G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero, #16 Canadian

Published: October 1983

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G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #16

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1 page military
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Scottie in A Cracker Jack Story [Baseball]
Story 1 1 page sports

"Okay, Scottie! The score is tied, bases loaded, and two outs!"

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  • Scottie
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Comic ad for Cracker Jack snacks on the inside front cover.

Night Attack!
Story 2 22 pages military

"Way to go, Airborne!"

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The Joes try to hold off a night attack by Cobra in Washington, D.C., as Venom poisons the Federal Reserve's money by tainting the ink with his toxin, but fails when the Commander stops him unexpectedly. The Baroness is gravely injured when she crashes her H.I.S.S. tank as Bludd is about to assassinate Destro under the Commander's orders while on its turret, leaving Destro distraught, as Hawk is shot by the Commander as Cobra escapes.

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Scar-Face is spelled as such because of the original person who used the moniker historically: Al 'Scarface' Capone.

Star Frontiers
Story 3 1 page science fiction

"... From the very center of the great spiral galaxy..."

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Comic ad for the Star Frontiers Role Playing Game from TSR Inc.

Story 4 1 page non-fiction

"Al Milgrom quits!"

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In the main text, Jim Shooter talks about editorial changes concerning Al Milgrom, Carl Potts, Tom DeFalco, and Danny Fingeroth, as well as the upcoming Assistant Editors month. Includes an illustration of Cal Potts. Also includes the Hype Box featuring synopses on [gcd_link_issue](37854), [gcd_link_issue](37856) and [gcd_link_issue](37871), as well as a checklist of Marvel issues currently on sale.

Story 5 1 page
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Letters from Nathan Hendrix, Scott Challman, Steve A. Straight, Paul Clayton, Curt Waterman, Bobby Cole, Gary Chartier, Scott L. Riley, Mike Kennedy, Chris Guilbault, Sean Burke, and Peter Gould. Includes a house ad for [gcd_link_series](9856) at the bottom of the page.