CATALOG RECORD
G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #10
first appearance of Doctor Venom
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Doctor Venom (G.I. Joe) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- April 1983
- On sale
- January 11, 1983
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #10 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 ↗ - Newsstand edition60¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860206404 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - 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 0714860206404 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- A Nice Little Town Like Ours... · 22 pages
Snake-Eyes, Scarlet and Zap are captured by Cobra and taken to Springfield, a town controlled by Cobra. A young boy helps the Joes make their escape as Dr. Venom attempts to get the location of Joe headquarters from Snake-Eyes using his brainwave scanner and fails, and Snake-Eyes joins up with them later.
Publisher’s description
After Snake-Eyes and Scarlett are captured by Cobra, they are taken to the seemingly normal small town of Springfield which is actually Cobra headquarters. In hopes of finding out the location of the secret G.I. Joe base, Snake-Eyes is put into Cobra's brainwave scanner by Dr. Venom. Features the first appearance of Billy and the first glimpse into Snake-Eyes' past.
Characters
Reprinted in
G.I. Joe Comics Magazine (1986), Tales of G.I. Joe (1988), G.I. Joe (2002), 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)