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T H E C O M P L E T E C O L L E C T I VOLUME4 The Complete C o l l e c t i o n $49.99 • www.idwpublishing.com ® IDW 1. EDITORS 2. DESIGNER Justin Eisinger & Alonzo Simon Shawn Lee Special thanks to Hasbro’s Ed Lane, Joe Furfaro, Heather Hopkins, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance. ISBN: 978-1-61377-848-7 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher Facebook: facebook.com/idwpublishing Greg Goldstein, President & COO Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Twitter: @idwpublishing Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief YouTube: youtube.com/idwpublishing Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Alan Payne, VP of Sales Instagram: instagram.com/idwpublishing Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing deviantART: idwpublishing.deviantart.com www.IDWPUBLISHING.com Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins Jeff Webber, VP of Digital Publishing & Business Development Pinterest: pinterest.com/idwpublishing/idw-staff-faves G.I. JOE: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION, VOLUME 4. JANUARY 2014. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, G.I. JOE, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2014 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. Originally published by Marvel Comics as G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO issues #34–45 and by Hasbro as the 25th ANNIVERSARY COMIC PACK #36.5. TABLE OF CONTENTS PG. 4 INTRODUCTION Written by Mark W. Bellomo PG. 8 ISSUE #34, APRIL 1985: "SHAKEDOWN!" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Rick Parker - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 33 ISSUE #35, MAY 1985: "DREADNOKS ON THE LOOSE!" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham, Mark Bright, Bob Camp, and Larry Hama Inks by Andy Mushynsky and Mike Esposito - Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Rick Parker Edits by Denny O'Neil - Cover by John Byrne PG. 58 ISSUE #36, JUNE 1985: "ALL THE SHIPS AT SEA!" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham, Mark Bright, Bob Camp, and Larry Hama Inks by Andy Mushynsky and Mike Esposito - Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Rick Parker Edits by Denny O'Neil - Cover by Michael Golden PG. 82 ISSUE #36 1/2, 2008: "A BAD DAY AT THE CIRCUS" Written by Larry Hama - Art and Cover by Jeremy Dale This comic was included as a bonus in Hasbro’s “25th Anniversary Comic Packs” product, as well as two action figures: Tomax & Xamot, attired as they were featured in this comic pack. PG. 107 ISSUE #37, JULY 1985: "TWIN BROTHERS" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Frank Springer - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Rick Parker - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 131 ISSUE #38, AUGUST 1985: "JUDGEMENTS" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Rick Parker - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 155 ISSUE #39, SEPTEMBER 1985: "WALK THROUGH THE JUNGLE" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 179 ISSUE #40, OCTOBER 1985: "HYDROFOIL" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 204 ISSUE #41, NOVEMBER 1985: "STRATEGIC DIPLOMACY" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Keith Williams Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 228 ISSUE #42, DECEMBER 1985: "TIES THAT BIND" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and Dennis Janke PG. 252 ISSUE #43, JANUARY 1986: "CROSSROADS" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 277 ISSUE #44, FEBRUARY 1986: "IMPROVISATION ON A THEME" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty PG. 302 ISSUE #45, MARCH 1986: "IN SEARCH OF CANDY" Written by Larry Hama - Pencils by Rod Whigham - Inks by Andy Mushynsky Colors by George Roussos - Letters by Joe Rosen - Edits by Denny O'Neil Cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty INTRODUCTION SAVE THIS FORM. IT WILL NOT BE REPLACED IF LOST. As a devotee of the literary movement known as American modernism, on occasion I have received scholarly grants to support my research. I’m telling you this not to brag, but so you will know that I’ve acquired more than a passing familiarity with many of the authors who encompass this tenet: notable writers such as William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Robert Penn Warren, and T.S. Eliot. However, of all the modernist writers I’ve studied, the many manuscripts I’ve pored over, the academic papers I’ve presented around the world, Ernest Hemingway’s style and philosophy have captured my attention far more than the others. Due to my intimate familiarity with Hemingway’s catalogue as well as the original canonical issues of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, I’ve noted comparisons between Ernest Hemingway and Lawrence Hama in terms of their allusiveness—their ability to make use of indirect, esoteric references in their writing. These two authors immersed themselves within their respective subjects to such an advanced degree that casual readers may only see 1/8th of what Hemingway and Hama managed to place on the printed page, while 7/8ths of the stateliness of their prose (the “dignity” of their respective “icebergs” [the hidden context of their allusions]) floats invisible and unseen yet critically important— lurking just under the surface. Hemingway and Hama believed their readers were perceptive enough to embrace what literary critic Carlos Baker explained as the iceberg theory: where the substantive, empirical facts of a narrative (the first 1/8th of the iceberg) float noticeably above water, while the supporting structures of the story, replete with symbolism and hidden meanings (the other 7/8ths of the iceberg) operate covertly. In the RAH canon, these symbolic artifacts, images, aspects of military nomenclature, and obscure historical references dot Larry Hama’s literary landscape everywhere: from his using a hexagram of the I-Ching to represent the relationship of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, to employing the concepts of confrérie and fraternal brotherhood to guide interactions between members of the G.I. Joe team. From Hama’s incorporation of a pervasive subversive subtext when rendering the U.S.’ military industrial complex, to Cobra Command’s development of their revolutionary “Siegie” (Crimson Guardsmen–“C.G.”) project. From the singular items readers witness spilling out of Snake Eyes’ Department of Defense file (featured on the cover of RAH #26), to his ingenious parody of America’s “cookie-cutter” credo through the use of the town of Springfield. These aforementioned supporting structures concocted by Hama—and many, many more—allowed his narrative to function on multiple levels… as did Hemingway’s. For instance, if you’re interested in reading a well-written adventure story about friends touring France and Spain while attending bullfights and drinking like fish, pick up The Sun Also Rises. On the most basic level, you’ll enjoy an expertly-written novel about expatriates—one that profoundly impacted American pop culture in the 1920s and 1930s. However, by quickly reading this book, you’ll surely gloss over the secretive, allusive references made by Hemingway and perhaps miss the book’s most crucial point. If you carefully research every allusion, you might discover that the protagonist of the novel is tracing “The Way of St. James”—a major Christian pilgrimage route dating back to medieval times, a sacred path known as the “Route of Santiago de Compostela.” Tens of thousands of people read The Sun Also Rises every year. Yet only a handful of them may realize the profound religious significance of this, one of the most important books in American literary history. A religious significance concealed within the submerged part of Hemingway’s iceberg. Similarly, in the countless interviews he’s conducted over the past 30 years, Mr. Hama has dropped the odd hint that there was something beating imperceptibly beneath the surface of his fiction on the pages of RAH and within the text of Hasbro’s Combat Command File Card biographies: those impressive, codifying dossiers used to define each of the myriad G.I. Joe team members and agents of Cobra Command. Those “clip ‘n save” bio cards that we as children of the 1980s used to read and re-read over and over until those dossiers were beat up and dog-eared.
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