GI Joe (1951 Ziff Davis) comic books 1952

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, George Tuska, Bob Powell, Paul S. Newman, Frank Giacoia, Rudy Lapick and Gerald McCann. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Joe and his company rescue a bomber pilot who's traumatized after losing every soldier on his mission, including his own brother. Mechanical mayhem ensues when Pvts. Windy and Whitey are assigned as drivers for a colonel, in a story by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. A children's illustrator with Baker Company borrows from his own book on the battlefield, in an offbeat story combining a page of funny-animal art with traditional combat images. Plus the life of a combat photographer, and a story with art by future Marvel legend George Tuska. Army Chuckles; Saga of a B-26; The Ninety-Day Wonder; The Patients Cured The Nurse; The Scribblers First Mission; Buddies: The Rout at Sugar Creek; Kids Dream; The Yardbirds: The Jumping Jeep; Combat Photographer. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. Medal for Willie starring G.I. Joe. Three Men on Three Horses starring G.I. Joe. A Real Fightin' Man! starring Buddies. Battle Bait starring G.I. Joe. A Replacement starring Wendy the WAF, pencils by Dan DeCarlo, inks by Rudy Lepick; Wendy joins the WAF to take over a man's job, but once the Air Corps spotted her in uniform they wanted to take over the girl for whom no one could find a replacement. Waldo's Squeeze Box starring G.I. Joe. Santa Claus Parade ad. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Dan De Carlo, Rudy Lapick, Jack Sparling, Paul S. Newman, Mort Lawrence, and Wally Littman. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. A guy who never gets letters from home wonders if he's better off than the guy who gets a "Dear John" letter. Scantily clad USO stage magician Little Miss Magic lends a hat when the boys are captured by enemy soldiers during R&R. Joe reveals key information to beautiful enemy agent Lilith the Tigress, or so it seems. Plus the story of how draftees Windy and Whitey became the dimwittest privates in the Army, with art by future Archie legend Dan De Carlo. Quick Change; Dear John; G.I. Joe Meets Lilith the Tigress; Buddies: Grumpys Sweetheart; The General Who Led The Way; Little Miss Magic; Ancient Sam; The Yardbirds: Draft Bait!; The Baby of Company B. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover by Norman Saunders. Stories and art by Everett Raymond Kinstler, Mike Suchorsky, and Irv Novick. Two #10s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51) for the other one. Neither a tie-in with the later toy line/cartoon nor a grim war comic, this first-gen GI Joe focused on lighthearted tales of military life. The Yardbirds, featuring Pvts. Windy and Whitey, was straight-up comedy of the Beetle Bailey/Sad Sack variety. Chip runs into old flame Harriet on the Korean front, but now he's a private and she's a lieutenant, in romance-flavored war story. Beautiful enemy agent Lilith the Tigress returns, in a story with Milton Caniff-ish art by Irv Novick. A Southern GI captured by the enemy tries to explain the US Civil War to a North Korean colonel. G.I. Facts and Figures; Hoosier Farmboy; The Eagle Screams; The Tigress Returns; Korean Clipper; Betsy Ross Bags a Colonel; The Battle of Wits; The Colonels Girl; Weepys Christmas; Forty Minutes with Destiny. 48 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

2 #11s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51). Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. For the Love of Benny starring G.I. Joe; An army contains all kinds of men. One was Long John Silver, who lounged all day in his long red woolen underwear. Yousouff the Terrible Turk starring G.I. Joe, art by George Tuska; Joe and Sgt. Mulvaney meet a big Turkish wrestler in a new U.N. brigade in Korea. Waltzing Mathilda starring G.I. Joe, art by Bob Powell. Damon and Pythias starring Buddies, art by George Roussos; The two pals fight over the same girl. Medwick the Medic starring G.I. Joe, art by George Olesen. My Bullet Can Wait starring G.I. Joe, art by Alex Kotzky. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

2 #12s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51). Painted cover art by Norman Saunders. With Love, Mom! starring G.I. Joe. The Patchwork Quilt starring G.I. Joe. Knit One, Fire Two starring G.I. Joe. The Born Leader starring Pvt. Bragg. Sleeping Beauty starring G.I. Joe, art by George Olesen. Next Week East Lynne starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. The Kilties Are Comin' starring G.I. Joe, art by Mike Suchorsky; Baker Company makes a striking contribution to amity between the United Nations when they help restore the morale of His Majesty's Own Highlanders, who have been suffering from dry rot. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

2 #13s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51). Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. The Sherry Lee Rolls Again starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; A Sherry Lee medium tank has been knocked out and is made to run again by Joe and the sergeant. Just Like Willie starring Buddies, art by Henry Sharp; Eddie was going to war, and he had to fill the shoes of a man who had failed his country. Everybody's Pin-Up starring G.I. Joe, art by Carmine Infantino; Uncovering the secret past of lonely Pvt. Jimmy Brett of Baker Company. An Easy War, art by Henry Sharp; The first Joe Driscoll learns upon his return is that he had been fighting "an easy war". Hit the Silk starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Acey Deucey's Last Shuffle starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. Home to Mom starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

2 #14s exist. See previous Ziff Davis Series (1950-51). Painted cover art by Rafael DeSoto. 50 Combat Action Plastic Toys ad. The Greatest Struggle starring G. I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Some manage to be in the right place at the right time and become heroes. Woods was such a hero when transferred to "Baker" Company. Get your Major Mars Rocket Ring by mail order ad. Sizzling Pin-ups! starring G. I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Pin-ups meant to be dropped from Red aircraft are incendiaries that melt at body temperature and catch fire. Rugged Rotation starring Pvt. Bragg, pencils by Ben Brown, inks by David Gantz. The Wedding Ring starring Buddies, art by Henry Sharp. Mulvaney's Serenade starring G. I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. Home, Sweet Home starring G. I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Rafael DeSoto. Dry Socks starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Only Private Carpenter manages to keep his socks dry. Get one for Anzio!--Here Are Your Boys. The Best Man starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Sgt. Mulvaney has certain ideas about matrimony, and he doesn't try to keep them from Joe. Eyes Right starring Wendy the WAF, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Too Tough to Die starring Buddies, art by George Olesen. The Lacrosse Whoopee starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; The Americans have a try at the Canadian national game of lacrosse. Portrait of the Artist starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Brewster Swenson was a promising novelist in civilian life, but doesn't like the way his writing is progressing here in Korea. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Painted cover art by Rafael DeSoto. Jim Prentice Electric Football ad. Mamie's Mortar starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Sgt. Mamie took pride in his 81 mm Mortar. Don't Tell Frankie! starring Buddies, art by Frank Giacoia; Good food has won many a battle, but in the case of "Baker" Company good food almost started one. Camouflage Capers starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo; Windy and Whitey are painting camouflage on everything. Born in the Saddle starring Pvt. Danny O'Lowd, pencils by Flip. Hey, Gang! Start Your Own G.I. Joe Fan Club ad. The Sign of the Tigress starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. The Ol' Hoss Pistol--Here Are Your Boys, script by Sam Daily, art by Bob Powell; Ed Doney gets an old cavalry pistol from his grandfather on his way to serve in Korea. Lexy's Glass Eye starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Painted cover art by Rafael DeSoto. A Time For Waiting starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Sgt. Mulvaney and his Company have their orders to just sit tight and wait. Fountain Pen Soldier starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; Preston Benedict was "Baker" Company's clerk and had been a WW 2 hero. The High, Hard One starring Buddies, art by Bill Ely. Ad for the new magazine, Fantastic. The Kesong Lemon starring Weepy and Meatball, inks by Michael Becker; Weepy Hoolihan decides to go exploring by himself in the Kesong region. A Stripe for Joe starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp; The only way to better himself is by the addition of chevrons, and Joe is tired of being a Private. A Trip Home starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. 52 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Giant-sized issue. Painted cover art by Clarence Doore. 50 Combat Action Plastic Toys ad. Mr. President starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. Scared starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. The Willing Woodchopper starring Pvt. Bragg, pencils by Ben Brown and David Gantz [as Brown & Gantz], inks by David Gantz [as Brown & Gantz]. Ordered to Die! starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. Smile of Koo Gang starring G.I. Joe, art by Henry Sharp. Cover Me, Buddy--Here Are Your Boys, art by Bill Ely. Musical Chairs starring The Yardbirds, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Medal for Willie starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick. Two Men on a Bike starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick; Joe and the Sarge meet a strange Korean character named Chansun Chollie. Top-Secret Shop-Lifter starring Wendy the WAF, pencils by Dan DeCarlo. Dear John starring G.I. Joe, pencils by Irv Novick. Some get letters from girls at home and some dont. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall starring Buddies, art by Bill Ely. 100 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.