a GI Joe comic cover released as part of Marvel's 25th Anniversary back in 1986? The special portrait covers still stand as some of my favorite Marvel covers, and even the Joe comic got in on the act. Judging by…
This issue quickly became worn out from re-reading. The Dreadnoks' attack on McGuire air force base was brilliantly staged, and remains one of my most vivid comic memories. The issue had it all; from Zartan's impersonation of Hawk to the 'Noks taking apart an F-14 with their unique and destructive…
Hama’s diplomatic in his story of Hasbro and Marvel’s collaboration. Years later he’d mention how he got the job writing GI JOE because no one else at Marvel wanted it. Happy circumstances for fans, but you get the impression what snobs the Marvel writers must have been, either because it was a military book or a toy tie-in…both?
”Short Fuse seems to be having a blast with his mortar.”
Short Fuse casually lets ordinance fall out of a crate tip down!
Hama’s diplomatic in his story of Hasbro and Marvel’s collaboration. Years later he’d mention how he got the job writing GI JOE because no one else at Marvel wanted it. Happy circumstances for fans, but you get the impression what snobs the Marvel writers must have been, either because it was a military book or a toy tie-in…both?