- Script
- Larry Hama
- Pencils
- S. L. Gallant
- Inks
- Gary Erskine
- Colors
- James Brown
- Letters
- Neil Uyetake
- Genre
- adventure; war; military
- Characters
- G.I. Joe [Snake-Eyes; Flint; Lady Jaye; Roadblock; Wild Bill; Lift Ticket; Mainframe; Chuckles; Sneak Peek; Recondo; G.I. Joe; G.I. Jane [Jane]]; Billy; Storm Shadow; Russian Arashikage ninjas; Darklon; Katya; Renegade Blue Ninjas; Darklon's army; Cobra [Python Patrol]
- Synopsis
- Three stories: The Joes go to capture Darklon to gain knowledge about Cobra's new mind control scheme, with both Lady Jaye and Darklon injured in the process; Chuckles continues to question Sneak Peek about his covert mission into Darklonia; Snake-Eyes, Billy, and Storm Shadow continue to speak w/the Russian Arashikage ninja clan as they reveal their origin before being hit by Blue ninjas.
- Reprints
story continued from last issue (#170); Sneak Peek's tale to Chuckles is a flashback, as well as the Russian Arashikage clan's origin; continues next issue (#172).