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| Publication | October 1951 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: monthly |
| Notes | Cover previously credited to Norman Saunders per David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008). Changed to Allen Anderson per David Saunders, Allen Anderson's biographer and foremost authority on his work. There is some confusion on the Norman Saunders website, but this is from a new list made by David Saunders, with credits to all the painted covers of G.I. Joe (April 2011). |
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| Cover | The General's Dinner |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Allen Anderson (painting) | Inks: Allen Anderson (painting) | Colors: Allen Anderson (painting) |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney |
| Notes | Cover previously credited to Norman Saunders per David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008). Changed to Allen Anderson per David Saunders, Allen Anderson's biographer and foremost authority on his work. There is some confusion on the Norman Saunders website, but this is from a new list made by David Saunders, with credits to all the painted covers of G.I. Joe (April 2011). |
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| Advertisement | Play Red Hot Harmonica Music (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Play harmonica music in 8 minutes flat. |
| Featuring | Jay Turner |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Temple of Terror (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe and Mulvaney smash a Red general's daring plot in a Buddhist temple. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Henry Sharp | Inks: Henry Sharp |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney |
| Notes | Henry Sharp is credited to G.I. Joe by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the artwork is identical to credited stories in "Amazing Adventures" #4 and "Nightmare" #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 | Weepy and Meatball (6 pages) |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Henry Sharp | Inks: Henry Sharp |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Pvt. Cornelius Hoolihan [Weepy]; Pvt. Eckersall [Meatball] |
| Notes | Henry Sharp is credited to G.I. Joe by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, and the artwork is identical to credited stories in "Amazing Adventures" #4 and "Nightmare" #10. Notice the large ear of Meatball in sideview on page 3 and 6. |
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| Comic Story | Mayhem McGee (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe and Mulvaney meet the trickiest wrestler in the world, Mayhem McGee. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Carmine Infantino?; Frank Giacoia? |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; Bull Gullivan (wrestler); Maisie McGee [Mayhem] (lady wrestler) |
| Notes | Pencils:
* Steinar Ådland writes: The lady wrestler, laughing faces and some low horizons must be Infantino, and he is credited by Jerry Bails' Who's Who, but he uses much more inklines than this.
* Ger Apeldoorn writes: Giacoia nose in last panel? |
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| Publisher advertisement | Football Thrills (1 page) |
| Synopsis | See Jim Thorpe, greatest Indian athlete of all time in Football Thrills Comics now on sale. |
| Featuring | Football Thrills Comics |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Sports | Characters: Red Grange; Jim Thorpe |
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| Text Story | The Old-Timer (2 pages) |
| Credits | Letters: typeset | Job #: War |
| Content | Characters: Master Sgt. Mike Anthony; Lieut. John Blake; Cpl. Bill Dineen |
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| Comic Story | The General's Dinner (7 pages) |
| Synopsis | The General will always remember Joe and Mulvaney as the men who crashed the General's dinner. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Irv Novick |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney; General |
| Notes | The artwork here looks very much like Novick's work on Johnny Cloud in DC's All-American Men of War, and he is credited to G.I. Joe on both pencils and ink in 1950-54 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. |
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| Comic Story | On Target (7 pages) |
| Featuring | The Yardbirds |
| Credits | Pencils: Dan DeCarlo | Inks: Rudy Lapick;? Dan DeCarlo |
| Content | Genre: Humor; War | Characters: Pvt. Windy Bragg; Pvt. Whitey Hicks; Sgt. Gruff |
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| Comic Story | Peanuts the Great! (8 pages) |
| Synopsis | Joe and Mulvaney pick up a little Korean ally they call Peanuts the Mighty. |
| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick | Inks: Bernard Sachs |
| Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Windy Bragg; Pvt. Whitey Hicks; Peanuts (Korean kid) |
| Notes | This inking reminds me of Sachs' DC work on Mystery in Space, especially the eyes, and faces with lines on the forehead.
Faces in close up looking behind them, are by Novick. |
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| Advertisement | Amazing Values! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Free 10 day trial and money back guarantee on mail order rings and watches. |
| Featuring | Consumers Mart |
| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Advertisement | Bunk! Nobody is Just Naturally Skinny! (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Give Charles Atlas 15 minutes a day and he'll give you a new body. |
| Featuring | Charles Atlas |
| Credits | Pencils:? (photo) | Inks:? (photo) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Charles Atlas |
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| Featuring | G.I. Joe |
| Credits | Pencils: Henry Sharp | Inks: Henry Sharp |
| Content | Genre: War; Humor | Characters: Private Joe Burch; Sergeant Mulvaney |
| Notes | Full page drawing. |
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