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	The Joes arrive to find this new alliance under way. Cobra Commander offers [[Duke (G.I. Joe)\|Duke]] a chance to leave now in return for saving his life, but Duke refuses, leading to an all-out brawl between the Joes and the Dreadnoks. However, they are clearly outnumbered and outmatched. Knowing there's only one thing that can turn the tide in their favor, [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] apologizes to Duke before telling [[Hound (G1)\|Hound]] to [[transformation\|transform]]. The Dreadnoks, Joes, and Cobra Commander all stare in amazement as the [[Autobot]] stands up and easily swats aside numerous Dreadnoks. Cobra Commander orders the Dreadnoks to capture Hound, but Duke uses the distraction try and once more capture the Commander.		The Joes arrive to find this new alliance under way. Cobra Commander offers [[Duke (G.I. Joe)\|Duke]] a chance to leave now in return for saving his life, but Duke refuses, leading to an all-out brawl between the Joes and the Dreadnoks. However, they are clearly outnumbered and outmatched. Knowing there's only one thing that can turn the tide in their favor, [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)\|Clutch]] apologizes to Duke before telling [[Hound (G1)\|Hound]] to [[transformation\|transform]]. The Dreadnoks, Joes, and Cobra Commander all stare in amazement as the [[Autobot]] stands up and easily swats aside numerous Dreadnoks. Cobra Commander orders the Dreadnoks to capture Hound, but Duke uses the distraction try and once more capture the Commander.

	However, the opportunity is short-lived thanks to the arrival of Cobra helicopters, which open fire on Hound. [[Destro]] deploys the [[Cobra Valkyrie]]s to rescue the Commander, who brings ~~Zaranda~~, [[Zandar]], [[Torch (G.I. Joe)\|Torch]], [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)\|Ripper]], and Buzzer with him, leaving the rest of the Dreadnoks to deal with the Joes. As the helicopter begins to take off, [[Road Pig (G.I. Joe)\|Road Pig]] grabs onto the strut, not wanting to be left behind. Duke is forced to do little but watch as Cobra Commander gets away again. He then turns his attention to the Joes and the [[Transformer\|robot]] he didn't know they had. Clutch tries to explain, but Duke just decks him and grabs two rifles and aims them at Hound, demanding answers.		However, the opportunity is short-lived thanks to the arrival of Cobra helicopters, which open fire on Hound. [[Destro]] deploys the [[Cobra Valkyrie]]s to rescue the Commander, who brings Zarana, [[Zandar]], [[Torch (G.I. Joe)\|Torch]], [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)\|Ripper]], and Buzzer with him, leaving the rest of the Dreadnoks to deal with the Joes. As the helicopter begins to take off, [[Road Pig (G.I. Joe)\|Road Pig]] grabs onto the strut, not wanting to be left behind. Duke is forced to do little but watch as Cobra Commander gets away again. He then turns his attention to the Joes and the [[Transformer\|robot]] he didn't know they had. Clutch tries to explain, but Duke just decks him and grabs two rifles and aims them at Hound, demanding answers.

	Back at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)\|the Pit]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)\|Colonel Hawk]] stumbles into his office, wounded in his side from one of Destro’s men. As he patches himself up, he gets a secure call on "z-channel" from his "baby sister." Said sister tells him to guess where she is; however, "Hawk" already knows that she's aboard a Cobra transport after her recent encounter with G.I. Joe. Zarana asks if he's going to end his charade and join them, but [[Zartan]] confirms he won't be. This has been his longest ruse yet, but the real war is just beginning. And it's a war that ''they'' will create.		Back at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)\|the Pit]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)\|Colonel Hawk]] stumbles into his office, wounded in his side from one of Destro’s men. As he patches himself up, he gets a secure call on "z-channel" from his "baby sister." Said sister tells him to guess where she is; however, "Hawk" already knows that she's aboard a Cobra transport after her recent encounter with G.I. Joe. Zarana asks if he's going to end his charade and join them, but [[Zartan]] confirms he won't be. This has been his longest ruse yet, but the real war is just beginning. And it's a war that ''they'' will create.

	==Featured characters==		==Featured characters==

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	==Quotes==		==Quotes==
			"While you peddled Energon in the backwoods, I used it to build an empire. Ripper has seen Cobra. He knows."<br>
			<small>"It is pretty sweet, actually."</small>
			:—'''Cobra Commander''' and '''Ripper'''


	"I told you my people were loyal."<br/>		"I told you my people were loyal."<br/>
	"Send the Valkyries down to retrieve the masked psycho."		"Send the Valkyries down to retrieve the masked psycho."
	:—'''Cobra Commander''' to Duke and '''Destro'''		:—'''Cobra Commander''' to Duke and '''Destro'''

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	===Ads===		===Ads===
	* Explore the Energon Universe in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 26\|#26]], G.I. Joe #17, and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 28\|#28]].		* Explore the Energon Universe in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 26\|#26]], [[G.I. Joe (2024 comic)\|G.I. Joe]] [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 18\|#18]], and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)\|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 29\|#29]].
			*''Ghost Pepper'' Volume 1 TPB
			*''Invincible''
			*''Universal Monsters: Phantom of the Opera''
			*''[[LEGO]] Ninjago: Strike of the Serpentine''

	===Reprints===		===Reprints===

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'''The Dreadnok War reaches its explosive conclusion! Alliances are forged. Secrets are revealed. And chaos will reign.'''

==Synopsis==
The [[Dreadnok]]s find [[Cobra Commander]] in a cave, now wielding [[Buzzer (G.I. Joe)|Buzzer]]'s chainsaw on his hand and holding its blade to his throat. Though the Dreadnoks are ready to finally kill the man they've been hunting, the Commander instead offers an alternative – join him. He knows the Dreadnoks only care about money and parties, and with the resources of [[Cobra]], he can provide them with plenty of both. [[Zarana]] refuses to join Cobra, but the Commander isn't asking them to, suggesting instead that the Dreadnoks act as "independent contractors". And he already has their first assignment: kill [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]!

The Joes arrive to find this new alliance under way. Cobra Commander offers [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] a chance to leave now in return for saving his life, but Duke refuses, leading to an all-out brawl between the Joes and the Dreadnoks. However, they are clearly outnumbered and outmatched. Knowing there's only one thing that can turn the tide in their favor, [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] apologizes to Duke before telling [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] to [[transformation|transform]]. The Dreadnoks, Joes, and Cobra Commander all stare in amazement as the [[Autobot]] stands up and easily swats aside numerous Dreadnoks. Cobra Commander orders the Dreadnoks to capture Hound, but Duke uses the distraction try and once more capture the Commander.

However, the opportunity is short-lived thanks to the arrival of Cobra helicopters, which open fire on Hound. [[Destro]] deploys the [[Cobra Valkyrie]]s to rescue the Commander, who brings Zaranda, [[Zandar]], [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Torch]], [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)|Ripper]], and Buzzer with him, leaving the rest of the Dreadnoks to deal with the Joes. As the helicopter begins to take off, [[Road Pig (G.I. Joe)|Road Pig]] grabs onto the strut, not wanting to be left behind. Duke is forced to do little but watch as Cobra Commander gets away again. He then turns his attention to the Joes and the [[Transformer|robot]] he didn't know they had. Clutch tries to explain, but Duke just decks him and grabs two rifles and aims them at Hound, demanding answers.

Back at [[Pit (G.I. Joe)|the Pit]], [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Colonel Hawk]] stumbles into his office, wounded in his side from one of Destro’s men. As he patches himself up, he gets a secure call on "z-channel" from his "baby sister." Said sister tells him to guess where she is; however, "Hawk" already knows that she's aboard a Cobra transport after her recent encounter with G.I. Joe. Zarana asks if he's going to end his charade and join them, but [[Zartan]] confirms he won't be. This has been his longest ruse yet, but the real war is just beginning. And it's a war that ''they'' will create.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
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|h1=[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]|c1=
* [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] (6)
* [[Baroness]] (7)
* [[Cover Girl]] (8)
* [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (9)
* [[Risk (G.I. Joe)|Risk]] (10)
* [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)|Clutch]] (15)

|h2=[[Cobra]]|c2=
* [[Cobra Commander]] (4)
* [[Destro]] (16)
* [[Mercer]] (17)
* [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|Chameleon]] (18)
* [[Cobra Valkyrie]]s (19)

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* [[Zarana]] (1)
* [[Ripper (G.I. Joe)|Ripper]] (2)
* [[Zandar]] (3)
* [[Buzzer (G.I. Joe)|Buzzer]] (5)
* [[Road Pig (G.I. Joe)|Road Pig]] (12)
* [[Torch (G.I. Joe)|Torch]] (13)
* Unnamed Dreadnoks (14)
* [[Zartan]] (20)

|h4=Others|c4=
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (11)
}}

==Quotes==
"I told you my people were loyal." 
"Send the Valkyries down to retrieve the masked psycho."
:—'''Cobra Commander''' to Duke and '''Destro'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* So Duke finally discovers the truth about Hound! Needless to say, he’s still hung up on his less than positive experience with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 2|#2]], so he’s not taking it well.
* The only Joe to not react with surprise at Hound’s transformation is Risk, who learned about Hound back in [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 10|issue #10]].
* This is the first time we’ve seen the Cobra Valkyries since their debut in [[G.I. Joe (2024) issue 2|issue #2]].
* '''ZARTAN???''' The evil master of disguise was first alluded to waaayy back in ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]'' [[Cobra Commander issue 3|#3]] by Zandar and Zarana, who mentioned they had to be careful not to “blow his cover.” Just how long Zartan has been impersonating Colonel Hawk is unknown, but given that exchange and Zartan’s dialogue at the end of this issue, its likely that we’ve never actually seen the real Clayton Abernathy.

===G.I. Joe references===
* This isn’t the first time that Zartan has replaced Hawk. It was a plot point in the [[Hasbro Universe|IDW continuity]], as well as the basis of a “[https://www.yojoe.com/action/04/zartan9.shtml Zartan/Hawk Morphing Set]” released at the 2004 G.I. Joe Convention.

===Real life references===
* Zartan’s passcode for his communications is “Greystoke”, the name of the land overwhich {{w|Tarzan}} – for whom Zartan was named – was Viscount of in the original {{w|Edgar Rice Burroughs}} {{w|Tarzan (book series)|novels}}.

===Other notes===
* Originally slated for release on [[January 7]], this issue was delayed a week.

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Wraparound cover of Duke and Cobra Commander taking on the Dreadnoks, by Tom Reilly.
* '''Cover B:''' Destro, by [[Lee Bermejo]].
* '''Cover C:''' Road Pig, by [[Ben Oliver]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' Road Pig on an explosion background, by [[Jesús Merino]] and [[Adriano Lucas]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Clutch firing from inside Hound, by [[Simon Parr]].

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===Ads===
* Explore the Energon Universe in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 26|#26]], G.I. Joe #17, and ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' [[Transformers (2023) issue 28|#28]].

===Reprints===
* '''''G.I. Joe Volume 3: Dreadnok War''''' ([[March 25]], [[2026]]) ISBN 1534333452 / ISBN 978-1534333451
** Collects ''G.I. Joe'' issues #13–18.
** Trade paperback format.

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