- "Rulin' the world'd be a motherfucker, 'specially next to enjoyin' the fruits of bein' powerful in it just the way it is. That's why the way it is. That's why there's more supe heroes than supe villains -- because thy know a good goddamn thing when they see it. Because the status quo works."
- ―The Legend
| "I Tell You No Lie, G.I. (Part 1)" | |
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| The Boys | |
| Title: | "I Tell You No Lie, G.I. (Part 1)" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | June, 2008 |
| Publisher: | Dynamite Entertainment |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Nick Barrucci |
| Writers: | Garth Ennis |
| Pencilers: | Darick Robertson |
| Inkers: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover artists: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover inker: | Darick Robertson |
| Cover colorist: | Tony Aviña |
| Colorists: | Tony Aviña |
| Letterers: | Simon Bowland |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | The Boys #18 |
| Next: | The Boys #20 |
"I Tell You No Lie, G.I. (Part 1)" is the title to the nineteenth issue of The Boys ongoing comic book series published by Dynamite Entertainment. It was written by Garth Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson. Coloring was by Tony Aviña and it was lettered by Simon Bowland. This issue shipped with a June, 2006 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
"I Tell You No Lie, G.I."[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- A-Train
- Black Noir (Cameo appearance only)
- The Deep (Cameo appearance only)
- Homelander
- Jack from Jupiter (Cameo appearance only)
- The Legend
- Queen Maeve
- Starlight
Villains
Minor characters
- Lamplighter (1st appearance)
- Robert F. Kennedy (In a photograph only)
- Terror the Dog
Organizations
- The Boys
- The Seven
- United States Air Force (In flashback only)
- United States Army (In flashback only)
- United States Navy (In flashback only)
- Vought American Consolidated (Referenced only)
- Vought International
Races & Animals
Locations
- Pacific Ocean (In flashback only)
- Vietnam (In flashback only)
- Washington, D.C.
Items
- Assault rifles (In flashback only)
Vehicles
- Airplanes (In flashback only)
- Boats (In flashback only)
- Helicopter (In flashback only)
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Boys was created by writer Garth Ennis and artists Darick Robertson & Tony Aviña. They were introduced in the first issue of The Boys ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics under their WildStorm Productions imprint. Following issue #6, publication of the series transferred over to Dynamite Entertainment, who completed the run for a seventy-two issue count.
- Boys, The 19 redirects to this page.
- This series is suggested for mature readers.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 7 2513009816 0.
- This issue is reprinted in The Boys Volume 3: Good for the Soul trade paperback collection, which was published in 2008.
- Starlight makes reference to when A-Train accidentally killed Hughie Campbell's girlfriend Robin in Scotland. This took place in The Boys #1.
- This is the third appearance of The Legend. He appeared last in The Boys #15. He appears next in The Boys #20.
- The faulty fighter jet that Vought American Consolidated manufactured for United States Air Force pilots in World War II is the V.A.C. F7U Grizzly.