CATALOG RECORD

G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #26

Marvel · Series began 1982 · August 1984

first appearance of Soft Master and Hard Master

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Soft Master (G.I. Joe) — introduction, also in flashback
Hard Master (G.I. Joe) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: August 1984
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #26 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 0714860206408 · shared with another edition
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2nd printing

Second Print

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860206408 · shared with another edition
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Reprinted in

Action Force (1987), G.I. Joe Comics Magazine (1986), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero [Action Figure 3-Pack Reprint Series] (2005), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Snake Eyes: The Origin (2020), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium (2024), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium (2024)