GI Joe Yearbook #2

Now this was more like it. Yes, there was a cover gallery of all of the issues of Joe up to the point of publication and there was a recap of the latest Joe and Cobra exploits. But this time there is an original story.

  In the tale that I assume is by Larry Hama (There isn’t a box that tells who wrote, drew, and inked this story), the October Guard, those Soviet thorns in the Joes side, are under attack by Cobra. The villains’ mission, to steal a top-secret laser that can do some serious damage. It’s primarily the Russians verses Cobra. However, we do get a sneak peek of the Joes at some point. Not only do we get a glimpse of the Joe team, but the amount of detail in that cameo was phenomenal. The characters were so tiny, but you still make out who was who.

I really enjoy that story. I’m not sure who did the art, but my money would be on Todd McFarlane. There is a few scenes where the female October Guard member is posed in very provocative poses all the while trying to escape the Cobra marauders. Though the imagery of her, sometimes spread eagle or with erect nipples or both is excessive, it doesn’t make this an R-rated book. PG-13, maybe.

Oh and there’s another great article on the GI Joe cartoon. It’s making want to see some vintage episodes real bad.

Worth Consuming.

Rating 8 out of 10 stars.