G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #213 [S.L. Gallant Cover]

(April 2015)

The Death of Snake Eyes, Part 2 (Table of Contents: 1)

G.I. Joe / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Hama

Pencils

S. L. Gallant

Inks

Brian Shearer

Colors

James Brown

Letters

Neil Uyetake

Genre

adventure; military

Characters

G.I. Joe [Snake Eyes (dies); Throwdown [Sean Collins]; Outback; Cover Girl; Dusty; Bazooka; Stalker; Scarlett; Duke; Mainframe; Roadblock]; Serpentor (dies); Red Shadows [Red Laser; Black Major]; Joe Colton; Jane

Synopsis

Throwdown climbs aboard the giant robot as Serpentor summons it back to the Pit. Snake Eyes tackles Serpentor with a live grenade, killing them both. Throwdown is badly burned while destroying the robot from the inside and he takes up Snake Eyes' discarded mask to protect his face.

Reprints

• in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (IDW, 2011 series) #12
• in G. I. Joe a Real American Hero - Best of Snake Eyes (IDW, 2022 series) (July 2022)

Keywords

HISS Tanks; Olliestan; Revanche; Shadow Tracks; The Pit; Ultimate Weapon; Utah; Wolverine

Indexer Notes

Although this is not the final chapter of 'The Death of Snake Eyes' and both he and Serpentor appear on next issue's cover, Snake Eyes & Serpentor both die here; this is because Larry Hama wrote his plots issue-by-issue while covers were created much earlier in the process.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Postbox: The Pit! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Hama

Pencils

S. L. Gallant

Inks

Brian Shearer

Colors

James Brown

Letters

typeset

Genre

war