G.I. Joe #33

When Pvt. Joe Burch witnesses the black marketeer Bunji Wakaya rough up an elderly flower vendor on a Tokyo street, a heated confrontation erupts—and Wakaya issues a challenge that can't be refused: a duel to settle the matter, three nights hence in a cellar, with weapons of Burch's choosing. Back at camp, Sgt. Mulvaney and the rest of the outfit scramble to prepare their fellow soldier for a contest against a man known to be deadly with any weapon, racing against the clock to find a strategy that might keep Burch alive.

Pvt. Dopey scrambles to help Sgt. McTuff prepare for the Colonel's inspection in this 1954 humor story, racing against the clock to get the barracks in order. When the inspection finally arrives, things don't quite go according to plan for the sergeant. It's a quick, fun look at military life's everyday chaos.

When Pvt. Reilly spots an opportunity to earn some quick cash as a mechanic for Col. Graves' new Cadillac, he brings in his eager but hapless friend Pvt. Otis as his assistant—and what follows is a cascade of automotive disasters that would test any officer's patience. With a deadline of tomorrow afternoon and a mounting list of mishaps from blown tires to bubble-gum repairs, Reilly and Otis race against the clock to deliver a car that might actually run. It's a comedy of errors that proves sometimes the best intentions and hard work still aren't enough to save the day.

Pvt. Dopey takes some good-natured ribbing from a fellow soldier about his girl, only to fire back with a boast of his own in this quick-witted 1954 humor bit. It's a snappy back-and-forth that proves even the smallest joke can land a solid punch.