G.I. Joe: Battle Files #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Heavy Duty - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: G.I. Joe: Battle Files (Image, 2002 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 2002
Key date: 2002-04-17
On-sale date: 2002-04-17
Indicia publisher: Image Comics Inc.
Price: $5.95; 7.50 CAD
Pages: 52
Barcode: 70985370478200111

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Lamont A. Morris - 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	The Joes	cover	1	pencils: David Michael Beck; inks: David Michael Beck; colors: David Michael Beck	Beach Head, Duke, Gung-Ho, Alison R. Hart-Burnett, Conrad S. Hauser, Charlie Iron-Knife, Lady Jaye, Ettienne R. LaFitte, Snake-Eyes, Wayne R. Sneeden, Spirit
1	-	credits, title page	1	colors: Hi Fi Color Design
2	Ace	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Ace, Brad J. Armbruster
3	Airtight	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Airtight, Kurt Schnurr
4	Barbecue	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Barbecue, Gabriel A. Kelly
5	Beach Head	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Beach Head, Wayne R. Sneeden
6	Clutch	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Clutch, Lance J. Steinberg
7	Duke	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Duke, Conrad S. Hauser
8	Dusty	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Dusty, Ronald W. Tadur
9	Flint	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Steve Kurth; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Dashiell R. Faireborn, Flint
10	Frostbite	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Steve Kurth; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Frostbite, Farley S. Seward
11	Gung Ho	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Gung-Ho, Ettienne R. LaFitte
12	Hawk	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Clayton M. Abernathy, Hawk
13	Heavy Duty	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Heavy Duty First, Lamont A. Morris First
14	Jinx	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Kimi Arashikage, Jinx
15	Lady Jaye	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Alison R. Hart-Burnett, Lady Jaye
16	Life Line	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Tim Seeley, Josh Blaylock, Mike Norton; inks: Tim Seeley, Josh Blaylock, Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Lifeline, Edwin C. Steen
17	Low-Light	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Low-Light, Cooper G. MacBride
18	Main Frame	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Steve Kurth; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Mainframe, Blaine L. Parker
19	Recondo	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Daniel M. LeClaire, Recondo
20	Roadblock	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Mike Norton; inks: Mike Norton; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Marvin F. Hinton, Roadblock
21	Rock N' Roll	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Steve Kurth; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Craig S. McConnel, Rock 'n Roll
22	Scarlett	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Tim Seeley; inks: Tim Seeley; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Shana O'Hara, Scarlett
23	Shipwreck	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Hector X. Delgado, Shipwreck
24	Spirit	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Tim Seeley; inks: Tim Seeley; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Charlie Iron-Knife, Spirit
25	Snake Eyes	character profile	2	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Snake-Eyes
26	Stalker	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Stalker, Lonzo R. Wilkinson
27	Tunnel Rat	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Josh Blaylock; inks: Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Nicky Lee, Tunnel Rat
28	Wild Bill	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	William S. Hardy, Wild Bill
29	New Recruits	credits, title page	1	colors: Hi Fi Color Design
30	Daemon and Firewall	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Steve Kurth; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Daemon, Firewall, Jeff Lacefield, Michelle LaChance
31	Kamakura	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Sean Broca, Kamakura
32	Greenshirts	character profile	2	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth, Josh Blaylock; inks: Steve Kurth, Josh Blaylock; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	.
33	The Fallen	credits, title page	1	colors: Hi Fi Color Design
34	Breaker	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Breaker, Alvin R. Kibbey
35	Doc	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Doc, Carl W. Greer
36	General Flagg	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	General Flagg
37	Quick Kick	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Steve Kurth; inks: Steve Kurth; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	MacArthur S. Ito, Quick Kick
38	In Memorium	text article	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock
39	Affiliates	credits, title page	1	colors: Hi Fi Color Design
40	Bazooka	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Bazooka, David L. Katzenbogen
41	The Jugglers	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Jugglers [Elite Covert General Cadre] (Affiliate)
42	Oktober Guard	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Eric Wolfe Hanson; inks: Eric Wolfe Hanson; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Colonel Brekhov, Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov, Stepan Drukersky, Horrorshow, Daina L. Janack, Lt. Daina, Schrage, Stormavik
43	William (Billy)	character profile	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock; pencils: Tim Seeley; inks: Tim Seeley; colors: Hi Fi Color Design	Billy
44	History	text article	1	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock
45	Chain of Command and Rank Organization	text article	2	script: Scott Wherle, Josh Blaylock, Brian Savage Peterson
46	Dedication	text article	1	script: Josh Blaylock
47	-	blank page(s)	2

Where to read it

Collection	Year
G.I. Joe #4	2002	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe #5	2002	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe: America's Elite #6	2005	On eBay ›
G.I. Joe Battle Files Sourcebook #[nn] ISBN 1582402922	2003	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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