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#51. Thunder Machine
~Short Summary~
Zarana and Zandar rescue Zartan from The Pit, which leads to a major battle in the swamps between the Dreadnoks' Thunder Machine and Cross Country's HAVOC. Storm Shadow also sneaks into The Pit..
~Notes of Interest~
First appearance of Cross Country, Thunder, Tollbooth, Zandar
Lady Jaye and Scarlett appearances are as Zarana's disguises only.
~summary courtesy yojoe.com~
~image courtesy yojoe.com~
http://yojoe.com/comics/joe/joe51.shtml
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Special Missions #2 Words of Honor
~Short Summary~
LOCATION: Greenland
Team Members Alpine, Airtight, Snow Job and Breaker are sent to investigate a German WWII bomber that contains an old nerve toxin lethal enough to kill thousands if released.
LOCATION: Argentina
A second team of Clutch, Roadblock, Recondo and Dial Tone are sent to make a deal with an old Nazi Doctor who has information on how to neutralize the nerve toxin in the bomber.
~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 Dial Tone in any Joe comic.
~summary courtesy yojoe.com~
~image courtesy yojoe.com~
http://yojoe.com/comics/sm/sm2.shtml
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