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GI Joes Shipwreck vs. Copperhead - Comic Pack Review
Category: GI Joes Comic Book, Gi Joe Toys Action FiguresI just
finished reading the GI Joes comic Security Shield, the Shipwreck vs. Copperhead comic book that comes with the Shipwreck and Copperhead comic pack. It was a pretty good read. I always liked the Shipwreck character although I have limited experience with the Navy types aside from my granddad who was a WWII Navy man stationed aboard the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.
This is one of the great GI Joes battles at sea that puts Shipwreck up against Copperhead. There are some great hand-to-hand scenes in all the comic style glory that you can imagine. Up in the skies above the USS Flagg, Ace wards off the Cobra aerial assault. The comic features some other Joe appearances that you will just have to read to find out. How about that for a sales pitch?
“Shipwreck” or Hector X. Delgado is from Chula Vista, CA. His primary military specialty is a gunners mate and his secondary specialty is a machinist. His hardest tour of duty was along the Mekong Delta where hand-to-hand fighting with river pirates was a daily routine. This is one tough sonuva….
The Cobra enemy, Copperhead, in this comic pack has a classified name. Don’t they all? His specializes as a swamp vehicle driver. He was born somewhere in the Mediterranean on an island. It is believed that is a native or very familiar with the Florida Everglades. It is believed by intelligence sources that he raced speedboats in Monaco and Japan. It is also believed that he sold his services to Cobra to pay off some gambling debts.
These are two rough cut soldiers that go at it bare knuckled. Of course, the GI Joes always come out victorious. I hope that wasn’t a spoiler for you. But fear not, Cobras never die either. Always the happy ending.
This was a great read and the comic pack GI Joes are very detailed and impressive. I really like Shipwreck and his parrot Polly. This may be bumped up on my favorites list of the new 25th anniversary GI Joes.
Stay tuned for my future project for the GI Joes blog. I intend display my current collection of the 25th Anniversary GI Joes. I don’t have many yet, but the collection is growing. (BTW… I’m on the hunt for the first 25th Anniversary Flint should anyone see one at a good price.)
Once I display my little collection, I will throw together my list of favorites from my collection and my list of overall favorites from the 25th edition. These can always change, so you’ll just have to stay tuned. Subscribe to the RSS.
