Comics
#039 WALK THROUGH THE JUNGLE
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Issue Date: September 1985
Series: G.I. Joe A Real American Hero
Issue Number: 39
The Joes rescue Dr. Adele Burkhart in the jungles of Sierra Gordo, with help from a native tribe called the Tucaros. Storm Shadow begins to give Billy training as a ninja.
Notes of Interest
Billy begins his ninja training with Storm Shadow.
The Joes learn of a Cobra operation in the Gulf of Mexico.
Major Players
The Joes: Rip-Cord, Gung-Ho, Roadblock, Stalker, Recondo, Duke, Lady Jaye, Wild Bill, Cover Girl
Cobra: Cobra Commander, Destro, Baroness, Storm Shadow, Professor Appel
Additional Characters: Dr. Adele Burkhart, Tuscaros, Candy Bongo the Bear
Creative Team
Script: Larry Hama,
Pencils: Rod Whigham,
Inks: Andy
Mushynsky,
Lettering: Joe Rosen,
Colors: George
Roussos,
Editor: Dennis O'Neil,
Editor-in-Chief: Jim
Shooter
Cover Artist:
Mike Zeck and John R. Beatty
Full Details
The story opens with Stalker, Recondo, Roadblock,
Gung-Ho and Rip-Cord climbing down the cliff towards
the rebel stronghold bunker in Sierra Gordo. They
jump onto the roof, and take out the guards on top.
Recondo's native friends, The Tucaros, pull the ropes
back up to the top of the cliff. Another guard climbs
up to the roof bringing coffee. Gung-Ho kicks him,
causing the other Joes to have to catch the coffee
thermos and cups before they hit the ground. Recondo
puts on one of the guard uniforms and climbs down into
the bunker. He sees Dr. Adele Burkhart being
interrogated by a group of troops. The other Joes are
waiting on the roof when they hear a bunch of punching
from inside. Moments later, Recondo tells them that
everything is clear. Stalker asks him how he took out
all those troops. Dr. Burkhart says not to ask.
In Storm Shadow's secret water tank apartment, he is
training Billy to fight with a sword, as well how to
focus his thoughts. They leave the tank playing a
thoughts-only game of chess. Billy wins. They later
run up to some punks trying to hold them up. With
only the power of a fierce stare, Billy scares them
away. Storm Shadow is proud.
In Sierra Gordo, the Joes disguise themselves as
guards and plan to walk out when the guard shift
rotation takes place. Unfortunately, there are five
Joes and Dr. Burkhart. When another guard sees this,
he realizes that six guards would not replace four,
and hits the alarm. The Joes come under heavy fire.
The Tucaros help the Joes by taking out the snipers
from the cliff top. Other troops kill the Tucaros
from the bunker. The Joes blow up the base tower,
buying them time to escape.
At Cobra headquarters, the Baroness reports that
Destro cannot find Storm Shadow or Billy.
Nevertheless, Cobra Commander is pleased to hear that
Tomax, Xamot and the Crimson Guardsman from Candy's
father's house have escaped. The Commander plans to
fly to New Orleans to oversee the Cobra operation
there personally.
Back in Sierra Gordo, a pair of surviving rebel
snipers chase after the Joes into the jungle. The
Joes, meanwhile, have reached a river, and have to
build a bridge to cross it. Recondo notes that
something should be offered to the river spirits in
the Tucaro tradition as a favor to his lost friends.
Stalker tells him to head back a ways and hold off the
troops while they build the bridge. The Joes use
ropes and cut down trees to build the two-rope bridge
with. They cross the bridge, and Recondo catches back
up to them. Gung-Ho notices that Recondo is carrying
rebel troop weapons, which he drops into the river as
an offering. Dr. Burkhart asks what happened to the
snipers. Roadblock says not to ask.
At the Pit, Duke is asking Candy what she knows about
Cobra and why her father's house was filled with Cobra
information and maps and charts of the Gulf of Mexico.
She says that she never heard of Cobra until she was
at the carnival with Rip-Cord, and has no idea what
all this means. On a bus in Sierra Gordo, Dr.
Burkhart is appalled at everything that has happened
because of her. She wishes the Joes would have just
let her die. Rip-Cord calls her ungrateful. Stalker
reminds him that their mission is to ensure people
have the right to think what they want, even if they
don't agree with them. It's not a perfect world.
Later on a plane back to the U.S., they are met by
Wild Bill and Cover Girl. They are going to make an
unscheduled stop in New Orleans.
By Jeff Edburg
Variations
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The Mark Jeweler jewelry insert was released in many Marvel comics throughout the late 1970s til the late 1990s. What is pictured here is the actual insert included in Marvel #39. To read about the history of the Mark Jeweler insert follow the link - Marvel Mark Jewelers Inserts Part 3 - The Slick Number Era - May 1978 - September 1986
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