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Publication | March 1954 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
Notes | Credits from David Saunders, Clarence Doore's biographer and foremost authority on his work. |
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Cover | Bigger and Better... |
Featuring | G.I. Joe |
Credits | Pencils: Clarence Doore (painting) | Inks: Clarence Doore (painting) | Colors: Clarence Doore (painting) | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Joe Burch |
Notes | Credits from David Saunders, Clarence Doore's biographer and foremost authority on his work. |
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Featuring | Service Fun |
Credits | Pencils: Vic Martin (signed) | Inks: Vic Martin (signed) |
Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
Notes | On inside front cover. |
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Comic Story | Ugly Otis (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Alvin Otis was far from handsome, and to make matters worse, he was far from intelligent. |
Featuring | G.I. Joe |
Credits | Pencils: Irv Novick |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Pvt. Alvin Otis [Ugly Otis]; Pvt. Reilly [Ready-Money] |
Notes | Irv Novick is credited to both pencils and ink on G.I. Joe, bur inking uncertain. |
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Comic Story | What a Picnic (5 pages) |
Synopsis | The Yardbirds and their girls are on a picnic in a dummy village used for target practice. |
Featuring | The Yardbirds |
Credits | Pencils: Dan DeCarlo [as DeCarlo-Lapick] (signed) | Inks: Rudy Lapick [as DeCarlo-Lapick] (signed) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pvt. Windy Bragg; Pvt. Whitey Hicks; Sgt. Gruff; Colonel Stone |
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Featuring | Dear Gertrude |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Sam Cosgrove; Gertrude Cosgrove; Pvt. Orville Cot |
Notes | Not an ordinary Letters page, but a continuing story told by means of letters from a G.I. to wife at home. |
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Comic Story | Helmet 779 (5 pages) |
Synopsis | The story of a helmet with the number 779, and its users. |
Credits | Pencils: Mike Suchorsky | Inks: Mike Suchorsky |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Helmet 779; Pvt. Tom Grainger; Pvt. Flip Ruskin; Pvt. Ed Foley |
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Featuring | G.I. Joe's Pen Pals |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
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Advertisement | Borrow Money By Mail! |
Featuring | State Finance Company |
Credits | Pencils:?;? (photos) | Inks:?;? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
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Comic Story | Helping Hand (3 pages) |
Featuring | Pvt. Dopey |
Credits | Pencils: Vic Martin (signed) | Inks: Vic Martin (signed) |
Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Pvt. Dopey; Sergeant |
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Comic Story | The Reluctant Warrior (6 pages) |
Featuring | G.I. Joe |
Credits | Pencils: Mort Drucker? |
Content | Genre: War | Characters: Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Pvt. Cornelius Hoolihan [Weepy]; Pvt. Carpuccio |
Notes | Uncertain, but some ears and hands could point to Drucker, and he is credited to G.I. Joe in the 50's. |
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Advertisement | Tell Me What You Want... (1 page) |
Synopsis | Selling Stuart Greeting Cards can earn you money in your spare time. |
Featuring | Stuart Greetings |
Credits | Pencils:?;? (photos) | Inks:?;? (photos) | Letters: typeset |
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Featuring | Private Humor |
Credits | Pencils: Vic Martin (signed) | Inks: Vic Martin (signed) |
Content | Genre: Humor; Military |
Notes | On inside back cover. |
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Synopsis | G.I.'s wading near landing crafts. |
Content | Genre: War |
Notes | Back cover. |
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