Creators: Larry Hama (Writer), Paul Pelletier (Pencils), Tony Kordos (Inks), Francesco Segala (Colorist), Sabrina Del Grosso (Flatter), Pat Brosseau (Letterer)
Story: On Cobra Island, the G.I. Joe infiltration team is captured and put in a cell while the mutated, cyborg troops are loaded into the stealth bombers for an attack on Springfield. At the Pit, Duke informs the Ninja Team that they will be doing a recon of Springfield. Back on Cobra Island, the infiltration team escapes and heads to Dr. Mindbender's lab while out on a highway, the Baroness and the (real) Zartan head towards Springfield in a tractor trailer, with the other Dreadnoks and the Thunder Machine in the back. In a bit of serendipity, the Ninja Team is driving a van next to them (unknowingly) and we get the hint Storm Shadow isn't wild about Scralett's plan. In Dr. Mindbender's lab, the infiltration team gather lots of information and capture Dr. Mindbender and discover a frozen body in a secret compartment. Both the Ninja Team and the Baroness and the Dreadnoks see the bombers head to Springfield as they unleash their load but get a nasty surprise after they land.
Writing: I still feel a lot of the G.I. Joe team is just sitting around, waiting for stuff to happen. They aren't really taking a direct hand in any of this. However, Serpentor Khan and everyone on Cobra Island is doing a lot.
Art: Pelletier is really starting to branch out in how we see the mutations on Cobra Island. Now we get Vipers with tentacles, random claws, being hulked up and more each time we see a different group. That is quite enjoyable. It was also really good to see Cobra Commander in a more classic uniform (his 1987 full-body suit of battle armor).
Overall: It's still frustrating to see how little the Joe team is actually doing in all of this but that's made up for the fact we get three factions of Cobra trying to duke it out with each other. I enjoyed that we get to see different types of mutations on Cobra Island now and seeing classic vehicles.
