Publishers / Marvel / G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (1982) / #83
83February 1989
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP

G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #83

Marvel · February 1989 · on sale 1988-10-20

First appearance: Road PigFirst appearance: Donald DeLuca1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
February 1989
Key date
1989-02-00
On-sale date
1988-10-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Property of Roadpigcover1pencils: Ron Wagner; inks: Bob McLeodDonald DeLuca First, Road Pig First
1Roadpigcomic story22script: Larry Hama; pencils: Ron Wagner; inks: Fred Fredericks; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Michael HeislerClayton M. Abernathy, Kimi Arashikage, Avalanche, Blaster, Blocker, Ian M. Costello, Brian R. Davis, Hector X. Delgado, Donald DeLuca First, Dodger, Dusty, Blaine M. Gonsalves, Hawk, Marvin F. Hinton
2National UNICEF Dayin-house column0.5letters: typesetSpider-Man
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; barcode 07148602064602

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Series context

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Sources

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