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Title:
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero!
Synopsis:
On Cobra Island the Recon Team - Lt. Falcon, Dial-Tone, Spirit, Sneak Peek, Gung-Ho and Tunnel Rat - watch as the Baroness makes a light assault on the landlocked freighter, but she is unable to use heavy artillery because of the equipment on board. The arrival of a squadron of Rattlers cuts up the Mamba air support and the Baroness realizes her position is weak. She contacts Cobra Commander and informs him of the hopeless position, but he orders her to hold the line, as if Serpentor breaks out then Cobra Commander will have only the Dreadnoks to defend him. At the freighter Serpentor resists suggestions for a break out, urging patience, then receives a call from Dr. Mindbender. Hearing the news he orders preparations for the break-out. Falcon contacts Hawk, who orders them to investigate runway conditions. As the Recon Team sets off Spirit tells Falcon they have been followed for a while. Falcon orders him to only take action if necessary and do it quietly.
Out in the Gulf of Mexico two Tomahawks land aboard the U.S.S. Flagg carrying numerous Joes and General Hollingsworth. Once disembarked Hollingsworth explains the Joes have a mission, as Mindbender follows him out. Hollingsworth goes on to tell them that the US government has made a deal with Serpentor to support a constitutional monarchy against a fascist dictatorship. And the Pentagon will recover its black box. Hawk contacts the Recon Team and tells them they now have open sanction and must capture the airfield tower. A fleet consisting of two Tomahawks, two C-130s, the Vector and the W.H.A.L.E. is en route across the sea.
The Recon Team starts to head down when Spirit notices their stalker is still following them. He lays low and captures a man, who says he knows how to get into the tower unseen. The W.H.A.L.E. heads in to take out the A.S.P. emplacements on the runway and launches a flare to signal the Recon Team. Their prisoner explains he hates ”man in Cobra Commander suit” and shows them a storm drain that runs under the tower. The Recon Team enters, taking Minh with them, and quickly capture the ground floor. The Tomahawks land and discharge their passengers, but Lift-Ticket’s is destroyed by a Mamba attack. Meanwhile the W.H.A.L.E. reaches the beech and takes out half the A.S.P. emplacements before it is destroyed. The Engineer Team - Stalker, Tripwire, Short-Fuze, Mutt and Junkyard - together with Shipwreck and Cutter charge forward to take out the remainder before the C-130s need to land. Battle continues in the tower as the Recon Team takes more floors, while at the freighter Serpentor leads a charge out aboard the http://H.I.S.S.es, heading for the airfield. There the Joes engage in battle with Cobra Commander’s Maggots while the Engineer Team reaches the remaining A.S.P.s and destroy them with charges. With the runway free the arriving C-130s can now land. Up in the sky Maverick and Wild Bill shoot down Mambas.
Cobra Commander and the Dreadnoks approach the airfield aboard the Thunder Machine to see the Joes landing. He instead orders the Dreadnoks to use the Thunder Machine’s guns to knock out the C-130 and block the runway. As Hawk orders the plane evacuated Buzzer spots Hawk and tells Thrasher to drive by, grabbing the Joe commander. But suddenly Cobra Commander finds himself facing Serpentor and his H.I.S.S. squadron, and the Baroness has been captured and tied up on the front of Serpentor’s own H.I.S.S. Also now arriving is Zartan with the main Maggot column. Duke tells the other Joes they must reach Serpentor’s forces otherwise they won’t survive to rescue Hawk and the Recon Team. Cobra Commander thinks he sees the Maggots and orders Thrasher to drive there, but it is actually the arrival of Destro.
The Recon Team has now captured all levels of the Tower but are cut off from all sides when Gung-Ho looks out to see the massive army of Iron Grenadiers and many D.E.M.O.N.s and A.G.P.s landing...
Out in the Gulf of Mexico two Tomahawks land aboard the U.S.S. Flagg carrying numerous Joes and General Hollingsworth. Once disembarked Hollingsworth explains the Joes have a mission, as Mindbender follows him out. Hollingsworth goes on to tell them that the US government has made a deal with Serpentor to support a constitutional monarchy against a fascist dictatorship. And the Pentagon will recover its black box. Hawk contacts the Recon Team and tells them they now have open sanction and must capture the airfield tower. A fleet consisting of two Tomahawks, two C-130s, the Vector and the W.H.A.L.E. is en route across the sea.
The Recon Team starts to head down when Spirit notices their stalker is still following them. He lays low and captures a man, who says he knows how to get into the tower unseen. The W.H.A.L.E. heads in to take out the A.S.P. emplacements on the runway and launches a flare to signal the Recon Team. Their prisoner explains he hates ”man in Cobra Commander suit” and shows them a storm drain that runs under the tower. The Recon Team enters, taking Minh with them, and quickly capture the ground floor. The Tomahawks land and discharge their passengers, but Lift-Ticket’s is destroyed by a Mamba attack. Meanwhile the W.H.A.L.E. reaches the beech and takes out half the A.S.P. emplacements before it is destroyed. The Engineer Team - Stalker, Tripwire, Short-Fuze, Mutt and Junkyard - together with Shipwreck and Cutter charge forward to take out the remainder before the C-130s need to land. Battle continues in the tower as the Recon Team takes more floors, while at the freighter Serpentor leads a charge out aboard the http://H.I.S.S.es, heading for the airfield. There the Joes engage in battle with Cobra Commander’s Maggots while the Engineer Team reaches the remaining A.S.P.s and destroy them with charges. With the runway free the arriving C-130s can now land. Up in the sky Maverick and Wild Bill shoot down Mambas.
Cobra Commander and the Dreadnoks approach the airfield aboard the Thunder Machine to see the Joes landing. He instead orders the Dreadnoks to use the Thunder Machine’s guns to knock out the C-130 and block the runway. As Hawk orders the plane evacuated Buzzer spots Hawk and tells Thrasher to drive by, grabbing the Joe commander. But suddenly Cobra Commander finds himself facing Serpentor and his H.I.S.S. squadron, and the Baroness has been captured and tied up on the front of Serpentor’s own H.I.S.S. Also now arriving is Zartan with the main Maggot column. Duke tells the other Joes they must reach Serpentor’s forces otherwise they won’t survive to rescue Hawk and the Recon Team. Cobra Commander thinks he sees the Maggots and orders Thrasher to drive there, but it is actually the arrival of Destro.
The Recon Team has now captured all levels of the Tower but are cut off from all sides when Gung-Ho looks out to see the massive army of Iron Grenadiers and many D.E.M.O.N.s and A.G.P.s landing...
Cover Date:
Aug 1988
Publisher:
Marvel Comics
Barcode:
2858258
Issue Number:
74
Year:
1988
Variant Number:
A
Printing:
1
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$1.00
Era:
Copper Age
Genre:
War
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Language:
English
Type of Comic:
Magazine
Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:28:00
Series:
G.I. Joe
Story Arc:
Alliance of Convenience
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$36.79
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-01-27
Date Added:
2018-07-02 23:28:00
Penciller:
Ron Wagner
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Cover Artist:
Ron Wagner
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