- Script
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Pencils
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- Robbie Robbins (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Attack! Once more into the breach!
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Cobra Commander; Zartan; Destro; Baroness; Storm Shadow; Billy; Dr. Mindbender
- Synopsis
- Cobra moves to Phase II in its plans to conquer the world.
- Reprints
- Script
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Pencils
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- Robbie Robbins (credited)
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Duke; Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Timber (Snake-Eyes's wolf); Mainframe; Roadblock; Stalker; unnamed U.S. Army sniper (killed by Cobra sniper); several unnamed Cobra troopers (including 2 Cobra snipers); unnamed H.I.S.S. Driver; unnamed Tele-Viper; Red ninjas
- Synopsis
- The Joes are on the run as Cobra attacks them individually, but Hawk counters the move by enacting Operation: Anabasis.
- Reprints
- Script
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Pencils
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- Neil Uyetake (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the foothills of Hindu Kush.
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- G.I. Joe [Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Hawk; Duke; Rock N Roll; Stalker]; Billy; Cobra [Baroness; Storm-Shadow; Destro; Doctor Mindbender; Cobra Commander; Cobra troopers; H.I.S.S. driver]; Jugglers
- Synopsis
- The Joes are still on the run from Cobra as the story continues. We also go back to the Doctor Venom subplot introduced in issue 155 1/2 as Mindbender wonders what's going on with the brainwave scanner, as the Cobra agents and Billy are undergoing strange aftereffects from it.
- Reprints
- Script
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Pencils
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- Neil Uyetake (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the storm drain system,
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- G.I. Joe [Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Duke; Roadblock; Rock N Roll; Stalker; Mainframe]; Billy; Cobra [Storm Shadow; Zartan; Dr. Mindbender; Cobra Commander; Destro; Baroness; B.A.T.S. units; Tele-Viper]; unnamed U.S. troops
- Synopsis
- The Joes fight back as a group led by Duke infiltrates the Silent Castle. At the same time, Hawk attempts to get into the Pentagon and is pursued by several U.S. security troops to a secret room when his false i.d. fails him at the security checkpoint forcing him to rush inside the Pentagon. As they break into the room and attempt to arrest him, he stops them in their tracks as he reveals he just sent a message to someone higher up to rescind the Joes' status as renegades.
- Reprints
- Script
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Pencils
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- Chris Mowry (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the Cobra Silent Castle.
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- G.I. Joe [Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Roadblock; Duke; Mainframe; Rock N Roll; Stalker]; Cobra [Cobra Commander; Baroness; Destro; Zartan; Storm Shadow; B.A.T.S.; Cobra troopers (Pentagon sequences)]; Billy
- Synopsis
- The Joes have downloaded information from the Silent Castle's computers that reveal the Commander's plans to take over the U.S. to the Pentagon. As they're escaping, Snake-Eyes is captured by Billy and later placed under Dr. Venom's brainwave scanner as Storm Shadow aids Scarlett in her escape. Meanwhile, at the Pentagon, Hawk awaits the ok from the President before Cobra troopers are disarmed and placed into custody by the U.S. military.
- Reprints
- Script
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Pencils
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- Chris Mowry (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the dungeon of the Cobra Silent Castle.
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Cobra [Snake-Eyes; Billy; Baroness (all brainwashed by Dr. Venom's brainwave scanner); Cobra Commander; Dr. Mindbender; B.A.T.S.; Destro; Dr. Venom (image on brainwave scanner); unnamed Crimson Guard (disguised as U.S. congressman); Zartan]; G.I. Joe [Hawk; Duke; Rock N Roll; Roadblock; Stalker; Mainframe; Scarlett; Wild Bill; Storm Shadow (as captured Joe prisoner)]
- Synopsis
- The Joes continue their escape with Wild Bill's help as now Storm Shadow is in tow as their prisoner. Snake-Eyes has been placed under Dr. Venom's brainwave scanner by Cobra Commander, and as Dr. Mindbender runs the program to turn Snake-Eyes, the late Dr. Venom's image appears on the scanner again. Storm Shadow vows to return to free his sword brother from Cobra, but there will be serious problems if he isn't aided, as Snake-Eyes is now a brainwashed Cobra agent. Meanwhile, Hawk begins to seek out the hidden Cobra sleeper agents inside the U.S. Government and elsewhere.
- Reprints
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- military
- Pencils
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Inks
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Colors
- Andrew Crossley (credited)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Snake-Eyes; renegade red ninjas
- Reprints
Same scene as cover A.
- Pencils
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Inks
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Colors
- Andrew Crossley (credited)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- 2 Cobra troopers; H.I.S.S. driver; H.I.S.S. gunner
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Inks
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Colors
- Andrew Crossley (credited)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Billy; Baroness
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Inks
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Colors
- Andrew Crossley (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Cobra [Dr. Venom (image on brainwave scanner); Snake-Eyes (right arm only seen strapped to scanner)]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Inks
- Rod Whigham (credited)
- Colors
- Andrew Crossley (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Zartan
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited) (layouts); Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Cobra soldiers; Duke (poster); Scarlett (poster); Snake-Eyes (poster); Shipwreck (poster); Torpedo (poster); Roadblock (poster); Rock N Roll (poster); 4 more Joes with faces concealed
- Reprints
Story continued from Marvel series by Larry Hama. Second alternate future by IDW written by Larry Hama; first alternate future done by Devil's Due (see notes on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero from Marvel-issue 155 for more info).
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Cobra soldiers; Duke (poster); Scarlett (poster); Snake-Eyes (poster); Shipwreck (poster); Torpedo (poster); Roadblock (poster); Rock N Roll (poster); 4 more Joes with faces concealed
- Reprints
Rough draft pencils only sketch of Cover A by Larry Hama.
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited); Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Rock N Roll
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Rock N Roll
- Reprints
Pencils only rough draft sketch of Cover A by Larry Hama.
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited); Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- G.I. Joe [Snake-Eyes; Scarlett]
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Snake-Eyes; Scarlett
- Reprints
Pencils-only version of Cover A originally done by Andy Padilla and colored by J. Brown, but this cover is a rough sketch draft done by Larry Hama.
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited); Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Destro
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- Destro
- Reprints
Rough draft pencils only sketch of Cover A by Larry Hama.
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited); Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Inks
- Agustín Padilla (credited)
- Colors
- James Brown (credited as J. Brown)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- war; military
- Characters
- Cobra [Snake-Eyes]; G.I. Joe [Storm Shadow]
- Reprints
see issue 159- next issue section for more information.
- Pencils
- Larry Hama (credited) (rough draft)
- Genre
- military
- Characters
- same as Cover A
- Reprints
rough pencil layouts for Cover A done by Larry Hama.