G.I. Joe Special Missions #4

The cover by Mike Zeck and John Beatty immediately grabs you: a figure in an orange jumpsuit dangles helplessly upside-down, tangled in parachute cords among jungle trees, while a group of armed soldiers closes in from below. It's a tense, kinetic image that captures the high-stakes flavor this spin-off series does so well. With Larry Hama writing and Herb Trimpe on interior art, "No Holds Barred" promises the kind of grounded, mission-focused G.I. Joe storytelling that made 1987 a great year to be a fan of the team.