CATALOG RECORD
G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #51
first appearance of Zandar, Thrasher, Cross-Country and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Zandar (G.I. Joe) — introduction
- Thrasher (G.I. Joe, Bruno LaCrosse) — introduction
- Cross-Country (G.I. Joe, Robert M. Blais) — introduction
- Thunder (G.I. Joe, Matthew H. Breckinridge) — introduction
- Tollbooth (G.I. Joe, Chuck X. Goren) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1986
- On sale
- May 20, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #51 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0714860206409
This edition’s page - 2nd printing
Second Print
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Thunder Machine · 22 pages
Zartan's siblings, Zandar and Zarana, break him out of The Pit disguised as Lady Jaye and an interrogation specialist and go head-to-head with the Joes, succeeding. Meanwhile, General Hawk has an important meeting in Washington at the Pentagon to attend dealing with the Springfield incident last issue.
Characters
Reprinted in
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Rise of Serpentor (2022), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium (2024), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium (2024)