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| Publication | May 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008) |
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| Credits | Pencils: Norman Saunders (painting) | Inks: Norman Saunders (painting) | Colors: Norman Saunders (painting) |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Art credit from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008) |
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| Advertisement | At Last! The New Burgess All-Purpose (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The deluxe low-price sprayer that now sprays all types of paints and insecticides, either water or oil based. |
| Featuring | Illinois Merchandise Mart |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | For the Love of Benny (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | An army contains all kinds of men. One was Long John Silver, who lounged all day in his long red woolen underwear. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick? | Inks: Irv Novick? | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Corporal Eddie Silver [Long John Silver]; Captain King; Benny (burro); Colonel McReady |
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| Comic Story | Yousouff the Terrible Turk (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe and Sgt. Mulvaney meet a big Turkish wrestler in a new U.N. brigade in Korea. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: George Tuska | Inks: George Tuska |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Captain Gavlin; Yousouff (Turkish wrestler) |
| Notes | George Tuska is credited to both pencils and ink on G.I. Joe. |
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| Comic Story | Waltzing Mathilda (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | A boxing match between Joe and an Australian kangaroo. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Bob Powell | Inks: Bob Powell |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Corporal Cobber Cullen (Australian); Waltzing Mathilda (kangaroo) |
| Notes | Bob Powell is credited on pen/ink to G.I. Joe by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and he can be spotted by his heavy lips, big noses and funny faces. |
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| Comic Story | Damon and Pythias (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The two pals are fighting over the same girl. |
| Featuring | Buddies |
| Credits | Pencils: George Roussos | Inks: George Roussos |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt.Harry Hogan; Pvt. Louie Banner |
| Notes | Art credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker. |
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| Synopsis | Oddities like the average soldier gets taller and the "J" Company was last seen at Little Big Horn. |
| Featuring | G.I. Oddities |
| Credits | Script: Ed Silverman | Pencils: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Inks: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
| Notes | Writer credit from Shaun Clancy via the paycheck stub Silverman received from the Ziff-Davis Publishing Company (invoice number 8943), which he received $9.00 for the work (14 May 2013). |
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| Text Story | The Cook Who Won a Battle (2 pages) |
| Credits | Script: Ed Silverman | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Pilot Daly; Jersey Joe |
| Notes | Writer credit from Ed Silverman interview in Alter Ego magazine #120 (TwoMorrows, September 2013). |
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| Comic Story | Medwick the Medic (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Yogi's weirdest practitioner was an American GI called Medwick the Medic. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: George Olesen | Inks: George Olesen | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Sergeant Milton Medwick; PFC Ramin Rattigan |
| Notes | George Olesen is credited to pen/ink on G.I. Joe by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and can be recognized by his lively, almost photographic faces with bushy eyebrows in vertical inklines. |
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| Comic Story | First Came the "B" Bomb (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The development of the atomic bomb. |
| Credits | Pencils: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) | Inks: Everett Raymond Kinstler (signed) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War | Characters: President Roosevelt |
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| Comic Story | Bladscoe's Buddy (4 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sgt. Bladscoe was an experienced soldier, and one day, on a Korean battlefield, a brave dog was to become Bladscoe's buddy. |
| Credits | Pencils: Bernie Krigstein? | Inks: Bernie Krigstein? |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sgt. Barney Bladscoe; Pvt. Ryan |
| Notes | Art credits suggested by Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker. |
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| Comic Story | The Snorkel, New Scourge of the Seas (1 page) |
| Synopsis | The history of the Snorkel, developed by the Nazis. |
| Credits | Letters: Ben Oda |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; War |
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| Comic Story | My Bullet Can Wait (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Many a G.I. believed that somewhere on the battlefield there's a bullet with his name on it. Lennie had his bullet around his neck. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Alex Kotzky? Ray Willner? | Inks: Alex Kotzky? Ray Willner? |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Private Lennie Simpson |
| Notes | Art credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker. |
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| Advertisement | Flash! Special Sale! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | This month only all prices slashed. Watches and rings by mail order. |
| Featuring | Casa De Joyas |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Save Your Hair (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Here's proof hair can be grown. |
| Featuring | Comate Laboratories Inc. |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Will You Let Me Prove... (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Atlas makes muscles grow fast. |
| Featuring | Charles Atlas |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Charles Atlas |
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