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Issue: G.I. Joe #39 Public Domain
Publication Date: June 1955
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Issues: #39 of 46 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagZiff-Davis
Brand: A Ziff-Davis ComicView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 5
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
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Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Herbert W. Rogoff
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Clarence Doore (painted)
Inker(s): Clarence Doore (painted)
Colorist(s): Clarence Doore (painted)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): G.I. Joe
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art ID by Norman Saunder's son David posted on a CGC forum.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Army Chuckles
First Line: Camouflage Training Camp
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside front cover.
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Divided We Stand!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ernie Schroeder
Inker(s): Ernie Schroeder
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): G.I. Joe
Character(s): Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Cpl. Carpuccio; Pvt. Vic Koller; Pvt. Tod Larabie
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Schroeder is credited to pencils and ink on G.I. Joe in 1955 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and can be spotted by his faces with eyes that don't seem to focus, with very small pupils and often colored blue.
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Don't Cross Your Bridges

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Dan DeCarlo
Inker(s): Rudy Lapick; Dan DeCarlo ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Yardbirds
Character(s): Sergeant Gruff; Private Whitey; Private Windy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: Art credits suggested by the Who's Who.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): G.I. Joe's Pen Pals
First Line: Our service men all over the world...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Disclose Notes: Small drawing on last page.
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The Bad One

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Edd Ashe
Inker(s): Edd Ashe
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): G.I. Joe
Character(s): Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Cpl. Carpuccio; Pvt. Alvin Otis; Pvt. Cornelius Hoolihan [Weepy]; Pvt. Brick Morgan (bad apple)
Synopsis: There's usually one bad apple in every barrel.
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: Ashe's work can be recognized by the hands which seem to grow together with some short lines between them. Notice Joe on page 2 panel 1 and compare it with page 3 panel 2 in "Gunman's Gamble", Ziff-Davis' Authentic Police Cases #27. Also some faces in side view here are identical.
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Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): Dear Gertrude
Character(s): Pvt. Sam Cosgrove; Gertrude Cosgrove
First Line: Tokyo, Japan...
Synopsis: Fictional letters home from Private Sam Cosgrove.
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Pages: 2
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): G.I. Laffs
First Line: Even when he sleeps...
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Pages: 1
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The Battle of the Golden Goose

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Alex Kotzky
Inker(s): Alex Kotzky
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: war
Feature(s): G.I. Joe
Character(s): Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Lt. Parker; Pvt. Cornelius Hoolihan [Weepy]; Pvt. Eckersall [Meatball]; Cpl. Carpuccio; Maxie (night-club owner)
Synopsis: A party in a night-club to honor Lieutenant Parker gets out of hand.
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Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: The artwork here is identical to Kotsky's Flyboy #1 and #2 for Ziff-Davis. The sleek inklines are good indicators of Kotzky. Some angry faces can look like Olesen, but Kotzky has some similar faces in Flyboy.
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Have a Seat

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pvt. Woes
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Pages: 0.5
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Look Here!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Synopsis: Big money making opportunities in small newspaper type ads.
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Pages: 0.5
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Inker(s): Vic Martin (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Khaki Laffs
First Line: Today's the Fourth Anniversary...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On inside back cover.
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Now... Electronics Made Easy!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ? (photo)
Inker(s): ? (photo)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popular Electronics
Synopsis: The exciting, new magazine that takes the mystery out of electronics.
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Pages: 1

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