I went through my list of comics I still need to
review yesterday. I read faster than I have time to type. Anyway, most everything
left to review is from the past month. But, I found this little gem that I had
read around Christmas and had forgotten to get around to.
In case you forgot, I spend a sizable chunk of
time reading the complete Marvel run of GI Joe from the 80s. I included some
annuals and yearbooks but I must have forgot this one. I’m not sure how I over
looked it.
In this issue, the October Guard and the Joes
both have individual covert missions Cobra Island. Their goal is to determine
just who actually is in charge of the terrorist organization- the newly armored
Cobra Commander (whose actually a clone named Fred) or the mysterious
Serpentor. Almost immediately the Joes and the Soviets must join forces if
there’s any hope of escaping alive. But, their venture has gotten a little less
dangerous as both Serpentor and Cobra commander see this incursion as a chance
to off their biggest competitor for the title as Supreme Cobra leader.
This is a very good story with great art and
dialogue. Cobra is at its best when they’re slimy and trying to backstab each
other. Plus, I don’t know why the October Guard never becomes one with the Joes
after the fall of Communism. The two teams work really well together and I think
those are some of the best non-Snake Eyes stories in the entire series.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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