Alliance of Convenience
	Short Summary The Cobra Civil War continues, and Destro's Iron Grenadiers show up in force.
	Notes of Interest The Cobra Civil War. Map of Cobra Island. Table of Organization for GI Joe and the Cobra Schism (Cobra Commander and Serpentor). Destro's Army of Iron Grenadiers makes its first full blown appearance. Dr. Mindbender makes a deal with the US Government; GI Joe is on Serpentor's side.
Major Players The Joes Operations: General Hollingsworth, Hawk, Flint, Lady Jaye, Mainframe (based off the USS Flagg) Recon Team: Dial Tone, Gung-Ho, Lt. Falcon, Sneak Peak, Spirit, Tunnel Rat Weapons Team: Hawk, Roadblock, Leatherneck, Fast Draw, Sci-Fi, Lowlight, Breaker, Doc Security Team: Duke, Crazylegs, Beach Head, Airbourne, Rip Cord, Lifeline Engineer Team: Stalker, Tripwire, Short Fuse, Mutt & Junkyard Air Support: Wild Bill, Lift Ticket, Ace, Ghost Rider, Slip Stream Sea Support: Keel Haul, Cutter, Shipwreck, Torpedo Mechanized Assault: Battle Force 2000: Maverick, Knockdown, Avalanche, Blocker, Blaster, Dodger Motorized Recon: Clutch, Crankcase Cobra/Serpentor/Destro Cobra Commander's Side: Fred VII (Cobra Commander), Baroness, Dreadnoks: Zartan, Zarana, Zandar, Buzzer, Torch, Ripper, Vipers, Techno-Vipers, Tele Vipers, Mambas, Worms, Buggs Serpentor's Side: Serpentor, Dr. Mindbender, Tomax, Xamot, Scrap Iron, BATS Iron Grenadiers: Destro, Sergeant Major Additional Characters: Captain Minh
Creative Team Writer: Larry Hama, Pencils: Ron Wagner, Inks: Randy Emberlin, Lettering: Rick Parker, Coloring: Bobbie Chase, Editor: Bob Harras, Editor in Chief: Tom Defalco
Long Summary The recon team continues to watch the baroness attack Serpentor's position on the land locked freighter without success. Cobra Commander (Fred) orders her to maintain a direct assault while he is unhappy with the security Zartan and the Dreadnoks are providing for him. Serpentor is informed of the deal reached between Mindbender and the Joes. On the Flagg Hawk and the support team are met by Gen. Hollingworth and Dr. Mindbender. Where Hawk is informed that nearly the entire Joe team including Battle Force 2000 has been called up to support Serpentor. Meanwhile Falcon and the recon team are ordered to attack and take the tower of the airport on the island that Fred controls and is heavily guarded. Spirit captures Capt. Mihn who offers to take them to the tower unseen. The recon team crawls through a sewer and sneaks up on the guards in the tower killing them. The rest of the Joes land at the airport and Liftticket's Tomahawk is destroyed by a MAMBA. The Whale destroys half of the ASPs before it is destroyed. Serpentor leads a Hiss charge that breaks the Baroness' lines. While on the airstrip the Joes destroy the rest of the ASPs allowing the 2 c-130's transporting most of the Joes to land on the island. Fred in the Thunder Machine with the dreadnoks attacks a C-130 setting it ablaze. Buzzer grabs Hawk as they drive by and they start to fistfight on the speeding Thunder Machine as Serpentor with the Baroness tied to his Hiss approach the battle. Thrasher retreats as the cruise ship unloads all of the Iron Grenadiers onto the shore... Summary by Zak Walen
Number 74, August 1988