The Soft Master intervenes on the mountain and helps Snake-Eyes and Company ward off Destro, Firefly, and Fred I's attack. The Baroness and Bludd continue to plot to kill Cobra Commander, using Billy as the assassin, as he returns to Springfield alongside the Dreadnoks and Storm Shadow. New Joes enter the Pit to replace some members, as Fred I is replaced by Fred II after Fred I's death in the Sierras.
in Action Force (Marvel UK, 1987 series) #22 (1 August 1987) [First 7 pages + a page 10 of G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #31 between page 3 and 4.], #23 (8 August 1987) [Pages 8-15], #24 (15 August 1987) [Pages 16-22 and 24. This reprint missed page 23.]