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G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #43

Marvel · Series began 1982 · January 1986

first appearance of Scrap-Iron

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Scrap-Iron (G.I. Joe) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1986
On sale: September 17, 1985
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #43 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition75¢ cover

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0714860206401 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860206401 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Mike Zeck, Rod Whigham, John Romitainks: John Beatty, Andy Mushynsky, John Romitascript: Larry Hama, Jim Shootercolors: George Roussosletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Crossroads · 22 pages
Wade renounces Cobra after having a talk with Snake-Eyes and Stalker, taking his new family with him. The Soft Master sacrifices his life after escaping from Springfield when he deflects one of Scrap-Iron's missiles launched at a crashed car containing Candy, a drunk driver, and Billy (crashed at a train signal), but he launches another one after given the sign by Firefly to eliminate any possible witnesses, thereby killing the three in the car.

Characters

Snake-EyesLonzo R. WilkinsonStalkerRichard Blinken-SmytheBuzzerFireflyBillySean BrocaScrap-IronCandy AppelFred IISoft MasterWade CollinsHeather BrocaMrs. Broca

Reprinted in

Action Force (1987), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium (2024), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium (2024)