G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #8

Dates

Cover date

February 1983

Pages

36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #8 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition60¢ cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition60¢ cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 0714860206402 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page
• 2nd printing

  Second Printing

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  Source ↗
• Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

  Canadian

  Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

  Barcode 0714860206402 · shared with another edition

  This edition’s page

Publisher’s description

Loads of action on land, and plenty more in the sea, sky, and even in space, as the Joes protect a shuttle space launch from destruction by Cobra.

Reprinted in

G.I. Joe Comics Magazine (1986), Tales of G.I. Joe (1988), G.I. Joe (2002), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero [Action Figure 3-Pack Reprint Series] (2005), G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection (2012), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Omnibus (2018), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium (2024), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium (2024)