- Script:
- Larry Hama
- Pencils:
- Frank Springer
- Inks:
- Andy Mushynsky
- Colors:
- George Roussos
- Letters:
- Rick Parker
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- G.I. Joe [Duke; Roadblock; Deep Six; Wild Bill; Cutter; Tripwire; Doc; Steeler; Clutch]; Cobra [Cobra Commander; Destro; Firefly; Wild Weasel; Crimson Guard(first appearance); Cobra Soldiers]; R.L.; Chief (both sheriffs)
- Synopsis:
- The W.H.A.L.E. (Warrior: Hovering Assault Launching Envoy) hovercraft is in for repairs at a seaport when Destro and Firefly make off with it. The Joes give chase, but the two Cobra agents escape their grasp as Destro and Firefly head next towards Springfield on a stolen fishing boat. In Springfield, the Commander introduces his new supreme soldiers: the Crimson Guard, Cobra agents who can disguise themselves as normal persons, acting as sleeper agents for the Commander.
Doc mistakenly miscolored in issue.