The G.I. Joe Order of Battle #1 for Sale - First Appearance of Low-Light - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The G.I. Joe Order of Battle (Marvel, 1986 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: November 1986
Key date: 1986-11-00
On-sale date: 1986
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $1.25; 0.40 GBP; 1.50 CAD
Pages: 36

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Cooper G. MacBride - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of Ronald W. Tadur - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Edwin C. Steen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Farley S. Seward - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Clifton L. Nash - 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 Official G.I. Joe Handbook Part 1	cover	2	pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Clayton M. Abernathy, Ace, Airborne, Airtight, Alpine, Brad J. Armbruster, Barbecue, Bazooka, Beach Head, Robert M. Blais, Breaker, Cover Girl, Crankcase, Cross-Country
1	G.I. Joe Order of Battle	table of contents	1	letters: typeset
2	Ace	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Ace, Brad J. Armbruster
3	Air-Borne	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Airborne, Franklin E. Talltree
4	Air-Tight	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Airtight, Kurt Schnurr
5	Alpine	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Alpine, Albert M. Pine
6	Barbeque	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Barbecue, Gabriel A. Kelly
7	Bazooka	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Bazooka, David L. Katzenbogen
8	Beach Head	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Beach Head, Wayne R. Sneeden
9	Blow Torch	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Blowtorch, Timothy P. Hanrahan
10	Breaker	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Breaker, Alvin R. Kibbey
11	Cover Girl	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Cover Girl, Courtney A. Krieger
12	Crank-Case	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Crankcase, Elwood G. Indiana
13	Cross-Country	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Robert M. Blais, Cross-Country
14	Cutter	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Cutter, Skip A. Stone
15	Deep Six	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Deep-Six, Malcolm R. Willoughby
16	Dial-Tone	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Dial-Tone, Jack S. Morelli
17	Doc	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Doc, Carl W. Greer
18	Duke	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Duke, Conrad S. Hauser
19	Dusty	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Dusty First, Ronald W. Tadur First
20	Flash	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Flash, Anthony S. Gambello
21	Flint	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Dashiell R. Faireborn, Flint
22	Footloose	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Footloose, Andrew D. Meyers
23	Frostbite	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Frostbite First, Farley S. Seward First
24	Grunt	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Robert W. Graves, Grunt
25	Gung-Ho	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Gung-Ho, Ettienne R. LaFitte
26	Hawk	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Clayton M. Abernathy, Hawk
27	Heavy Metal	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Sherman R. Guderian, Heavy Metal
28	Iceberg	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Iceberg First, Clifton L. Nash First
29	Lady Jaye	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Alison R. Hart-Burnett, Lady Jaye
30	Leatherneck	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Leatherneck, Wendell A. Metzger
31	Lifeline	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Lifeline First, Edwin C. Steen First
32	Lift-Ticket	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Lift-Ticket, Victor W. Sikorski
33	Low-Light	character profile	1	script: Larry Hama; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Delbeato; colors: Paul Becton	Low-Light First, Cooper G. MacBride First
34	Stretch Your Savings by Subscribing Now.	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset	Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 07148602576412

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Series context

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Sources

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

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