CATALOG RECORD
G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #6
first appearance of Lt. Daina, Colonel Brekhov, Horrorshow and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Lt. Daina (G.I. Joe, Daina L. Janack) — introduction
- Colonel Brekhov (G.I. Joe, Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov) — introduction
- Horrorshow (G.I. Joe, Stepan Drukersky) — introduction
- Stormavik (G.I. Joe) — introduction
- Schrage (G.I. Joe) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1982
- On sale
- September 7, 1982
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #6 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.
Source ↗ - 2nd printing
Second Print
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860206412 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.
Barcode 0714860206412 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- To Fail Is to Conquer... to Succeed Is to Die! · 22 pages
The Joes are sent in to Afghanistan to retrieve tech from a downed experimental plane when they come up against the Oktober Guard bent on the same goal. Cobra attempts to steal the equipment for themselves and runs across both teams. To be continued...
Characters
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)