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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===IDW continuity notes===		===IDW continuity notes===
	* It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].		* It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]]. However, the events of ''[[Revolutionaries]]'' [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)\|#8]] (which was ''supposed'' to come out the same month as this story), revealed that Colton was captured by and escaped the Dire Wraiths just before Optimus Prime annexed Earth in [[Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion\|''The Transformers'' #49]], which itself raises issues.
	* Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central plot device of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.		* Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central plot device of ''Revolutionaries''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.
	* Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		* Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].
	* Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.		* Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.

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	\|coverdate=June 2017		\|coverdate=June 2017
	\|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]] and [[David A. Rodriguez]]		\|written by=[[Mairghread Scott]] and [[David Rodriguez]]
	\|art by=[[Max Dunbar]]		\|art by=[[Max Dunbar]]
	\|colors by=[[Ander Zarate]]		\|colors by=[[Ander Zarate]]

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	* Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		* Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].
	* Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.		* Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.
	* The silhouetted figures representing the individuals Colton wants for his mission are [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] (the new inheritor of [[Storm Shadow\|the name]], who has been working Kreiger's villainous organization since the events of the ''~~{{i~~\|Action Man}}'' mini-series), [[Destro]] (implied to be working with the villains via the presence of his [[Iron Grenadier]]s in [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]), [[Shazraella]] (bride of the [[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]], unaffiliated with the villains as of the time of this issue's publication), and the shadow of Miles Mayhem.		* The silhouetted figures representing the individuals Colton wants for his mission are [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] (the new inheritor of [[Storm Shadow\|the name]], who has been working Kreiger's villainous organization since the events of the ''[[Action Man (comic)\|Action Man]]'' mini-series), [[Destro]] (implied to be working with the villains via the presence of his [[Iron Grenadier]]s in [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]), [[Shazraella]] (bride of the [[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]], unaffiliated with the villains as of the time of this issue's publication), and the shadow of Miles Mayhem.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===

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	*[[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] (3)		* [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]] (3)

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	*[[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (1)		* [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]] (1)
	*[[Joe Colton]] (2)		* [[Joe Colton]] (2)
	*[[Miles Mayhem]] (4)		* [[Miles Mayhem]] (4)
	*''[[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]]'' (5)		* ''[[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]]'' (5)
	*''[[Destro]]'' (6)		* ''[[Destro]]'' (6)

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	*''[[Shazraella]]'' (7)		* ''[[Shazraella]]'' (7)

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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	===IDW continuity notes===		===IDW continuity notes===
	*It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].		* It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].
	*Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central plot device of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.		* Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central plot device of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.
	*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		* Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].
	*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.		* Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.
	*The silhouetted figures representing the individuals Colton wants for his mission are [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] (the new inheritor of [[Storm Shadow\|the name]], who has been working Kreiger's villainous organization since the events of the ''{{i\|Action Man}}'' mini-series), [[Destro]] (implied to be working with the villains via the presence of his [[Iron Grenadier]]s in [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]), [[Shazraella]] (bride of the [[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]], unaffiliated with the villains as of the time of this issue's publication), and the shadow of Miles Mayhem.		* The silhouetted figures representing the individuals Colton wants for his mission are [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] (the new inheritor of [[Storm Shadow\|the name]], who has been working Kreiger's villainous organization since the events of the ''{{i\|Action Man}}'' mini-series), [[Destro]] (implied to be working with the villains via the presence of his [[Iron Grenadier]]s in [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]), [[Shazraella]] (bride of the [[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]], unaffiliated with the villains as of the time of this issue's publication), and the shadow of Miles Mayhem.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===
	*This special preview issue for August's ''First Strike'' crossover event kinda came out of nowhere, as it wasn't included in the original solicitations for IDW's June releases. On its day of release, it was not available on any of the standard platforms like Comixology or iTunes, but rather, could only be downloaded from IDW's own website store. It includes a unique four-page prologue story (the subject of this article) a four-page preview of August's ''First Strike'' #1, and a five-page preview of [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]] to promote the trade paperback collection of the series.		* This special preview issue for August's ''First Strike'' crossover event kinda came out of nowhere, as it wasn't included in the original solicitations for IDW's June releases. On its day of release, it was not available on any of the standard platforms like Comixology or iTunes, but rather, could only be downloaded from IDW's own website store. It includes a unique four-page prologue story (the subject of this article) a four-page preview of August's ''First Strike'' #1, and a five-page preview of [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]] to promote the trade paperback collection of the series.
	** The sudden appearance would be later explained at the release of [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #3]], which was solicited as having "a fantastic story leading in to the next huge Hasbro event" for its original release date a month prior to ''First Strike'' #1, but was delayed until the end of August (after ''First Strike'' #2) and instead had a generic preview for ''First Strike'' #1. Logically, this issue was the ''intended'' 'fantastic story' that was broken out into its own thing when the HHS delays became apparent.		** The sudden appearance would be later explained at the release of [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3\|''Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook'' #3]], which was solicited as having "a fantastic story leading in to the next huge Hasbro event" for its original release date a month prior to ''First Strike'' #1, but was delayed until the end of August (after ''First Strike'' #2) and instead had a generic preview for ''First Strike'' #1. Logically, this issue was the ''intended'' 'fantastic story' that was broken out into its own thing when the HHS delays became apparent.

	===Covers (2)===		===Covers (2)===
	*'''Regular cover:''' Joe Colton arms himself, Kreiger glares, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]], and [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] come under fire, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]		* '''Regular cover:''' Joe Colton arms himself, Kreiger glares, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]], and [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] come under fire, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]
	*'''Convention cover:''' regular cover with ''[[Revolution]]'' trade dress		* '''Convention cover:''' regular cover with ''[[Revolution]]'' trade dress

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	===Advertisements===		===Advertisements===
	*''First Strike''		* ''First Strike''
	*"Find Your Heroes"—IDW [[Hasbro Universe]] trade paperbacks		* "Find Your Heroes"—IDW [[Hasbro Universe]] trade paperbacks
	*Hasbro Universe August–December checklist, including "CLASSIFIED" new December title that sure as shootin' looks to be ''[[Visionaries]]''		* Hasbro Universe August–December checklist, including "CLASSIFIED" new December title that sure as shootin' looks to be ''[[Visionaries]]''
	*''[[Revolution]]''		* ''[[Revolution]]''

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/06/13/first-strike-0-checklist-from-idw-and-hasbro-the-launch-of-gi-joe-unmasked-rom-the-micronauts-and-something-classified-for-december/ Preview]		* [https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/06/13/first-strike-0-checklist-from-idw-and-hasbro-the-launch-of-gi-joe-unmasked-rom-the-micronauts-and-something-classified-for-december/ Preview]

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Saix: clean up, replaced: (Cobra) → (G.I. Joe) (2)

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	*[[Miles Mayhem]] (4)		*[[Miles Mayhem]] (4)
	*''[[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow]]'' (5)		*''[[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]]'' (5)
	*''[[Destro]]'' (6)		*''[[Destro]]'' (6)

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	*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].
	*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.		*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.
	*The silhouetted figures representing the individuals Colton wants for his mission are [[Tempest (~~Cobra~~)\|Storm Shadow]] (the new inheritor of [[Storm Shadow\|the name]], who has been working Kreiger's villainous organization since the events of the ''{{i\|Action Man}}'' mini-series), [[Destro]] (implied to be working with the villains via the presence of his [[Iron Grenadier]]s in [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]), [[Shazraella]] (bride of the [[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]], unaffiliated with the villains as of the time of this issue's publication), and the shadow of Miles Mayhem.		*The silhouetted figures representing the individuals Colton wants for his mission are [[Tempest (G.I. Joe)\|Storm Shadow]] (the new inheritor of [[Storm Shadow\|the name]], who has been working Kreiger's villainous organization since the events of the ''{{i\|Action Man}}'' mini-series), [[Destro]] (implied to be working with the villains via the presence of his [[Iron Grenadier]]s in [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]]), [[Shazraella]] (bride of the [[Microspace]] tyrant [[Baron Karza]], unaffiliated with the villains as of the time of this issue's publication), and the shadow of Miles Mayhem.

	===Other trivia===		===Other trivia===

Saix at 23:17, 17 May 2021

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	===IDW continuity notes===		===IDW continuity notes===
	*It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].		*It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].
	*Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central ~~MacGuffin~~ of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.		*Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central plot device of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.
	*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].
	*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.		*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Joe Colton]] has arrived on the doorstep of his old enemy [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], missing a hand and infected with [[Dire Wraith]] bio-matter. Kreiger ushers him into his lab and sets about extracting the Wraith matter, but while he works, he asks Colton if he believes in magic. Colton gives a non-committal answer, eager for the procedure to be over, but Kreiger persists, certain that Colton, despite his apparent eagerness to leave, won't be going anywhere any time soon. After all, if he was forced to come to Kreiger, it must mean that Colton has nobody else he can turn to, and that he has finally accepted the truth: that the governments of Earth have been infiltrated by aliens, and are now working in collusion with the [[Transformer]]s, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of [[Earth]] into the [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] empire.		[[Joe Colton]] has arrived on the doorstep of his old enemy [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], missing a hand and infected with [[Dire Wraith]] bio-matter. Kreiger ushers him into his lab and sets about extracting the Wraith matter, but while he works, he asks Colton if he believes in [[magic]]. Colton gives a non-committal answer, eager for the procedure to be over, but Kreiger persists, certain that Colton, despite his apparent eagerness to leave, won't be going anywhere any time soon. After all, if he was forced to come to Kreiger, it must mean that Colton has nobody else he can turn to, and that he has finally accepted the truth: that the governments of Earth have been infiltrated by aliens, and are now working in collusion with the [[Transformer]]s, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of [[Earth]] into the [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] empire.

	Once he has completed treating Colton's wounds, Kreiger unveils the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]], the mysterious ancient obelisk he has spent decades pursuing, over which he and Colton [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|once clashed]]. Kreiger calls it "magic"; a greater, "truer" source of power than even the Cybertronians' advanced technology, and goes on to explain how he has been working with [[Miles Mayhem]] to assess the extent of its capabilities. By experimenting on Mayhem's captive [[Decepticon]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]], they have determined that the Talisman's energy is anathema to Cybertronians—which makes it the perfect weapon to end their threat once and for all. Colton is intrigued by the possibility, but Kreiger points out that they will need a team for such a mission, and that Colton's [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joes]] are unlikely to want to participate. How fortunate, then, that Colton is one step ahead, and produces from his bag a dossier of villainous names just right for the job...		Once he has completed treating Colton's wounds, Kreiger unveils the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]], the mysterious ancient obelisk he has spent decades pursuing, over which he and Colton [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|once clashed]]. Kreiger calls it "magic"; a greater, "truer" source of power than even the Cybertronians' advanced technology, and goes on to explain how he has been working with [[Miles Mayhem]] to assess the extent of its capabilities. By experimenting on Mayhem's captive [[Decepticon]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]], they have determined that the Talisman's energy is anathema to Cybertronians—which makes it the perfect weapon to end their threat once and for all. Colton is intrigued by the possibility, but Kreiger points out that they will need a team for such a mission, and that Colton's [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joes]] are unlikely to want to participate. How fortunate, then, that Colton is one step ahead, and produces from his bag a dossier of villainous names just right for the job...

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	*Hasbro Universe August–December checklist, including "CLASSIFIED" new December title that sure as shootin' looks to be ''[[Visionaries]]''		*Hasbro Universe August–December checklist, including "CLASSIFIED" new December title that sure as shootin' looks to be ''[[Visionaries]]''
	*''[[Revolution]]''		*''[[Revolution]]''

			===Reprints===
			<small>Other than [[First Strike#Collections\|collections of the full series]]</small>
			* N/A

	==External links==		==External links==

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	==Synopsis==		==Synopsis==
	[[Joe Colton]] has arrived on the doorstep of his old enemy [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], missing a hand and infected with [[Dire Wraith]] bio-matter. Kreiger ushers him into his lab and sets about extracting the Wraith matter, but while he works, he asks Colton if he believes in magic. Colton gives a non-committal answer, eager for the procedure to be over, but Kreiger persists, certain that Colton, despite his apparent eagerness to leave, won't be going anywhere any time soon. After all, if he was forced to come to Kreiger, it must mean that Colton has nobody else he can turn to, and that he has finally accepted the truth: that the governments of Earth have been infiltrated by aliens, and are now working in collusion with the [[Transformer]]s, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of [[Earth]] into the [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] empire.		[[Joe Colton]] has arrived on the doorstep of his old enemy [[Merklynn\|Garrison Kreiger]], missing a hand and infected with [[Dire Wraith]] bio-matter. Kreiger ushers him into his lab and sets about extracting the Wraith matter, but while he works, he asks Colton if he believes in magic. Colton gives a non-committal answer, eager for the procedure to be over, but Kreiger persists, certain that Colton, despite his apparent eagerness to leave, won't be going anywhere any time soon. After all, if he was forced to come to Kreiger, it must mean that Colton has nobody else he can turn to, and that he has finally accepted the truth: that the governments of Earth have been infiltrated by aliens, and are now working in collusion with the [[Transformer]]s, following [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]]'s annexation of [[Earth]] into the [[Cybertron (planet)\|Cybertronian]] empire.

	Once he has completed treating Colton's wounds, Kreiger unveils the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]], the mysterious ancient obelisk he has spent decades pursuing, over which he and Colton [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|once clashed]]. Kreiger calls it "magic"; a greater, "truer" source of power than even the Cybertronians' advanced technology, and goes on to explain how he has been working with [[Miles Mayhem]] to assess the extent of its capabilities. By experimenting on Mayhem's captive [[Decepticon]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]], they have determined that the Talisman's energy is anathema to Cybertronians—which makes it the perfect weapon to end their threat once and for all. Colton is intrigued by the possibility, but Kreiger points out that they will need a team for such a mission, and that Colton's [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joes]] are unlikely to want to participate. How fortunate, then, that Colton is one step ahead, and produces from his bag a dossier of villainous names just right for the job...		Once he has completed treating Colton's wounds, Kreiger unveils the [[Talisman (G1)\|Talisman]], the mysterious ancient obelisk he has spent decades pursuing, over which he and Colton [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|once clashed]]. Kreiger calls it "magic"; a greater, "truer" source of power than even the Cybertronians' advanced technology, and goes on to explain how he has been working with [[Miles Mayhem]] to assess the extent of its capabilities. By experimenting on Mayhem's captive [[Decepticon]], [[Blitzwing (G1)\|Blitzwing]], they have determined that the Talisman's energy is anathema to Cybertronians—which makes it the perfect weapon to end their threat once and for all. Colton is intrigued by the possibility, but Kreiger points out that they will need a team for such a mission, and that Colton's [[G.I. Joe (team)\|G.I. Joes]] are unlikely to want to participate. How fortunate, then, that Colton is one step ahead, and produces from his bag a dossier of villainous names just right for the job...
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	===IDW continuity notes===		===IDW continuity notes===
	*It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].		*It's not immediately clear when this story takes place, but context clues seem to suggest it falls in the period of time between the ''[[Titans Return (comic)\|Titans Return]]'' storyline and ''[[Revolution]]''. We know from ''Revolution'' that [[Joe Colton (Dire Wraith)\|a Wraith]] took Colton's place in G.I. Joe (and was subsequently killed by [[Rom]] in [[Concorde Hymn\|''Revolution'' #1]]), and since IDW Wraiths normally take over the bodies of those they impersonate (rather than simply shapeshift into their likeness, as in the original Marvel ''Rom'' series), we were left to assume that the real Colton was no more. This issue reveals that is not the case, with Kreiger's words indicating that Colton escaped being taken over by cutting his own hand off. We also didn't know ''when'' Colton had been replaced (and if we had ''ever'' seen the real Colton in an IDW comic book); the fact that he recognizes the captive Blitzwing but does not know what happened to the Decepticon ''after'' he was captured indicates that the real Colton oversaw Blitzwing's capture in [[White Heat\|''The Transformers'' #57]], but was replaced before his Dire Wraith doppelganger handed Blitzwing over to Miles Mayhem in [[Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude\|''Revolution'' #0]].
	*Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central MacGuffin of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.		*Kreiger shows Colton the Talisman, the mysterious obelisk connected to [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Onyx Prime]] that has been the central MacGuffin of ''[[Revolutionaries]]''. If this story is indeed set before ''Revolution'', then this scene might logically be presumed to be set in the [[Schleteva]]n bunker Kreiger's company, [[I.R.O.N.]], was keeping it in at that point in time, as seen in [[Crisis Intervention\|''Revolutionaries'' #1]], before it was acquired by the titular heroes. That said, [[The Iron Klaw\|''Revolutionaries'' #4]] also revealed Kreiger has constructed his own facsimile of the Talisman, so it's not 100% obvious what we're looking at here.
	*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].		*Colton refers to acts of evil perpetrated by Kreiger that make him his enemy; Kreiger is no saint so it could technically be any number of things, but it's likely referring to the torture and experimentation he has performed on Colton's old team-mate, Mike Power, the [[Atomic Man]], as revealed in ''Revolutionaries'' [[The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb\|#3]] and [[Strange Visitors\|#5]].
	*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.		*Colton recalls the Talisman super-charging Mike Power's cybernetic limbs, as seen in ''Revolutionaries'' #3.
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	===Covers (2)===		===Covers (2)===
	*'''Regular cover:''' Joe Colton arms himself, Kreiger glares, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/IDW ~~Generation 1~~ continuity\|Starscream]], and [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] come under fire, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]		*'''Regular cover:''' Joe Colton arms himself, Kreiger glares, and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity\|Starscream]], and [[Windblade (G1)\|Windblade]] come under fire, by [[Max Dunbar]] and [[Ander Zarate]]
	*'''Convention cover:''' regular cover with ''[[Revolution]]'' trade dress		*'''Convention cover:''' regular cover with ''[[Revolution]]'' trade dress

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	*''First Strike''		*''First Strike''
	*"Find Your Heroes"—IDW [[Hasbro Universe]] trade paperbacks		*"Find Your Heroes"—IDW [[Hasbro Universe]] trade paperbacks
	*Hasbro Universe ~~August-December~~ checklist, including "CLASSIFIED" new December title that sure as shootin' looks to be ''[[Visionaries]]''		*Hasbro Universe August–December checklist, including "CLASSIFIED" new December title that sure as shootin' looks to be ''[[Visionaries]]''
	*''[[Revolution]]''		*''[[Revolution]]''

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	*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/06/13/first-strike-0-checklist-from-idw-and-hasbro-the-launch-of-gi-joe-unmasked-rom-the-micronauts-and-something-classified-for-december/ Preview]		*[https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/06/13/first-strike-0-checklist-from-idw-and-hasbro-the-launch-of-gi-joe-unmasked-rom-the-micronauts-and-something-classified-for-december/ Preview]

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