G.I. Joe: Order of Battle, Volume 1

by Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe (Illustrator)

Includes Handbook-style bios like the ones that come on the back of an action figure card. This is an A-Z guide to your favorite Joe's and Cobra's and their cool vehicles and weapons. Collects GI Joe Order of Battle (1986) #1-4. 128 pages, full color.

Genres: Comics

Paperback

First published July 1, 1987

About the author

Larry Hama is an American writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s.

During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live, and appeared on Broadway in two roles in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.

He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro action figures. He has also written for the series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He created the character Bucky O'Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon.

Reviews

[Sud666 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ah this gem brought back some good memories. The "Order of Battle" comics highlight the members of G.I. Joe and Cobra by providing their biographies and a listing of their training and details on the equipment.
In alphabetical order, this volume covers everyone from Duke, Flint, and Snake-Eyes to Destro, Baron Bludd, and Stormshadow. We are also given information on the various weapons and weapon systems used by both groups. While most of the "bios" are just nonsense, bear in mind it is a comic.

So would you like to know the Joes and Cobra? This is an excellent resource. For those of us that grew up in the 80's, many of these characters will ring a bell, while I found several that were new to me. One last weird thing- for some reason they had Rocky Balboa as a G.I. Joe.

Cool blast from the past.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice reference material for the original Marvel G. I. joe series. good art and layouts. Receommended

[Derek Neveu · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you want to read a book, this isn’t for you. But if you are a child of the 80s, you find yourself from time to time yelling, “Yo Joe!”, and you like learning backstories and fleshing out characters, then this collection of books is for you. You don’t have to be a fan of GI Joe to appreciate the world, stories, and characters that Larry Hama created, but it doesn’t hurt!

[Don · Rating 3 out of 5]

A four issue series, it’s just a listing of the figures and vehicles dossiers with a nice picture for each. A nice catalog of each character and their backstory. Not required reading but a nice one to have in your collection. There’s one character in there that isn’t supposed to be. I’ll leave that for you as an Easter Egg to find in the comics version only.

[Gonzalo Oyanedel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fichas de personajes y vehículos escritas por Larry Hama e ilustradas por Herb Trimpe que probablemente interesan sólo al público objetivo.