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G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #7

Marvel · Series began 1982 · January 1983

first appearance of Copperhead and Rattler

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Copperhead (G.I. Joe, Real American Hero [Marvel]) — introduction
Rattler (G.I. Joe, Real American Hero) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1983
On sale: October 12, 1982
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #7 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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860206401 · shared with another edition
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2nd printing

Second Print

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page
Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

Barcode 0714860206401 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Herb Trimpe, Ken Feduniewiczinks: Chic Stone, Ken Feduniewiczscript: Herb Trimpe, Larry Hama, Jim Shooter, Eliot R. Browncolors: Christie Scheeleletters: Jim Novak

Stories

Walls of Death! · 22 pages
The Joes team up with the Oktober Guard after Cobra captures both teams in order to take an experimental plane and its tech away from them.

Publisher’s description

The Joes and the October Guard team up against Cobra. 'Nuff Said.

Characters

Shana O'HaraScarlettCobra CommanderClayton M. AbernathyHawkLonzo R. WilkinsonStalkerClutchLance J. SteinbergBreakerAlvin R. KibbeyRalph W. PulaskiSteelerFlashAnthony S. GambelloJames J. BarneyGrand SlamDaina L. JanackLt. DainaColonel BrekhovIvan Nikolevich BrekhovStepan DrukerskyHorrorshowStormavikSchrageCopperheadRattler

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)