I consider the previous nine issues to be a prologue of sorts, because this issue is when G.I. Joe really gets started. From here on, it becomes a serialized adventure title, with one issue often leading into the next. Granted, this is a stand-alone issue, but just look at what it introduces us to: Dr. Venom! Springfield! Snake-Eyes's past! Billy! The appearances of so many concepts that would quickly become staples of the ongoing storyline make this one of my favorite early issues.

This issue is also notable for being the final installment before the team was supplemented by the 1983 wave of characters.

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