Comics
#037 TWIN BROTHERS
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Issue Date: July 1985
Series: G.I. Joe A Real American Hero
Issue Number: 37
Tomax & Xamot attempt to capture Rip Cord & Gung-Ho at the Arbco Circus. Flint shows up to fight Xamot.
Notes of Interest
First appearance of Tomax, Xamot, Flint and Footloose.
The G.I. Joe Mini-tank and the Cobra Ferret 4-wheeler are first
used here.
We learn Bongo the Bear's first name, Candy and she breaks up with Rip-Cord.
Major Players
The Joes: Rip-Cord, Gung-Ho, Blowtorch, Roadblock, Lady Jaye, Duke, Flint, Wild Bill, Footloose.
Cobra: Tomax, Xamot, Destro
Additonal Characters: Candy Bongo the Bear
Creative Team
Script: Larry Hama,
Pencils: Frank Springer,
Inks:
Andy Mushynsky,
Lettering: Rick Parker,
Colors: George
Roussos,
Editor: Denny O'Neil,
Editor-in-Chief: Jim
Shooter
Cover Artist:
Mike Zeck and John R. Beatty
Full Details
Rip-Cord, Gung-Ho and Blowtorch have gone to the Arbco
Bros. Circus with Bongo the Balloon Bear in her van.
The side door of the van accidentally gets pulled open
by a trampoline, causing the balloons to all come
flying out. Rip-Cord grabs a blanket, jumps off of
the trampoline, impressively scooping up all the
balloons and returning them to the van. Someone calls
Bongo a geek in a bear suit, and she states that her
real name is Candy. Bongo is only the business name.
Rip-Cord is disturbed that she would tell someone else
her real name, but not him. She reminds him that he
won't tell her his name. She must call him "Rip-Cord"
all the time. In a nearby tent, Tomax sees that Joes
have come with the girl, according to expectations.
A few miles away, in a military testing zone,
Roadblock and Lady Jaye are driving HISS tanks in
order to test a new Joe vehicle that they haven't seen
before. The vehicle rushes around them in a cloud of
dust. They try to fire at it but can't hit it. It
eventually out-turns them and blows them up. They
jump to safety. Duke introduces Flint, driving the
new Joe Mini-tank to them. Flint brags about himself,
only to get verbally slapped down by Lady Jaye.
At the Circus, Tomax and Xamot learn from Destro that
they have to capture these Joes on their own. No help
will come from the shut-down city of Springfield.
Blowtorch and Gung-Ho get on the roller coaster, and
Rip-Cord and Candy enter the hall of mirrors. A large
group of men in blue suits and hats enters the hall.
In there, it looks as though Rip-Cord and his friend
are surrounded by hundreds of thugs.
Back at Fort Wadsworth, Footloose enters the Motor
Pool and is greeted by Wild Bill. He has to pick up a
load of equipment at the beach, so he takes Footloose
along in the Dragonfly for help. They fly by the
circus, and wave hello to Gung-Ho and Blowtorch. In
the hall of mirrors, the hit-men take off their suits,
revealing themselves to be Crimson Guardsmen. They
open fire in the hall, but lose Candy and Rip-Cord,
who have escaped by hiding behind mirrors that they
carry out.
On the roller coaster, Xamot is standing at the top of
the loop, planning to shoot underneath the 'coaster,
killing the Joes as it drives by. The Dragonfly is on
its way back to base carrying Flint and the Mini-tank
underneath it. They see Xamot shoot at the roller
coaster. Flint jumps off of the tank towards Xamot on
top of the loop. Footloose stays in the drivers seat
and is lowered to the ground. Rip-Cord and Candy see
Tomax in the big top, and run to attack him. Since
Xamot is being beaten up by Flint, Tomax feels the
pain from his twin brother, and can't defend himself.
He jumps on a Cobra Ferret 4-wheeler and escapes.
Rip-Cord and Candy are then surrounded by Siegies
(CGs, a.k.a. Crimson Guardsmen). The roller coaster
comes to a stop, and Siegies plan to pick up the
Gung-Ho and Blowtorch's dead bodies. But the Joes
jump up and knock out the Cobras. They remind them
that modern roller coasters are built with reinforced
steel, and shooting them from underneath was a waste
of time. In the big top, Rip-Cord cuts loose a bag of
sand hanging from a rope, grabs the rope and is
elevated upwards holding Candy. They land on a
platform high up. The Joe Mini-tank comes
head-to-head with the Ferret, and they start shooting.
But before any serious damage can be done, the
4-wheeler escapes by driving into a tent, off of a
ramp, and through a burning ring of fire. The
Mini-tank enters the big top, rescuing Rip-Cord and
Candy. Tomax drives the Ferret up the roller coaster
loop and saves Xamot from Flint.
All the good guys meets back together by the roller
coaster. Gung-Ho is furious that the twins got away.
However, Wild Bill calls in, saying that he is chasing
the twins with the Dragonfly. He just about has
them shot, but they escape into a giant sewer tunnel.
Candy is furious at Rip-Cord, saying that she wants
nothing to do with him ever again, and drives away.
Rip-Cord is heartbroken.
By Jeff Edburg
Variations
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