Home Comic Book Commercials G.I.Joe #74

Issue #74: Alliance of Convenience Publication Date: August 1988 Writer: Larry Hama Penciler: Ron Wagner Inkers: Randy Emberlin Letter: Rick Parker Colorist: Bob Sharen

SUMMARY

"Hey! We like you, too! You wanna bite outta my donut?"
- Ripper (after Cobra Commander tells the Baroness that the Dreadnoks will protect him)

While the Baroness attempts to capture Serpentor and his forces, who are inside a freighter, the Cobra Emperor receives a message from Dr. Mindbender. On the following morning, two Tomahawks land on the USS Flagg and General Hawk discover their mission - to support Serpentor's side in the Cobra Civil War. However, as part of the deal, the "black box" that was stolen from the Joes will be returned. Hawk exercises his command option by joining the Joes as they travel to Cobra Island, where Lt. Falcon is ordered to attack a airport tower so that his teammates have a greater chance of landing on the island in one piece. With the help of Captain Minh, a sailor who escorted the false Cobra Commander to Cobra Island and lost his boat in the process, the Joes sneak into the tower and terminate the Cobra agents. And thanks to the firepower carried by the WHALE carrying Cutter's team and Wild Bill's helicopter, the Joes are able to land two C-130 transport planes on Cobra Island. Serpentor bursts out of the freighter and heads to the airfield to join the Joes. At the same time, Cobra Commander arrives with the Dreadnoks and the Thunder Machine, which drills one of the C-130 planes and zooms past the Joe forces so that Buzzer can grab General Hawk. As Cobra Commander speeds away, Serpentor arrives on the scene and Zartan, who is on Cobra Commander's side, arrives with a column of Maggot tanks. Cobra Commander, however, runs into Destro's forces, who are not aligned with anyone in the Cobra Civil War.

THE  PERSONNEL
G.I.Joe: Lt. Falcon, Dial-Tone, Sneak Peek, Spirit, Flint, Lady Jaye, Roadblock, Duke, Beach Head, Wild Bill, Mainframe, Gung Ho, Tunnel Rat, Doc, Low-Light, Leatherneck, Shipwreck, Mutt, Junkyard, Cutter, Stalker, Crazylegs, Tripwire, Short Fuze, Fast Draw, Sci Fi, Ripcord, Breaker, Lifeline, Lift-Ticket		Cobra: the Baroness, Tele-Viper, WORMS, Cobra Commander (version 2), Buzzer, Ripper, Torch, Zarana, Zandar, Zartan, Serpentor, BAT, Tomax, Xamot, Cobra agent, Dr. Mindbender, Thrasher
THE  GEAR
G.I.Joe: USS Flagg, Vector, WHALE, Tomahawk, ASP		Cobra: Maggots, Mambas, Rattler, Thundermachine, Anti-Gravity Pod, Iron Grenadiers DEMON

Description
Destro quietly stands behind Serpentor as he argues with Cobra Commander beside a table with miniature G.I.Joe and Cobra vehicle. Unable to stand their bickering for another moment, Destro pounds the table, flips it over and supervises the construction of the DEMONs and the training of his Iron Grenadiers. AGPs launch from an underground base and join with Destro's DEMON tank column as he lands his Despoiler on top one of the DEMONs. And the forces of the Iron Grenadiers engage Battle Force 2000 in a fast and furious battle.

THE  PERSONNEL
G.I.Joe: Knockdown, Avalanche		Cobra: Destro, Cobra Commander (version 2), Serpentor, Nullifier, Iron Grenadiers
THE  GEAR
G.I.Joe: Battle Force 2000: Marauder Battle-Tank, Vector Jet, Sky Sweeper Anti-Aircraft Tank, Vindicator Hovercraft, Dominator Snow Tank, Future Fortress		Cobra: Anti-Gravity Pod, Despoiler, DEMON, Imp, Adder, BUGG

Lyrics
Destro's back
On the attack
Out to conquer the world on his own
But nobody beats G.I.Joe
A real American hero

Tagline
Can Destro's army destroy Joe and Cobra? Find out in Marvel Comics!

Notes
The commercial features Arthur Burghardt as Destro.

Scenes from the commercial were reused in the animation segments for following toy advertisement:
· Destro's DEMON and AGP

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