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G.I. Joe - A Real American Hero, issues #60 - 69. Great story arcs with several plot twists you never saw coming. Cobra Commander shot by one of the Fred clones and Fred puts on CCs armor and takes his place. It's funny watching him bumble through and nearly get caught. Really nice four issue arc about some joes being taken prisoner and how they get busted out. And then finally the secret is revealed about the Cobra terror dromes. The old trick about starting a war and then selling arms to both
This sure brings back memories... of the TV series and Hasbro toys, that is. This is my first encounter with the comic book series. I started with volume seven just because that's what the library had on the shelf--now I'm heading for volume one and looking forward to reading through them.
An excellent blend of the comic superhero style storytelling and a military war comics. Huge cast of characters and a great evil villain and organization balances the series well. Very recommended.
This may have been my favorite volume yet, specifically for the gulag storyline which is the majority of the book. Joes go on a classified mention and get caught, and then the government burns them and leaves them to rot. Of course the Joes won't stand for that, so Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and others mount their own rescue mission. The villains are more evil than usual, and the Joes respond in kind. This may have been the most violent Joe storyline so far as the villains are murderers
The Borovia storyline is a favorite. Issue 63 was always a favorite of mine.
Some really great stuff again. The whole Borovia arc is great, and the beginning of MARS attempting to play Red Harvest with the entire world is awesome. Some really good stuff.
This volume includes the memorable Borovian gulag storyline, in which Stalker, Snow-Job, and Quick Kick are all captured during a mission gone awry in the eastern European country of Borovia, and then end up in a brutal prison camp. They've been disavowed by the US government and therefore no rescue mission is planned--but Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, and Storm Shadow have other ideas about that. I remember this storyline well from when I was a kid, and while there's certainly some silliness going back...
Reread in June/July 2020. There are hints here of where the Joe stories will eventually go (space shuttles, lots of ninjas, Battleforce 2000) but this volume is probably more grounded overall than even some of the earlier issues. There are some interesting world politics at play and Hama continually put out a book that was more than just about toys.
See my review of Classic G.I. Joe Volume 1
