CATALOG RECORD

G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #49

Marvel · Series began 1982 · July 1986

first appearance of Serpentor, Leatherneck, Slip-Stream and others

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Serpentor (G.I. Joe, Real American Hero) — introduction · origin
Leatherneck (G.I. Joe, Wendell A. Metzger) — introduction
Slip-Stream (G.I. Joe, Gregory B. Boyajian) — introduction
Lift-Ticket (G.I. Joe, Victor W. Sikorski) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: July 1986
On sale: 1986
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #49 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page
2nd printing

Second Print

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition0.95 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.95 CAD.

Barcode 0714860206407 · shared with another edition
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860206407 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Reprinted in

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero [Action Figure 3-Pack Reprint Series] (2005), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Rise of Serpentor (2022), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium (2024), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium (2024)