The Comic Box #57 AND 'Special Missions' #8!!!

[General Scarlett]

Welcome to The Comic Box. This is a discussion thread for the GI Joe comics. We start at Marvel’s #1 and move thru the series every week. It’s a chance to give your thoughts, opinions and remarks about the comic in question.


#57. Strange Bedfellows


~Short Summary~
Flint and Lade Jaye go to Scotland to find Destro. Destro has returned to his family business, M.A.R.S., to discover that an imposter has been running the company in his recent absence. The real Destro then makes a deal with the Joes; they help him get his title back and he will give them the plans for the Cobra Terror Drome.

~Notes of Interest~
History of M.A.R.S. and Destro's family.
M.A.R.S. (Military Armaments Research Syndicate)
First hint of Destro's army.
First Appearance of Sergeant Major
~summary courtesy yojoe.com~



http://yojoe.com/comics/joe/joe57.shtml



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'Special Missions'


#8. Ambush


~Short Summary~
LOCATION: Southeast Asia near Thailand
The Joe team is sent by a manipulative CIA agent to capture or kill a traitor who has defected over the border with a secret computer chip.

~Notes of Interest~
The individual Special Mission issues influence on the main series fluctuates from being a completely separate story to having a minor influence or is a direct continuation from the regular Marvel series.
First Appearance of CIA Agent Anderson.

~Major Players~
Main Mission Joes: Beach Head, Flint, Footloose, Leatherneck, Low Light, Tunnel Rat, Wet Suit
Support Joes: Duke, Lift Ticket, Wild Bill
Special Missions Only Characters: CIA Agent Anderson, Theron Portland
~summary courtesy yojoe.com~



http://yojoe.com/comics/sm/sm8.shtml




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Discuss away!

[Flint]

I Loved this one because it Gave alot of Face time for Flint & Lady Jaye!!! :)

[Outrider]

Issue #57 was good, and introduced MARS, which of course leads into the Iron Grenadiers, which can only be good. The Joes working alongside Destro made for a nice angle as well. But the real gem was SM #8. This is still one of my favourite issues ever, and one I have re-read many times. It's a great example of a one-shot story - the part where the Joes are waiting for the convoy to show up just bursts with tension. With great story telling and artwork, it was issues like this that made Special Missions so awesome.