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| Date | | Number: 40 | Lang: English (en) | |||
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| Additional Information | |
| Name | G.I. Joe 40 | Published |
| Publication | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 36 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
| Cover | 1 page |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Pvt. Joe Burch |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder |
| Notes | Art credits suggested by the Who's Who. |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Service Laffs |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| Pencils | Jack O'Brien (signed) |
| Inks | Jack O'Brien (signed) |
| First Line | What does a guy have to do..? |
| Notes | On inside front cover. |
| Comic Story | The Ugly Duckling / G.I. Joe (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | To Pvt. Dugan, the little plaster duck was the most priceless gem in all the world. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Pvt. Andy Dugan; Cpl. Carpuccio; Pvt. Jake Vincent |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder |
| Notes | Ernest Schroeder is the main artist on G.I. Joe in '55 and '56, and he is credited for these years to pencils and ink by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. He drew "Airboy" and "Heap", and some stories in Hillman's "Tales of Horror". He can best be spotted by his faces that have eyes out of focus in close up, often colored light blue and with very small pupils. |
| Comic Story | No Title (5 pages) |
| Feature | The Adventures of Pvt. Woes |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Pvt. Wintergreen Woes; Mr. Jarvis Jollyboy |
| First Line | Here's a story of the Army... |
| Comic Story | The Model (1 page) |
| Feature | Pvt. Dopey |
| Genre | Humor |
| Characters | Pvt. Dopey; Sgt. McTuff |
| Pencils | Vic Martin (signed) |
| Inks | Vic Martin (signed) |
| Letters Page | No Title (4 pages) |
| Feature | G.I. Joe's Pen Pals |
| Letters | typeset |
| First Line | Readers of G.I. Joe are invited... |
| Notes | On the last page a drawing of a G.I. reading and a girl posting a letter. |
| Comic Story | The Little Corporal / G.I. Joe (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ugly Otis is made a corporal but not for very long. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Cpl. Reilly; Pvt. Alvin Otis [Ugly Otis]; Lt. Parker |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder |
| Notes | This story has identical artwork to the other G.I. Joe stories in this issue and are all by Schroeder. |
| Comic Story | Cooked Chicken (4 pages) |
| Feature | Pvt. Bragg |
| Pencils | Ben Brown (signed) |
| Inks | David Gantz (signed) |
| Text Story | No Title (2 pages) |
| Feature | Dear Gertrude |
| Letters | typeset |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Pvt. Sam Cosgrove; Gertrude Cosgrove |
| First Line | Tokyo, Japan... |
| Notes | This is a story told in form of letters, not an ordinary Letters Page. |
| Comic Story | Reilly vs. Reilly / G.I. Joe (5 pages) |
| Synopsis | Ready-Money Reilley is buying the "Green Dragon" Night Club to make money. |
| Genre | War |
| Characters | Pvt. Joe Burch; Sgt. Mulvaney; Ccl. Reilly; Pvt. Otis [Ugly Otis] |
| Pencils | Ernie Schroeder |
| Inks | Ernie Schroeder |
| Notes | All three stories in this issue are by Schroeder, who is credited to pencils and ink on G.I. Joe in 1955 by Jerry Bails' Who's Who. Just compare the eyes in close-up view. |
| Advertisement | Free Hollywood Enlargement / Hollywood Film Studios Enlargements (1 page) |
| Synopsis | Get a beautiful 5 x 7" enlargement of your favorite snapshot by mail order. |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Colors | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Cartoon | No Title (1 page) |
| Feature | Laffs on Parade |
| Genre | Humor; Military |
| Pencils | Vic Martin (signed) |
| Inks | Vic Martin (signed) |
| First Line | I don't care if you are... |
| Notes | On inside back cover. |
| Advertisement | Amazing Offer / Colonial Studios Greeting Cards (1 page) |
| Synopsis | $35.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes of Christmas cards. |
| Pencils | ? (photos) |
| Inks | ? (photos) |
| Colors | ? (photos) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Advertisement from Colonial Studios, Inc. |
| The data in the additional content section is courtesy of the Grand Comics Database under a Creative Commons Attribution License. More details about this comic may be available in their page here | |


