A real american hero line of characters lasted for years, between 19821994, making it one of the most successful toy franchises of alltime. Joe has been the title of comic strips and comic books in every decade since 1942. Joes writer larry hama at his best comic tropes episode 20 duration. Agent helix agent helix is an unofficial member of gijoe. A real american hero comic book ended, real american hero is a core fans dream come true. This site will be getting more attention, eventually. Please do not spoil content of next issues report spoiler. However, there are well over 100 characters in the g. Joe, from the classic 12 series to the real american hero line. Its all here in this special reprint of the classic g. Joe chronology, which will be coming later in 2014 from hasslein books. Sorry to all that its been a long time since the sites been last updated. Joe characters, including doc, breaker and quick kick. Retaliation is a liveaction film and the sequel to g.
A real american hero influenced the way i viewed the characters, the way i played with the action figures, and the way i judged other comic books. Gi joe comic books trade paperbacks, fun publications. Joe was also the first comic book to be advertised on television, in what has been called a historically crucial. Special missions spinoff also published by marvel, vol. In 1967, hasbro released a single small comic book with its action figures titled americas movable fighting man and produced by custom comics, inc. Now duke leads his squad directly into the public eye, confronting cobra on american soil. Gi joe idw modern age comics 1992now for sale ebay. View market values for books, store your collection, and meet fellow comic fans. We also did cobra if youre more of a bad guy apologist. A real american hero through interactive 360 photography and digital photo restoration. For me, as much as i loved the show, it was the comic books that brought g. If you want to start a comicbook gijoe page, just click the edit button above. A real american hero is a comic book that was published by marvel comics from 1982 to 1994.
See more ideas about gi joe cobra, gi joe and cobra art. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. I grew up loving all things gi joe, especially the comic book. Joe rolodex, or use the menus at the top left to browse by name az.
In spring of 1999, five years after the cancellation of marvels g. Vintage and reprinted back issue gi joe comic books from the classic marvel series than ran 1982 1993. So i wanted to read up on the stories leading up to it, but the wikipedia page didnt really help me too much. A real american hero has been covered by three separate publishers.
We are currently sold out of cover a for this issue. Vintage 12 gi joe blonde hair action figure soldier original 1964 hasbro. Relating the characters to their appearances in the various comic book series, vol. Joe run right here, and relaunches the original series. Writers behind gi joe and transformers comic on how. Writers behind gi joe and transformers comic on how hasbros movie plans informed their universe. Zartan who is last seen in disguise as the president of the united states frames all g. Ive just picked up snake eyes agent of cobra issues and im enjoying them quite a bit. It ran from 2008 to 2015 before being cancelled for the upcoming revolution event, which would merge all. Blackthorne publishing presents another in its series of 3d comics, this one featuring paramilitary adventure with the gi joes. See more ideas about gi joe, comics and comic covers. The 50 greatest cobra characters of all time we were honored to have arune singh marvels director of.
Joe a real american hero comic book series, published by marvel comics, was the first time hasbros property was worked into an actual fiction series. A real american hero is a halfhour american animated television series based on the successful toyline from hasbro and the comic book series from marvel comics. The rise of cobra dvd, the movie based on the toy rangecomicstv. P074 nycc 20 nycc exclusive captain action coloring book sketch book new. You know, its not such a big deal these days to do a silent issue, but. Absolutely our favorite issue from marvels 1980s series of this toy franchise that goes back to the 1950s. Airborne airborne is an airborne infantryman for the g. Joe series from the young, independent comic company bench press studios began to circulate. The new era unproduced series from bench press comics proposed in 1998. As a team fighting cobra since 1982, the comic book history of g. The rise of cobra directed by jon chu and released on march 28, 20. The process was that the toy company hasbro would deliver to hama. Joe in 3d was a 3d comic published by blackthorne publishing. The only defense against the villainous terrorist organization, cobra.
Joe made their way to theaters in their first live action movie, g. The series began publication in 1982 and lasted 155 issues. Stalker 9 us ranger and one of the original members of the joe team. In between cartoon series and movie premieres, comics are the everpresent narrative outlet for the tales of our. We also have some officially licensed comics from fun publications.
Joe have a long history together in fact, the first fourcolor appearance of hasbros g. Joe team coming into a conflict with zartan, storm shadow and firefly who are now all serving under the newly released cobra commander. Joe team and is a qualified expert pilot of various fighter jets. The rise of cobra, which was released on august 7, 2009. Rob liefeld gives fans the first look at snake eyes. For several years i had subscriptions to the main title and special missions. Blackthorne copper age gi joe comics for sale ebay. It was based on the a real american hero concept of g. Joe universe for writers of the next installment to choose from. Single issues from the original marvel run of the gi joe comic book. Ive sampled the continuations and reboots that have come along in the years since the original marvel series ended, but nothing grabbed me the way the larry hama penned issues did. So far, the clone wars and wolverine have received the stars treatment, and now we tackle the real american heroes of 2009s g.
You can browse the entire 19821994 a real american hero run of figures by scanning the card art on the g. Joe comics have been released from 1967 to present, with only two interruptions longer than a year 19771981, 19972000. The mission of joepedia is to record and categorize everything about g. A real american hero line of militarythemed toys, the series has been credited for making g. A real american hero toyline in 1982 alongside the marvel comics series, it commissioned marvel productions to produce a series of fully animated 30second television commercials which were broadcast in order to promote the toys and comics, beginning with an ad for the first issue that aired throughout the spring of 1982. From the toys, the comics, the cartoons, books and everything in between, if you want to know all about g. Please fill out the following form to report an issue missing from the database. The line of toys was released in conjunction with both a cartoon series and a longrunning marvel comic book written by larry hama.