1589 - BOMC: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Vol. 1

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4.6 • 653 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2016

⏱️ 127 minutes

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Summary

Get the lead out, soldier, and deploy with the Geeks to 1982 for an in-depth look at the beginnings of one of the most successful licensed comic series of all time: Marvel Comics' original G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! Join a task force of veteran Joe fans (and civilian ride-along Murd) as they debrief the first ten issues of that generation-defining series--loaded with high-tech ordnance, authentic military jargon, and all-out anti-terrorist action--to find out what makes 'em tick. (2:07:12)

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0:00.0	This is Comic Geekspeak episode 1589.
0:04.4	Book of the Month, G.I.J.J. Real American Hero, Volume 1.
0:18.9	I'm Adam Murdo. I'm Shane Kelly.
0:21.7	I'm Matt.
0:22.7	And I'm Chris Eberley.
0:28.2	And welcome to the show.
0:34.1	The soothing sounds of orchestrated music.
0:35.9	As we're about to discuss the militaristic counterterrorism adventures of little plastic soldiers in Marvel's GI Joe.
0:46.6	Gojo.
0:48.1	See, whenever I hear that music, I want us all to be wearing, you know, like cardigans or smoking jackets, ascots and have pipes in our mouths.
0:53.9	I do have a sweater vest on tonight. We actually are wearing necress. If you would be here, you know, like cardigans or smoking jackets, ask got to have pipes in our mouths. I do have a sweater vest on tonight.
0:55.6	We actually are wearing necress.
0:56.9	If you'd be here, you would see.
0:58.4	Oh.
0:59.4	Well, that was...
1:00.0	That was twist the knife there, Matt.
1:03.0	I got to make us some lost time.
1:06.0	Well, we're our honor that Matt is joining us in the studio.
1:08.0	It's been quite a while.
1:08.8	Yeah.
1:09.1	Excellent, sir. I don't know if it's an honor for you guys, but...
1:11.7	It's an honor. Oh, it's very much an honor. You're kidding me?
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