CATALOG RECORD

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

Marvel · Series began 1982 · February 1983

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Dates

Cover date: February 1983
On sale: November 9, 1982
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.
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Newsstand edition60¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860206402 · shared with another edition
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2nd printing

Second Printing

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 0714860206402 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Mike Vosburg, Herb Trimpeinks: Jack Abel, Herb Trimpescript: Herb Trimpe, Jim Shootercolors: Christie Scheeleletters: Rick Parker

Stories

Code Name: Sea-Strike! · 22 pages
Cobra tries to keep the Joes from launching a payload into space that would help the Joes in their battle against Cobra.

Characters

Snake-EyesShana O'HaraScarlettCobra CommanderClayton M. AbernathyHawkLonzo R. WilkinsonStalkerBaronessAnastasia CisarovnaCraig S. McConnelRock 'n RollClutchLance J. SteinbergBreakerAlvin R. KibbeyRobert W. GravesGruntZapRafael J. MelendezRalph W. PulaskiSteelerFlashAnthony S. GambelloEric W. FriestadtShort-FuzeJames J. BarneyGrand Slam

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)