The Comic Box #50 AND 'Special Missions' #1 !!!
 

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.


#50. The Battle of Springfield

~Short Summary~
The Battle of Springfield:
GI Joe has launched a full blown assault on Springfield, Cobra's headquarters. Hawk's Strike team makes its way to the Museum, where they rescue Rip Cord, and discover that Cobra has created the ultimate soldier, Serpentor. Storm Shadow is revived and escapes with the Dreadnoks. Cobra completely evacuates Springfield leaving GI Joe with a destroyed town and nothing to show for it.
GI Joe Special Missions: Best Defense:
Terrorists have hijacked a plane leaving from San Francisco. Hawk and Stalker visit the terrorists headquarters to get the information about the group. Beach Head, Lade Jaye and Flint get on board and take out the terrorist preventing an international crisis with Russia.

~Notes of Interest~
Special Missions preview. Best Defense: The Joes battle hijackers of a civilian Soviet Aircraft.
Storm Shadow is revived.
Cobra Commander - Serpentor contest for Cobra's leadership begins.
~summary courtesy yojoe.com~


http://www.yojoe.com/comics/joe/joe50.shtml



~image courtesy yojoe.com~


AND..........Beginning........

'Special Missions'



#1. That Sinking Feeling

~Short Summary~
LOCATION: The Baltic Sea~
The Joes have leaked information about a disabled American submarine in the Baltic Sea to the Russians and to Cobra as a ploy to allow a Russian Navy Captain to defect. Joe team members Cutter, Deep Six, Shipwreck, Torpedo and Wet Suit are sent in to extract him as both Cobra and the October Guard fight over the mythical disabled submarine.

~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.

~Major Players~
Main Mission Joes: Cutter, Deep Six, Shipwreck (Polly), Torpedo, Wet Suit
Support Joes: Hawk, Wild Bill, Roadblock, Airborne
Cobra: Baroness, Destro, Firefly
October Guard: Col. Brekhov, Diana, Horrorshow, Schrage, Stormavik
Special Missions Only character: Cap. Bulgakov
~summary courtesy yojoe.com~


http://www.yojoe.com/comics/sm/sm1.shtml



~image courtesy yojoe.com~





Discuss away!

I'll start.........

Issue #50 was cool..........


'Special Missions' was A-MAZING!!!!!!!!!! I totally loved this series!!! Matter of fact, I drew a lot of the covers from the 'Special Missions' series..........

And this cover remains one of my all time favorites!!! :cool:

50 was awsome it was realistic to see that the good guys don't always win as for special missions i never got into that series when i was younger but now i've heard so many good things about it that i'm gonna try to find the back issues

I couldn't agree more...issue 50 was good, but Special Missions No. 1 was awesome! It was actually the first Joe comic I ever read, and it got me hooked straight away. I still think it is just about the best stand-alone story in the whole run. I always chuckle when I recall the panel where the Baroness and Firefly are attacking the ship, and the Baroness yells "For Cobraaaaaa!" and Firefly replies with something like "For personal glory and the promise of riches!" Priceless!

GI Joe #50, excellent issue, the battle for Springfield was awesome, and of course Serpentor utilizes all of his "abilities" to foil the Joes. One of the times I didn't mind seeing the Joes lose, it was very well done in this issue, and of course the introduction of Zarana.

Special Missions #1, Awesome, awesome, awesome. The "Navy" Joes, and Oktober Guard, who were always enjoyable to see. I loved the "Hunt for Red October" style storyline, and the one liner from Firefly, was awesome.