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I wonder if anybody got confused with the introduction of “Ranger”, especially being so early in the series and everybody still figuring things out? At least with Kwinn, he appears in later issues, so that character development wasn’t wasted. Here’s a whole issue that’s primarily just Hawk and Grunt, but after the issue I can’t really give you one outstanding trait about either of them other than they’re in great shape. Though as with all the early issues, this is a one-off story, so would feel more in place in the later Special Missions series instead of the main line (again just like issue #2).Īlso the same gripe that I have with issue #2, the antagonist is developed better here than any of the Joes.

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Plus we get a couple of deaths, giving it that realness vibe. Love when a mission is more about covert action, stealth and infiltration as opposed to going in guns blazing. Similar style to issue #2 in a lot of ways (small team, no vehicles, non-Cobra antagonist), but for me a more enjoyable plot.

Overall Thoughts: I really enjoyed this issue, easily my favorite out of the early ones. The comics I ended up reading were usually anywhere from months to years old. It’s one thing to do once this mailbag section is in every issue with a listed address, but before it’s there, people just decide to write in unprompted? Also as a kid, I never got issues “hot off the presses” so this kind of stuff would be impossible for me to do. Always curious about the first instance of this stuff. Interesting to see what people were writing back then. : First instance of the Postbox where people write in to talk about the comic. : Last panel, now this is a joke I can get behind, unlike the cheesy joke to end last issue. 22: Is Stalker (as well as Zap once he’s finished torching the spokes) not able to help Grunt who’s clearly struggling to hold and lift the detonator? : Did Hawk fly from Montana to the Pacific Ocean and back again in minutes? With speed like that, no wonder he was able to catch up to Caruthers in the first place! 20: Mistakenly referring to Stalker as Ranger again. Bang, right in the back, killed by your own wife. : Pretty sure there was a no death rule in the cartoon, where if a plane got shot down you had to see a guy parachuting out of it. I guess before Snake Eyes could tell them about the 2nd nuke, the bomber with the 1st nuke took off interrupting them before they could finish reading Snake Eyes notes? Hawk and Grunt learned about the nukes from Snake Eyes here (Grunt even acknowledges Snake Eyes told them about the nuke headed to Russia on the last panel on page 13), so why would Grunt think that was the only nuke? Wouldn’t the 2nd nuke also be in Snake Eyes notes? Seems like an important thing to tell them. How did that problem get solved? Also when Grunt, Hawk, Snake Eyes met up on page 13, they compare notes. : I thought Grunt was under heavy fire behind the rock, and was worried the rock wasn’t going to hold up. : “Snake Eyes could’ve saved us at anytime! He just wanted to see us sweat!” Ha, love it. 8: Love the stealth infiltration by Snake Eyes A tactic I wouldn’t have mind seeing a few more times throughout the series.

And Snake Eyes agrees too, one of the rare glimpses into how he’d talk. 6: Always enjoyed Hawk and Grunt trying to act like they’re not two of America’s best trained soldiers. In the last panel when they mention the “ventilators on the roof” none of the buildings look like they have ventilators on the roof to me, am I missing something here? Also Grunt looks a lot like Steeler from last issue. : Grunt calls Stalker 'Ranger.' Now this could have been Grunt calling Stalker by his role (like telling Clutch, “that’s your job, driver”), but since it’s carried out throughout the issue, clearly a mistake. They did a great job of establishing his character. : Two pages in, and I already hate Vance Wingfield. : Love the way they start this comic, I’m instantly drawn in.

Synopsis: Two Joes (Hawk and Grunt) go undercover to infiltrate a para-military group funded by Cobra. Would probably be enough to pull me in and get me to check it out during those early days, but it’s always nice when the cover actually relates to the issue, this one doesn’t. Joe comics and hopefully spark some discussion on them.Ĭover thoughts: Similar to the cover in issue #1, nice action shot of the team. Joe Rewind, where I’m going back to re-read the original G.I.

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