“Strongest Expert Team on Earth: G.I. Joe, Big Illustrated Encyclopedia”, English translation.

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Translated 1986 Keibunsha G.I. Joe Encyclopedia manga - The Origin of G.I. Joe, by Ryo Nakamura

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Translated 1986 Keibunsha G.I. Joe Encyclopedia manga - The Origin of G.I. Joe, by Ryo Nakamura

Aren’t there like, a billion groups for ARAH?

Unfortunately, most of the G.I. Joe podcasts who were so interested in this stuff didn’t migrate over from Twitter, and nothing is worth going back there.

I locked the Twitter account off, but it’s still visible to anyone who used to follow it, mostly to look up information and trivia which is unlikely to be reposted

Sure thing, I just wouldn’t want to do it the same day, so stuff gets buried. Reposting several hundred pages of translations is a daunting concept, so Archive might be a better place to start doing that.

He starts carrying a machine gun rocket launcher in the first panel of the next issue

I’m hoping that sharing the first issue will convince any G.I. Joe collectors out there who might have a copy of issue 3 of the G.I. Joe manga, to scan and send it in.

So, normally I wait until I’ve translated an entire series before posting it. This is because of how important having all of the context is, to good Japanese translation.

G.I. Joe is a unique case though, because issue 3 (Comic BomBom November 1986) has proven all but impossible to find.

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G.I. Joe manga, Comic BomBom 09/1986 - 02/1987, by Hisaji Ueda. Issue 1, English translation.

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G.I. Joe manga, Comic BomBom 09/1986 - 02/1987, by Hisaji Ueda. Issue 1, English translation.

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G.I. Joe manga, Comic BomBom 09/1986 - 02/1987, by Hisaji Ueda. Issue 1, English translation.

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G.I. Joe manga, Comic BomBom 09/1986 - 02/1987, by Hisaji Ueda. Issue 1, English translation.

Not much, what’s Power Up with you, dog?

(Snake Eye redesign submission from 1986 Comic BomBom)

G.I. Joe material released after the 1986 series changed it back to Snake Eyes (Suneku-aizu).

This decision was especially curious considering “ai” is the Japanese word for “love” (愛), so making him “Snake Eye” makes it sound like his name is “Snake Love”.

Grimglock?

M-16s use a firing pin.

Heck yeah, that’s more like it.
Two heavy weapons Grimlocks, and a Dinobots combiner.

However, this isn’t the run of the mill Volcanicus. Lots of kids wished the Dinobots combined, “COMBOT 6” finally asks “what if Optimus could wear the combined Dinobots, like armor?”