G.I. Joe: Special Missions was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics beginning in 1986. The series ran for twenty-eight issues and ran concurrently with Marvel's main G.I. Joe title.
The series format was introduced in issue #50 of the main title which ran a second story "Best Defense" to give readers a glimpse into the theme and tone of Special Missions. The story was reprinted in a G.I. Joe trade paperback that collects the first four issues of the spin-off.
Reprints[]
Marvel[]
In 1988 Marvel collected the first 4 issues, plus the preview story from RAH #50. Marvel didn't manage to collect any of the other issues in any trade paperbacks.
IDW[]
IDW collected all 28 issue in 4 trade paperbacks. The TPBs were also available on digital through Amazon. But after IDW lost the Hasbro license, those collections wer no longer available to be purchased.
Skybound[]
Skybound has announced their plans to release every G.I. Joe comic originally published by Marvel in 4 compendiums. Compendium #2 will reprint Special Missions 1-15. Compendium #3 will reprint #16-28. The Kickstarter for the first compendium has been launched.
Special Missions Issues[]
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (preview)[]
Special Missions Issues[]
Oct 1986
Dec 1986
Feb 1987
April 1987
June 1987
Aug 1987
Oct 1987
Dec 1987
Feb 1988
April 1988
June 1988
Aug 1988
Sep 1988
Oct 1988
Nov 1988
Dec 1988
Jan 1989
Feb 1989
March 1989
April 1989
May 1989
June 1989
July 1989
Aug 1989
Sep 1989
Oct 1989
Nov 1989
Nov 1989
Marvel TPB[]
IDW TPBs[]
Skybound Compendiums[]
| ARAH issues: |
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| #50 |
| Special Missions issues: |
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| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | #13 | #14 | #15 | #16 | #17 | #18 | #19 | #20 | #21 | #22 | #23 | #24 | #25 | #26 | #27 | #28 |
| Collected editions: |
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| G.I. Joe: Special Missions | G.I. Joe: The Best of Larry Hama |