Marvel Released September 1986

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51 (1986) First Print

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51 is an issue of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series from Marvel, released September 1, 1986. Written by Larry Hama with artwork by Rod Whigham. Notable appearances include Toll Booth, Thrasher, Dreadnoks. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 2 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published September 1986
Pages 32

Zarana and Zandar rescue Zartan from The Pit, which leads to a major battle in the swamps between the Dreadnoks' Thunder Machine and Cross Country's HAVOC. Storm Shadow also sneaks into The Pit..

Key Facts

  • 1st appearance of Zandar, a Dreadnok
  • 1st appearance of Thrasher, a Dreadnok
  • 1st appearance of Thunder, a tank operator
  • 1st appearance of Toll Booth, tank operator

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Cover art for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51
Zandar action figure
Thunder action figure
Toll Booth action figure
Thrasher action figure
Cross Country action figure
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Covers (3)

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