G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #78

Name: G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #78
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Oct 1988 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

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“Payback!”

In "Payback!", Roadblock and a group of captured Joes—including Storm Shadow, Billy, Grunt’s girlfriend Lola, and Dr. Burkhart—orchestrate a daring rescue to free Hawk and Hollingsworth from Malthus and Hegel, who plan to execute them. With the help of an unexpected ally, the mission takes a sharp turn when Destro exposes a hidden truth on live television, revealing a forged ammo receipt tied to the Cobra Island Civil War. Written by Larry Hama and illustrated by Rod Whigham, with inks by Fred Fredericks and colors by Bob Sharen, this 1988 issue features a cover by Ron Wagner and Bob McLeod.

writer Larry Hama · artist Rod Whigham · inker Fred Fredericks · colorist Bob Sharen · letterer Rick Parker · cover Ron Wagner, Bob McLeod

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writer Larry Hama

artist Rod Whigham

inker Fred Fredericks

colorist Bob Sharen

letterer Rick Parker

cover pencils Ron Wagner

cover inks Bob McLeod

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Roadblock and the Joes not taken into custody, alongside Storm Shadow, Billy, Grunt's girlfriend Lola, and Dr. Burkhart, plan to free Hawk and Hollingsworth from Malthus and Hegel, since Malthus plans to execute them, and make it look like it was a massacre on their part while escaping. The Joes succeed, and Destro helps out by giving Malthus a receipt order for ammo used during the Cobra Island Civil war by the Joes, live on TV, earmarked as a special services fund, which Malthus and the Jugglers okayed.

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