G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #53 (1986) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mike Zeck; inks: Joe Rubinstein	Snake-Eyes
1	Pit-Fall	comic story	22	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Rod Whigham; inks: Andy Mushynsky; colors: George Roussos; letters: Joe Rosen	Clayton M. Abernathy, Beach Head, Robert M. Blais, Richard Blinken-Smythe, Buzzer, Cobra Commander, Cross-Country, Destro, Dashiell R. Faireborn, Flint, Brian M. Forrest, Gung-Ho, Hawk, Marvin F. Hinton
2	The New Universe, Part II	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter
3	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860206411
Second Print	price 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD

Collection	Year
G.I. Joe Yearbook #3	1987	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Rise of Serpentor #[nn] ISBN 978168405929455999	2022	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Kickstarter Compendium #2 ISBN 978-1-5343-5637-5	2024	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium #2 ISBN 9781534331921	2025	On eBay ›

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