| Notes of Interest
General Rey returns leading a non-Joe unit.
Red Shadow's Dela Eden returns.
First Appearance of Lt. Stone, Freefall.
Confirmed Cobra deceased list: Cesspool, Dr. Biggles-Jones, Headman, Artur Kulik (Red Shadow), Monkeywrench, Overkill, Sei Tin, Vance Wingfield, Paine Brothers- Crispo, De Sade, Torquemada
Confirmed Escapees: Cobra Mortal, Copperhead, Dela Eden, Firefly, Ghost Bear, Major Bludd, Neurotoxin, Scalpel, Scrap Iron, Skull Buster, Vypra, Wild Weasel, Xamot, Zarana
|
| Major Players
The Joe Team: Agent Delta(Rourke), General Colton, GI Jane, Duke, Flint, Gung-Ho, Hawk, Roadblock, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Spirit, Stalker, Sparks, Storm Shadow, Wild Bill
Additional Joe Appearances: General Rey, Firewall, Big Ben, Hit n Run, Short Fuse, Lt. Stone, Tunnel Rat, Beach Head, Alpine, Zap, Low Light, Mayday, Downtown, Freefall
Cobra: Cobra Commander, Alexander Destro, Mistress Armada
The Plague: Bayonet, Blackout, Body Bags, Gallows, Grim Skull, Guillotine, Incision (Aleph), Infrared, Interrogator, Munitia, Vanguard (Lt. Nick Bailey), Vector, Velocity
Dreadnoks: Zartan, Zanya, Ripper, Buzzer, Torch
Additional Characters: Red Shadow's Dena Eden, Queen of England, Prince of England, unknown associate of Agent Delta
|
Creative Team
Writer: Mark Powers, Artist: Mike Bear, Artist: Mike Shoyket, Colorist: Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Letterer: Dave Rothe, Military Advisor: Phil Kost, Editor (First Shirt): Mike O'Sullivan, Cover: Mike Bear and Jean-Francois Beaulieu
|
| Long Summary
Agent Delta is having a flashback: He and another guy having just escaped from Leavenworth are taking cover in a tent. Tomas Rourke (Agent Delta) is asked how he got into prison. His answer is that he has too much of his Irish Catholic father in him, that he has been saved by the Commander and that Cobra is going to change the world.
On a boat headed to New York City. Duke asks Rourke "Why'd you disappear? What made you stop believing?" Delta's answer "I made me stop believing. I did"
At Fort Meade, MD: Cobra Commander is interrogating a hooded person. As he steps close she head butts him in the helmet. He returns the act with a punch then pins her to the ground, he then pulls off the hood to reveal Dela Eden of the Red Shadow's. He offers her a position in Cobra and the opportunity to continue her fight against the corrupt leaders of the world.
In Priest Lake, Idaho: GI Jane and General Colton are recovering from the successful Cobra attack on the Rock. Storm Shadow has just arrived from his fight at the Coffin. Storm Shadow shows Colton the list of Cobra escapees and deceased from the Coffin, turns in the disk that was given to him by his Cobra informer. Colton then gives Strom Shadow a briefing: most of the US forces are engaged all around the world, the President is missing, the Vice President is running the country, Britain and France have suffered major losses from lighting attacks by the House of Destro and numerous others battles are happening and they were all supplied with M.A.R.S. technology. He finishes with that they need to find Destro and the Baroness.
In Malta: Spirit, Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Flint, Roadblock, Gung-Ho and Wild Bill with Stalker as the leader are still fighting The Plague. As the Joe team moves into the middle of a square, The Plague forces surround them. Several of the Joes take out several of the Plague forces: Flint beats Munitia, Scarlett knocks out Incision, Roadblock shoots Interrogator. But the team is still surrounded as Scarlett and Snake-Eyes are able to get out of the square.
In Miami: Zartan and Zanya are watching the Dreadnoks wreak havoc on the city. As he talks to his daughter, he is concerned with how Cobra taking control of the US it is going to effect the Dreadnoks organization. Zandar arrives to inform him that Monkeywrench was murdered in his cell in the Coffin by Cobra.
In England: Alexander Destro walks into the recently captured Buckingham Palace and Mistress Armada is right by his side. Inside the Palace the Queen and Prince are forced to bend on their knees in front of Alexander Destro and he declares reign over all of England.
Back in Malta: the remaining Joe team is trapped on the corner of a building. Flint and Roadblock climb down the building to their escape. Wild Bill, Gung-Ho, Spirit and Stalker are still pinned down. Stalker orders Wild Bill to go next, he refuses saying "If the intel we have is right military and civilian leadership's in disarray stateside. Thing they need more than anything right now is men who've crawled through the muck with the lives of their units on their back. Guys like you, Lonzo." He basically is volunteering to stay behind to cover as the last members of the team get away. Gung-Ho says "Well, Hell if this crazy Texan's gonna get all Alamo on us, count me in." Stalker order Spirit to stay with them. After he shake hands with Wild Bill, Stalker turns and makes his escape. Now severely cornered and outnumbered, the three of them wait for their moment to attack Wild Bill says "Let's keep this in perspective boys…If were going to beat Cobra this time, it's going to take a lot of blood"
Around the world the battles against Cobra continue:
In the Empty Quarter: some Cobra Sand Scorpions are being devastated by Army forces lead by General Rey.
In Sucra, Bolivia Tunnel Rat and Beach Head are on the run.
In Suffolk, England Big Ben, Short Fuse, Hit n Run and Lt Stone are defending a nuclear base against the Iron Grenadiers.
In Shatili, Georgia Alpine, Freefall and Downtown are pinned in a tower taking heavy fire.
The Deep Space Network of Satellites, Madrid, Spain Zap, Low Light and Mayday are attempting to retake control of the satellites.
And back at Ft. Meade, Cobra Commander is talking to the newest Crimson Guard member, Dela Eden. He thanks her and the Red Shadow's for allowing him the opportunity to disappear so he could put this master plan for world domination and destruction in place. And the control of his most priced possession the technological superiority of M.A.R.S. He gives her the mission of killing James McCullen Destro and the Baroness Anastasia Cisarovina and she accepts.
As Agent Delta and Duke's ship arrives in the harbor of New York City, they are approached by several Cobra saying "You are trespassing in Cobra territorial waters, furnish proper security codes or be destroyed."
Summary by Josh Eggebeen
|
