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Cover: Clarence Doore
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G.I. Joe #20

Apr 1953 · Ziff-Davis · 0.10 USD
📊 ~39,108 copies sold its debut month
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An anthology issue featuring three military adventure stories: "The Phantom Company" follows G.I. Joe and the Phantom Company as they engage in combat against enemy forces, including a dramatic sequence involving Native American scouts and cavalry tactics with bow and arrow. "The Vanishing American" depicts Joe joining forces with Comanche soldiers in military operations. "General Confusion" shows the Yardbirds in a comedic boxing match scenario, while "The Ring Dancer" features Baker's John L. Sullivan in a prize-fighting narrative, with additional humorous sequences involving military personnel, supply procurement, and an officers' club dance.

Contains 4 stories
The Phantom Company
6 pp · War
Pvt. Joe BurchSgt. MulvaneyCpt. DavyPvt. Zeb McCracken (composer)

Stranded and pinned down after two weeks of brutal fighting in Korea, the men of Company B find themselves trapped with dwindling ammunition as enemy forces close in. When Pvt. Zeb McCracken's rousing song about a legendary phantom company sparks an inspired escape plan, the soldiers dig their way toward enemy lines under cover of darkness—but the real test comes when their bold gambit meets fierce resistance at dawn. A tale of how one soldier's music and quick thinking transform an impossible situation into an act of courage that echoes across the entire Korean theater.

The Ring Dancer
7 pp · War
Pvt. Joe BurchSgt. MulvaneySgt. Snitterfield

Pvt. Joe Burch gets talked into fighting Corporal Keith Pittman, a mysterious British fighter, in what's supposed to be a championship bout—but the mysterious opponent's training technique raises serious questions about whether this match is on the level. With only days to prepare and growing doubts about what he's really up against, Burch has to decide whether to step into the ring or back out, all while Sgt. Mulvaney and the rest of the outfit have their money riding on the outcome.

General Confusion
7 pp · Humor
Pvt. Windy BraggPvt. Whitey HicksSgt. GruffColonel Stone

Pvt. Windy Bragg and Pvt. Whitey Hicks get a wild assignment: pose as high-ranking officers to draw out two enemy spies hiding on the base. What starts as a dangerous decoy operation spirals into hilarious chaos when the newly minted "General Bragg" and "Major Hicks" start rewriting camp rules to boost morale—turning the whole post upside down in the process. As the spies close in, our heroes will have to figure out whether they've outsmarted the enemy or just created the perfect storm of confusion.

The Vanishing American
8 pp · War
Pvt. Joe BurchSgt. MulvaneyPvt. Horace Little Horse (Comanche)

Pvt. Joe Burch and Sgt. Mulvaney clash with their new Comanche replacement, Pvt. Horace Little Horse, until a dangerous patrol into enemy-held Korean hills forces them to rely on his scout skills and resourcefulness to survive. When the group finds itself trapped and outgunned by Communist forces, Little Horse's unconventional tactics—and his heritage—prove to be exactly what they need to turn the tide of battle.

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Raw (Good) $49
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $304*
CGC 7.5 none in existence
CGC 7.0 $202
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CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $78*
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Full credits

artist, inker Henry Sharp
cover pencils, inks Clarence Doore

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