G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #6 for Sale - First Appearance of Tom DeFalco - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: December 1982
Key date: 1982-12-00
On-sale date: 1982-09-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.60; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Tom DeFalco - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Daina L. Janack - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lt. Daina - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Colonel Brekhov - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Horrorshow - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stepan Drukersky - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Stormavik - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Schrage - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Christie Scheele - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Mike Vosburg; inks: Jack Abel	Breaker, Colonel Brekhov First, Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov First, Cobra Commander, Stepan Drukersky First, Flash, Anthony S. Gambello, Lance J. Steinberg, Clutch, Horrorshow First, Daina L. Janack First, Alvin R. Kibbey, Lt. Daina First, Shana O'Hara
1	To Fail Is to Conquer... to Succeed Is to Die!	comic story	22	script: Herb Trimpe, Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Jim Novak	Clayton M. Abernathy, James J. Barney, Breaker, Colonel Brekhov First, Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov First, Clutch, Cobra Commander, Stepan Drukersky First, Flash, Anthony S. Gambello, Grand Slam, Hawk, Horrorshow First, Daina L. Janack First
2	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter, Stan Lee; pencils: Tim Gray; inks: Tim Gray	John Byrne, Tom DeFalco First, Mark Gruenwald, Christie Scheele First, James Shooter, Roger Stern

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Print	price 0.75 USD
Newsstand	price 0.60 USD; barcode 0714860206412
Canadian	price 0.75 CAD; barcode 0714860206412

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Tales of G.I. Joe #6	1988	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe Yearbook #2	1986	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe Comics Magazine #3	1987	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe #1 ISBN 0-7851-0901-3	2002	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero [Action Figure 3-Pack Reprint Series] #6	2005	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection #1 ISBN 978-1-61377-396-3	2012	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium #1 ISBN 9781534371507	2024	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #56 of 155#7 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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