Best GI Joe Comic Book Ever

The best G.I. Joe comic I ever read was G.I. Joe Yearbook 3 "Hush Job". Buy this issue from mycomicshop.com It was published in March of 1987 for $1.50, and was approved by the Comic Code Authority. This issue starts off with a twenty-three page silent comic. No one speaks a word, it is all about the artwork and the story unfolds very naturally. This issue is also unique in that it does not have any advertisements in it.

After the opening story, there are still a lot of great features in this book. It goes on to a brief article about the cartoon, followed by the previous year of comics cover gallery. It then recaps everything that happened in the comic book series for the last year, leading right up to and explaining the events of this issue. After the recap, is a short retelling of the first time Serpentor had pizza (52 B.C.). Along with that, are several pin-up type portraits of some of the best Joe and Cobra characters.

Some of the best parts of "Hush Job" are:

• A 23 page silent comic!
• A pyramid style building with the Cobra logo on it in New York City
• Snake-Eyes is being tortured/brain scanned by Mindbender
• Storm Shadow and Scarlett are trying to get to Snake-Eyes
• Snake-Eyes is stronger than the machine, and escapes
• Storm Shadow helps Snake-Eyes escape and they fight together
• Mindbender escaped
• Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes are captured by Baroness

I love this book. Silent comics are a rare treat and this one really delivers!

I grew up reading comic books. It is how I learned to read. I started with a lot of very memorable books. The most memorable one has got to be DC Comics Presents NO. 41 "The Terrible Tinseltown Treasure-Trap Treachery!". Buy this issue from mycomicshop.com It was published in January of 1982 for sixty cents, and was approved by the Comics Code Authority.

This series was dedicated to telling stories about Superman teaming up with another super-hero. This issue, however, has Superman teaming up with the Joker. It starts with the clown prince freeing the Prankster from jail. They are after half a million dollars that was supposed to be their payment for an earlier "job". When the Joker is betrayed, and thrown out of his own helicopter, Superman saves him and they become partners. Until it is time for the Joker to betray Superman!

Here are some of the key points to this issue:

• Joker breaks Prankster out of Jail
• Superman/Clark calls Alfred to keep Bruce Wayne in the dark (he is injured)
• Clark flies on plane to LAX with Perry and Lois
• Prankster kidnaps Perry White
• Superman has to stop a runaway Winnebago
• Prankster throws Joker out of his own helicopter
• Superman and Joker team-up and stroll down Venice Beach
• While Superman is putting out a fire, Joker injects Prankster with nerve-toxin
• Superman takes Prankster to the Fortress to filter his blood
• Superman stops Joker from getting the money
• Joker eludes Superman by using a decoy and some K-Dust
• Prankster recovers, and tells Superman where Perry White is
• Superman arrives in time to keep Perry from getting hurt
• Superman catches up to the Joker, takes him to jail
• Alfred replaces the picture tube to the TV for Bruce Wayne
• Jimmy Olson puts a Whoopee Cushion in Perry White's chair
• Perry White says "Great Caesar's Ghost"

That is a lot for one issue. If you take your time, this one is a fun read. It also has that classic 80's feel to the whole story. Also, just so you know there is a sixteen page preview of the new Wonder Woman comic book included in this issue. So after all of these years, this one is still one of my favorites.