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G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #56

Marvel · Series began 1982 · February 1987

first appearance of Dial-Tone

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Dial-Tone (G.I. Joe, Jack S. Morelli, Real American Hero) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February 1987
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #56 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860206402
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Creators

pencils: Mike Zeck, Rod Whighaminks: Kim DeMulder, Andy Mushynskyscript: Larry Hama, Jim Shootercolors: George Roussosletters: Joe Rosen

Stories

Jungle Moves · 22 pages
The Joes take on the Terror-Drome in an attempt to rescue Snake-Eyes, but Cobra takes him to their new base of operations in New York: The Cobra Consulate. The Joes then dismantle the empty Drome for shipment, and use a decoy to fool Cobra into thinking they destroyed the real thing via a train shipment, when the real deal's heading down river elsewhere to be examined. Destro heads to Scotland.

Characters

Snake-EyesShana O'HaraScarlettClayton M. AbernathyHawkLonzo R. WilkinsonStalkerBaronessDestroMarvin F. HintonRoadblockDashiell R. FairebornFlintRobert W. GravesDoctor MindbenderGruntSerpentorDocCarl W. GreerTomaxXamotTormod S. SkoogTripwireDaniel M. LeClaireRecondoDial-ToneJack S. MorelliLift-TicketVictor W. Sikorski

Reprinted in

G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection (2012), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium (2024), G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium (2024)