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Starduster
mini-comics
- 1985
Three issues of this comic were packaged in boxes of G.I.
Joe Action
Stars cereal, and are dated 1985. They promoted Hasbro's Starduster
action figure mail-in offer, and were part of a larger three-part
story.
You can find scans of the comic (1,
2,
3)
at YoJoe.com, as well as a page dedicated to the Starduster
action figure.
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Super
Trooper mail-in
offer - 1988
"Operation Single-Handed"
This short comic story doubled as an
order form
for one of Hasbro's mail-in offers, the Super Trooper action figure.
The
insert was packaged with action figures sold in 1988. The story
introduces
the Super Trooper character.
Scans
of the insert can be found at YoJoe.com, as well as a page
dedicated
to the Super
Trooper action figure.
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1993
mini-comics
These small comic books were packaged with G.I. Joe action
figures released
in 1993. These stories were co-written by Larry Hama, and though they
aren't
really a part of the Marvel continuity, they don't specifically
contradict
it. The artwork was done by Marvel Comics artists, including Andrew
Wildman,
who had a long stint on the monthly series.
Summaries and reviews
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G.I. JOE
vs Cobra
mini-comics - 2002
This series of comic stories was
packaged with
G.I. Joe figures released throughout 2002. The stories were written by
former Marvel series writer Larry Hama, but were set firmly in the toy
storyline and not the other comics.
Artwork from these comics can be found
here
at YoJoe.com.
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G.I. JOE:
Valor vs
Venom - 2003/2004
"Dawn of the V-Troops"
This comic book was included with the G.I. Joe catalogs
packaged with
toys starting in 2003. Though its dated 2004, it first started towards
the end of the previous year. Like the previous comics, it was written
by Larry Hama and it sets up the toy's storyline at the time, "Valor
vs.
Venom".
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