| Additional Information |
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| Publication | September 1952 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Art credits from David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto's biographer and foremost authority on his work. |
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| Cover | Too Tough to Die |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Content | Genre: War |
| Notes | Art credits from David Saunders, Rafael DeSoto's biographer and foremost authority on his work. |
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| Publisher advertisement | Meet Us All Monthly in G.I. Joe (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Subscribe today to G.I. Joe Comics. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe Comics |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Dry Socks (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Only Private Carpenter manages to keep his socks dry. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Private Carpenter; Private Zeb |
| Notes | The artwork is identical to stories credited by the GCD to Sharp in Amazing Adventures (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 and a story suggested as Sharp in Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10. Very large mouth when shouting, scribbly inking, broad grinning faces with big ears, and much funny cartoon style movement. |
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| Comic Story | Get One for Anzio! (7 pages) |
| Featuring | Here Are Your Boys |
| Credits | Script:? [as Sam Daily] (byline) |
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| Comic Story | The Best Man (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Sgt. Mulvaney has certain ideas about matrimony, and he doesn't try to keep them from Joe. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Sergeant Mulvaney; Private Joe; Private Cummings; Elsie |
| Notes | The artwork is identical to stories credited by the GCD to Sharp in Amazing Adventures (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 and a story suggested as Sharp in Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10. Very large mouth when shouting, scribbly inking, broad grinning faces with big ears, and much funny cartoon style movement. |
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| Featuring | Mail Call |
| Content | Characters: Private Joe Burch |
| Notes | Drawing of G.I. Joe Burch with helmet and letters from Pfc. Fred P. Gregg, Anthony Sarlo, Corporal George Baranik, Elaine Hilley, Donald Alluy & gang, and M/Sgt Tim O'Leary. |
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| Comic Story | Eyes Right! (5 pages) |
| Featuring | Wendy the WAF |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Military | Characters: Wendy Wilco |
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| Text Article | Turnabout (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Johnny Appleby; Roy Appleby |
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| Comic Story | Too Tough to Die (6 pages) |
| Featuring | Buddies |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Lieutenant Parker; Lieutenant Bell; Corporal Harris |
| Notes | Olesen can be recognized by his very realistic faces that seem to be drawn from photographs, and bushy eyebrows with many vertical inklines. |
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| Featuring | Service Chuckles |
| Content | Genre: Humor |
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| Comic Story | The Lacrosse Whoopee (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | The Americans have a try at the Canadian national game of lacrosse. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Lieutenant Parker; Sergeant Mulvaney |
| Notes | The artwork is identical to stories credited by the GCD to Sharp in Amazing Adventures (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 and a story suggested as Sharp in Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10. Very large mouth when shouting, scribbly inking, broad grinning faces with big ears, and much funny cartoon style movement. |
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| Comic Story | The Gun That Throws a Curve! (1 page) |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Military |
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| Comic Story | Portrait of the Artist (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brewster Swenson is a promising novelist in civilian life but doesn't like the way his writing is progressing in Korea. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Brewster Swenson; Private Joe Burch; Lieutenant Parker; Sergeant Mulvaney |
| Notes | The artwork is identical to stories credited by the GCD to Sharp in Amazing Adventures (Ziff-Davis, 1950 series) #4 and a story suggested as Sharp in Nightmare (St. John, 1953 series) #10. Very large mouth when shouting, scribbly inking, broad grinning faces with big ears, and much funny cartoon style movement. |
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| Advertisement | The Latest Fad the Greatest Hit! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Sherlock Holmes Detective Cap by mail order, and an Electronic Walkie Talkie too. |
| Featuring | Empire Mdsg. Co. |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Rocketman Out of This World (1 page) |
| Synopsis | New sensational Televiewer with extra exiting film by mail order. |
| Featuring | Rocketman Televiewer |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | I Gained 53 Lbs. of Shapely Power-Packed Muscles! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Which of these two me's are you? |
| Featuring | Jowett Institute |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photos) | Inks:? (photos) | Colors:? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: George F. Jowett; Roger D. Hirsch |
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