And Then There Was the Time that Snake Eyes Ran Away and Joined the Circus

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Chris Sims

Truly, the ultimate expression of the Arashikage Mindset.

America’s daring, highly trained Special Missions Force fills the void left by the Hulk pretending to be a robot in the pages of GI Joe #65.

30 thoughts on “And Then There Was the Time that Snake Eyes Ran Away and Joined the Circus”

Kevin Church on February 23, 2009 at 11:20 pm said:

Not to be a wet blanket but that is a sleeper hold, not the cobra clutch.

Well maybe a little bit a wet blanket.
Chris Sims on February 23, 2009 at 11:22 pm said:

Sigh.
Mike on February 23, 2009 at 11:29 pm said:

GI Joe #65 – “How Snake Eyes Lost His Left Nut”
Chris on February 23, 2009 at 11:43 pm said:

The issues set in Borovia were awesome. This was I think the 3rd comic book I ever bought.
Tim C on February 23, 2009 at 11:45 pm said:

The Golden Age Bulleteer has really let himself go.
Benito on February 23, 2009 at 11:52 pm said:

At last someone dares to take the wind out of the pretentious tripe of GI Joe.
Earlofthercs on February 23, 2009 at 11:57 pm said:

This better be in the movie
Jack R. on February 24, 2009 at 12:12 am said:

“So, what’s the name of the act?”

“The Aristocrats.”
Jake on February 24, 2009 at 1:23 am said:

I’m pretty sure one of those chainsaws is about to hit that dude in the face.
Steve Canadian on February 24, 2009 at 1:33 am said:

Isn’t this from the “Joes in Space” issue? Good times. Nobody but nobody pimped toys thru comics better than Larry Hama. G.I. Joe : Origins #1 is out this week, so I suppose we’ll see if he still has that special magic on Wednesday.
Brad Curran on February 24, 2009 at 1:38 am said:

I had this one as a kid. I barely remember the story at all, but that panel stayed with me.
Will on February 24, 2009 at 1:45 am said:

Wait, so the Blind Master is the one juggling the chainsaws? Snake Eyes isn’t even throwing blindfold?

What kind of pussy-ass act is this?
LurkerWithout on February 24, 2009 at 4:04 am said:

“Nobody but nobody pimped toys thru comics better than Larry Hama”

Me and the rest of the Bill Mantlo Appreciation Society take exception to that…
Jeff on February 24, 2009 at 5:08 am said:

Mostly sharp knives, check. Ball of Death, check. Who has to eat the Mostly Stinky Onion?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKb7BwDZaA4
Adler on February 24, 2009 at 7:01 am said:

I’ve had dreams like that.
Metz77 on February 24, 2009 at 9:15 am said:

I’m not going to lie, for a second I thought this was from a Joe version of those Spiderman/Electric Company comics.
nightfly on February 24, 2009 at 10:20 am said:

@Metz77 – Heh. GI Joe Super Stories! Sims would be all over it.

Oddly enough, this was the plot of a recent Bones episode – Booth and Bones go undercover as carnies to investigate the death of conjoined twins, posing as a knife-throwing act. No chainsaws, however. Speaking of which, Snake Eyes better watch his follow-through or he’ll be Stumpy the Wonder Ninja.
VersasoVantare on February 24, 2009 at 10:35 am said:

I think this image is some sort of sexual metaphor, as the males perform with obviously phallic implements, the woman is simply expected to lie back and assume a passive role.

I’m not too sure what the effeminate man in white’s suppose to represent, though.
MW on February 24, 2009 at 10:45 am said:

LOL nice dig at WE3.
Andy on February 24, 2009 at 10:59 am said:

Didn’t the white clown end up running the whole country? I’m pretty sure he did.
Jonathan on February 24, 2009 at 12:02 pm said:

No, no. The white clown dies as an anti-communist freedom fighter.
SeanJJordan on February 24, 2009 at 12:19 pm said:

I remember reading those issues where those three were trapped in Borovia. I’m pretty sure they warped me as a child.

Wasn’t that around the same time that one of Cobra Commander’s guards killed him and took over? That was pretty awesome.
Chris on February 24, 2009 at 2:18 pm said:

Way to earn your keep, Scarlett!
ShadowWing Tronix on February 24, 2009 at 4:38 pm said:

There was an episode of Time Warp, a show on the Discovery Channel, where they filmed a chainsaw juggler in slow motion. There are Doctor Who episodes that didn’t freak me out as bad, and I’m talking about the New Who.
Ginger Yellow on February 24, 2009 at 5:57 pm said:

Not flashy enough? O how jaded our circus ringmasters have become.
Alan on February 24, 2009 at 6:28 pm said:

The alternate album cover to Bowie’s Scary Monsters?
Max on February 24, 2009 at 10:20 pm said:

THE NEW GI JOE MOVIE IS GOING TO SUCK!!! FUCKING ZACH SNYDER1!!!
Metz77 on February 24, 2009 at 11:42 pm said:

Whoa there, Max. Take a chill pill.
Person of Consequence on February 25, 2009 at 7:33 pm said:

VersasoVantare: Well, the hat and the cigarette are both further phallic imagery. They don’t mesh well with the high heels though…
E.T.Smith on February 25, 2009 at 8:44 pm said:

Just this weekend past I was watching a MASH marathon (because who doesn’t want to spend Saturday night with Col. Potter?), and in one of the episodes two North Koreans pose as South Koreans to commandeer medical supplies and abscond with Major Burns; hijinks ensue. Then the credits roll and whose name flashes across the screen but LARRY HAMA, playing one of the infiltrators. My jaw dropped, and sure enough some online searching verified that Mr. Larry “Tunnel Rat” Hama indeed did a brief stint on the venerable show.

So, Larry Hama: GI Joe writer, ninja master, close personal friend of Alan Alda.