G.I. Joe: Special Missions Vol. 1 #1 (1986)
"There are some missions so secret, so sensitive that even the Joes who go on them are told only the bare minimum, on a strictly need-to-know basis. As far as the other Joes are concerned, these missions never existed. These are the G.I. Joe Special Missions."
Exert from issue #50
The Special Missions series written by Larry Hama started in October 1986 and was published bi-monthly for a while, but later was published monthly. It featured stand alone missions mostly seperate from the main series. It ended in November of 1989.
The series had a lead-in story from issue #50 of the main series.
"That Sinking Feeling!" Guest-starring the Oktober Guard. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Herb Trimpe. Cover by Mike Zeck. The world's most elite Special Forces unit assembles for the missions so secret, so bold that their stories could not be told before now! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $0.75.
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