Find Your Fate Slipcase Edition - Operation: Terror Trap

Ballantine Books published a series of Young Adult books under the "Find Your Fate" logo. The gimmick - by making decisions at certain points of the book, you changed the outcome of the story and you went to a certain page instead of another.

Pictured above is number 3 in the series that came with the a special Slipcase Edition. The Slipcase Edition rereleased books 1 through 4, with very minor cover changes. Book #3 was a third printing dated May 1987.

The printing of the logos on the spine and back cover is now in the more stylized form that began appearing regularly with book 5. The color of the Find Your Fate logo on the front cover has changed from orange to yellow. Also, the price has gone up, from $1.95 to $2.50. Unlike other books in the series, an issue number has been placed directly before the title on the front cover. Finally, the large G.I.Joe logo on the front cover has changed from the "flat" one to the 3-D shaped one that began appearing regularly with book 7. The mail order form in the back of the book is now current up to book 12, however the series checklist in the front is not updated. The new ISBN # is 0-345-35054-5.

Operation: Terror Trap by G.V.Macrae is the third book in the series. The book is 89 pages in length.

The back of the book reads: Only the GI Joe Team can stop a madman in OPERATION: TERROR TRAP.

You are in the Pit, the secret underground headquarters of the GI Joe Team. Hawk, your leader, tells you that a despot who calls himself The One has defeated the armed forces of an East African nation and taken over the country! The Joe Team believes The One - who is rumored to have a secret hideout in New York City - is backed by Cobra!

Your code name is Dog Ear because of your experience in battling street toughs. Now you will join Lady Jaye, Duke, Gung Ho, Dusty, and Quick Kick on a plane bound for Africa. Your mission: Infiltrate the government and put an end to The One's reign.

The violent storm that engulfs your plan is only the beginning. This is an incredibly dangerous mission! You must make split-second decisions at every turn. Do your best to succeed, Dog Ear, as you FIND YOUR FATE.

The cover was painted by Carl Cassler - who painted covers #1 through #4 of the Find Your Fate books.

From the collection of: Eric Sansoni

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