G.I. Joe #35

Pvt. Dopey tries his luck at a shooting game during an Army Relief bazaar, hoping to win a cigar in this quick, lighthearted military humor tale from 1954.

Pvt. Joe Burch awakens in a mysterious military camp with no name, where he encounters old friends and comrades—including soldiers he thought were long dead. As Joe pieces together the strange reality of where he's found himself, Sgt. Mulvaney and the others wait anxiously back in the operating room, hoping for word on the soldier's fate. This haunting tale explores the thin line between life and death through the eyes of a young soldier facing his own uncertain destiny.

When Pvt. Windy Bragg and Pvt. Whitey Hicks land their catch on what they think is an abandoned yacht, they decide to help themselves to the galley, the beds, and yes—even the owner's cigars. Their perfect day of rest comes to a quick end when the yacht sets sail with Sgt. Gruff, Col. Ruppert, and a visiting general aboard, all furious to discover their vessel has been thoroughly ransacked. Now the two privates must figure out how to escape before they're discovered—if they can avoid sinking the general's prized boat in the process.

When Sgt. Mulvaney turns down a commission, his friend Duke Quimby gets the promotion instead—and the moment those lieutenant's bars go on, Duke transforms into a by-the-book officer who sees regulations where friendship used to be. Mulvaney and the men of the platoon must figure out whether the soldier they knew is still in there somewhere, or if rank has changed Duke beyond recognition. "Silver and Gold" explores what happens when stripes become bars and comrades become subordinates.

Sergeant Mulvaney's got an itch for the open sea, but he'll need to negotiate with Cpl. Reilly—a wheeler-dealer who's just bought a yacht and isn't keen on parting with it cheap. When the sergeant and his crew finally spot the vessel anchored in the harbor, they think they've stumbled onto a genuine bargain, though Pvt. Burch and the others soon discover there's more to this seafaring adventure than a simple boat deal.