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[[End of the Road! (US)|'''...Can NEVER come to an end.''']] | [[End of the Road! (US)|'''...Can NEVER come to an end.''']] | ||
==Synopsis== | ==Synopsis== | ||
[[ | [[Scarlett]] has a nightmare about her apparent killing of [[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] and [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] recently as an unintentional part of her cover to infiltrate [[Cobra]] as a "traitor". She wakes up in tears and is just in time to hear an alarm go on in [[Destro]]'s [[Silent Castle]], where she is staying and is controlled by [[Cobra Commander]]. The [[Techno-Viper]]s have blasted a hole into the castle's secret passages, and [[Sidney Biggles-Jones|Doctor Biggles-Jones]] recruits Scarlett in the effort to ferret out the [[Baroness]] and Destro, whom Cobra Commander believes are hiding out in the castle. They meet in Cobra Commander's throne room, where the suspicious [[Zarana]] suggests Scarlett go into the hole first, in case of booby traps; the secret [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] takes up the challenge and goes ahead, with Biggles-Jones following. | ||
Inside the secret passageways, the Baroness and Destro avoid the traps previously planted by Desto and wait for the G.I. Joe team meant to rendezvous with the duo and extract them from Cobra's clutches. Far above the castle in the {{w|Lockheed C-130 Hercules|C-130}}, the very alive Hawk and Stalker are preparing [[Snake-Eyes]] and [[Storm Shadow]] in their mission to bring Destro and the Baroness to safety. Hawk apologizes for not informing the two of Scarlett's covert infiltration and orders them to not treat her as anything less than an enemy if the two run into her. | |||
In the castle's secret corridors, Scarlett and Biggles-Jones follow the scent of [[Eternity|Baroness's perfume]] and manage to avoid the traps. The following [[Tele-Viper]]s are not so observant. Far ahead of them are Destro and the Baroness, who make it to the core of the castle, where they set the castle's controls to a confusing, constantly-shifting midway point between its two forms, hoping to use it as distraction for their escape. The G.I. Joe ninjas make it in time to see the castle shift; while they appreciate it taking out the Viper troops, they bemoan having to rappel down in lieu of stable grounding. Inside the castle, Destro and the Baroness run into Scarlett and Biggles-Jones. The group exchange some fire before Destro and the Baroness make their escape; Destro's mask allows him to find the best path through the castle, an advantage none of their enemies have. | |||
Scarlett and Biggles-Jones get to the control room, where they have trouble with a stuck lever. They fear that, without setting the castle to one form, it will eventually collapse on itself, taking its occupants with it. Elsewhere, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|a shadowed figure]] speaks to [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|another]] about the transforming castle, with the latter suspecting it could be [[Transformer|one of themselves]]. | |||
Cobra is alerted to the presence of the G.I. Joe ninjas and Cobra Commander sics [[Slice (G.I. Joe)|Slice]] and [[Dice (G.I. Joe)|Dice]] to deal with them. Scarlett finds the reason why the lever was stuck: one of [[Destro]]'s wrist rockets rigged to have a delayed explosion! Scarlett manages to throw it away before it can do harm and the resulting explosion creates a hole leading outside, which the two use to catch up to Destro. Destro and the Baroness run into Cobra Commander and company before they make it outside, where they are spotted by Scarlett. The two ex-Cobras make it to the top, where they meet with Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow. They are about to evacuate when Scarlett catches up with them; put in the spot, Snake-Eyes stabs Scarlett, barely missing her heart. Back on the C-130, Hawk reassures the regretful Snake-Eyes that Scarlett would understand what he had to do, which is confirmed when Scarlett, still on the castle's roof, gives a knowing smile. | |||
Cobra Commander makes it to the scene, and Slice, suspicious of Scarlett's motives, suggests just letting her bleed out, but Cobra Commander has plans for her and orders her brought to the medics. But before anybody can react, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] has arrived, and he's not happy to find out that the castle isn't much of a sentient entity... | |||
==Featured characters== | ==Featured characters== | ||
{{featuredcharacters | {{featuredcharacters | ||
|c2= | |c2= | ||
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] ( | *[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (17) | ||
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (18) | |||
|h3=[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]]|c3= | |h3=[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]]|c3= | ||
*[[ | *[[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] (1) | ||
*[[ | *[[Scarlett]] (2) | ||
*[[ | *[[Stalker (G.I. Joe)|Stalker]] (3) | ||
*[[ | *[[Wild Bill]] (13) | ||
*[[ | *[[Storm Shadow]] (14) | ||
*[[ | *[[Snake-Eyes]] (15) | ||
|h4=[[Cobra]]s|c4= | |h4=[[Cobra]]s|c4= | ||
*[[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] ( | *[[Cobra Viper]]s (4) | ||
*[[Cobra Commander]] ( | *[[Sidney Biggles-Jones]] (5) | ||
*[[Slice]] ( | *[[Road Pig (G.I. Joe)|Road Pig]] (6) | ||
*[[Dice ( | *[[Cobra Commander]] (7) | ||
*[[ | *[[Slice (G.I. Joe)|Slice]] (8) | ||
*[[ | *[[Zarana]] (9) | ||
*[[ | *[[Dice (G.I. Joe)|Dice]] (10) | ||
*[[ | *[[Baroness]] (11) | ||
*[[Destro]] (12) | |||
*[[Tele-Viper]]s (16) | |||
*[[Frag-Viper]] (19) | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
[[ | [[File:Unfoldings! Decepticon silhouettes.jpg|thumb]] | ||
*The cover title of the series for this issue is ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force''. However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) is ''G.I. Joe A Real American Hero''. | *The cover title of the series for this issue is ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force''. However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) is ''G.I. Joe A Real American Hero''. | ||
*The issue came polybagged, with a free G.I. Joe "Search and Destroy" trading card. This led to a price increase to $1.75. | *The issue came polybagged, with a free G.I. Joe "Search and Destroy" trading card. This led to a price increase to $1.75. | ||
*Megatron is seen talking to another Transformer as they witness the transformation of Destro's castle. At this point, both Transformers are in the shadows and are unidentified (although both have two eyes). It seems likely that this was intended to be [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], but the second Transformer is never seen again in the unfolding ''G.I. Joe'' story, and Megatron is seen explicitly reviving Starscream (and wondering why he's bothering to do so) in "[[All or Nothing!]]". | *Megatron is seen talking to another Transformer as they witness the transformation of Destro's castle. At this point, both Transformers are in the shadows and are unidentified (although both have two eyes). It seems likely that this was intended to be [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], but the second Transformer is never seen again in the unfolding ''G.I. Joe'' story, and Megatron is seen explicitly reviving Starscream (and wondering why he's bothering to do so) in "[[All or Nothing!]]". | ||
*Quite how Megatron came to life, and why [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] did not (the latter being mentally linked to Megatron), is never explained. Evidently it happened semi-recently, as "[[All or Nothing!]]" reveals that [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] felt sure the Transformers war was over for good and left [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] dormant in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. | |||
===Errors=== | ===Errors=== | ||
*Megatron speaks in square Transformer speech bubbles in some panels and round human speech bubbles in other panels. | *Megatron speaks in square Transformer speech bubbles in some panels and round human speech bubbles in other panels. | ||
*Megatron flies. Robot | *Megatron flies. [[Robot mode]] [[flight]] is not an ability Transformers generally had in Marvel comics. | ||
===Covers (1)=== | ===Covers (1)=== | ||
*'''Cover A:''' Baroness and Destro by [[Andrew Wildman]] | *'''Cover A:''' Baroness and Destro, by [[Andrew Wildman]]. | ||
===Advertisements=== | ===Advertisements=== | ||
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===Reprints=== | ===Reprints=== | ||
*[[2012]] | *'''''[[Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14]]'' TPB''' <small>([[March 21]], [[2012]]) (ISBN 978-1613771532)</small> | ||
:*Collects ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force'' #135–138, ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: Generation 2'' #139–142, and ''G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes'' #143–145 | |||
:*Despite the various titles, all stories are part of the [[G.I. Joe (comic)|''G.I. Joe'' comic]]. | |||
*'''[[G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 1|''G.I. Joe/Transformers,'' Volume 1]] TPB''' <small>([[August 29]], 2012) (ISBN 978-1613773529)</small> | |||
:*Collects this story in a summary w/ a short excerpt only, along with issues [[Realignments|#139]]–[[...All Fall Down!|142]] and the earlier ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (comic)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' series. | |||
:*The title given above is the indicia title; the cover title is ''G.I. Joe The Transformers 1''. | |||
*'''''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]: Volume 89: Realignments''''' <small>([[March 4]], [[2020]])</small> | |||
:*Collects this story in full, along with issues #139–142, as well as ''G.I. Joe and the Transformers'' #1–4. | |||
:*Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an intro from [[Simon Furman]]. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:ClassicGIJoeVol14.jpg|'''''Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14'' TPB'''; art by [[Jonboy Meyers]] and [[Anthony Washington]] | |||
File:GIJoeTFVol1.jpg|'''''G.I. Joe/Transformers,'' Volume 1'''; art by [[Klaus Scherwinski]] | |||
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v89.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 89: Realignments'''''; art by Dreamwave (Goldbug), [[Chris Batista]], Baskerville, [[Keith Williams|Williams]], and [[Don Hudson|Hudson]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 2 issues]] | ||
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||||||||||||
| Cover date | July 1993 | ||||||||||||
| Script | Larry Hama | ||||||||||||
| Breakdowns | Andrew Wildman | ||||||||||||
| Finishes | Stephen Baskerville | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Bob Sharen | ||||||||||||
| Letters | Rick Parker | ||||||||||||
| Continuity | Marvel Comics continuity | ||||||||||||
Synopsis
[edit]Scarlett has a nightmare about her apparent killing of Stalker and Hawk recently as an unintentional part of her cover to infiltrate Cobra as a "traitor". She wakes up in tears and is just in time to hear an alarm go on in Destro's Silent Castle, where she is staying and is controlled by Cobra Commander. The Techno-Vipers have blasted a hole into the castle's secret passages, and Doctor Biggles-Jones recruits Scarlett in the effort to ferret out the Baroness and Destro, whom Cobra Commander believes are hiding out in the castle. They meet in Cobra Commander's throne room, where the suspicious Zarana suggests Scarlett go into the hole first, in case of booby traps; the secret G.I. Joe takes up the challenge and goes ahead, with Biggles-Jones following.
Inside the secret passageways, the Baroness and Destro avoid the traps previously planted by Desto and wait for the G.I. Joe team meant to rendezvous with the duo and extract them from Cobra's clutches. Far above the castle in the C-130, the very alive Hawk and Stalker are preparing Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow in their mission to bring Destro and the Baroness to safety. Hawk apologizes for not informing the two of Scarlett's covert infiltration and orders them to not treat her as anything less than an enemy if the two run into her.
In the castle's secret corridors, Scarlett and Biggles-Jones follow the scent of Baroness's perfume and manage to avoid the traps. The following Tele-Vipers are not so observant. Far ahead of them are Destro and the Baroness, who make it to the core of the castle, where they set the castle's controls to a confusing, constantly-shifting midway point between its two forms, hoping to use it as distraction for their escape. The G.I. Joe ninjas make it in time to see the castle shift; while they appreciate it taking out the Viper troops, they bemoan having to rappel down in lieu of stable grounding. Inside the castle, Destro and the Baroness run into Scarlett and Biggles-Jones. The group exchange some fire before Destro and the Baroness make their escape; Destro's mask allows him to find the best path through the castle, an advantage none of their enemies have.
Scarlett and Biggles-Jones get to the control room, where they have trouble with a stuck lever. They fear that, without setting the castle to one form, it will eventually collapse on itself, taking its occupants with it. Elsewhere, a shadowed figure speaks to another about the transforming castle, with the latter suspecting it could be one of themselves.
Cobra is alerted to the presence of the G.I. Joe ninjas and Cobra Commander sics Slice and Dice to deal with them. Scarlett finds the reason why the lever was stuck: one of Destro's wrist rockets rigged to have a delayed explosion! Scarlett manages to throw it away before it can do harm and the resulting explosion creates a hole leading outside, which the two use to catch up to Destro. Destro and the Baroness run into Cobra Commander and company before they make it outside, where they are spotted by Scarlett. The two ex-Cobras make it to the top, where they meet with Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow. They are about to evacuate when Scarlett catches up with them; put in the spot, Snake-Eyes stabs Scarlett, barely missing her heart. Back on the C-130, Hawk reassures the regretful Snake-Eyes that Scarlett would understand what he had to do, which is confirmed when Scarlett, still on the castle's roof, gives a knowing smile.
Cobra Commander makes it to the scene, and Slice, suspicious of Scarlett's motives, suggests just letting her bleed out, but Cobra Commander has plans for her and orders her brought to the medics. But before anybody can react, Megatron has arrived, and he's not happy to find out that the castle isn't much of a sentient entity...
Featured characters
[edit](Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
| Decepticons | Joes | Cobras |
|---|---|---|
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Notes
[edit]
- The cover title of the series for this issue is G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force. However, the title in the indicia (and hence the legal title) is G.I. Joe A Real American Hero.
- The issue came polybagged, with a free G.I. Joe "Search and Destroy" trading card. This led to a price increase to $1.75.
- Megatron is seen talking to another Transformer as they witness the transformation of Destro's castle. At this point, both Transformers are in the shadows and are unidentified (although both have two eyes). It seems likely that this was intended to be Starscream, but the second Transformer is never seen again in the unfolding G.I. Joe story, and Megatron is seen explicitly reviving Starscream (and wondering why he's bothering to do so) in "All or Nothing!".
- Quite how Megatron came to life, and why Shockwave and Ratchet did not (the latter being mentally linked to Megatron), is never explained. Evidently it happened semi-recently, as "All or Nothing!" reveals that Spike Witwicky felt sure the Transformers war was over for good and left Fortress Maximus dormant in the Ark.
Errors
[edit]- Megatron speaks in square Transformer speech bubbles in some panels and round human speech bubbles in other panels.
- Megatron flies. Robot mode flight is not an ability Transformers generally had in Marvel comics.
Covers (1)
[edit]- Cover A: Baroness and Destro, by Andrew Wildman.
Advertisements
[edit]- None yet identified.
Reprints
[edit]- Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14 TPB (March 21, 2012) (ISBN 978-1613771532)
- Collects G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force #135–138, G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Transformers: Generation 2 #139–142, and G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes #143–145
- Despite the various titles, all stories are part of the G.I. Joe comic.
- G.I. Joe/Transformers, Volume 1 TPB (August 29, 2012) (ISBN 978-1613773529)
- Collects this story in a summary w/ a short excerpt only, along with issues #139–142 and the earlier G.I. Joe and the Transformers series.
- The title given above is the indicia title; the cover title is G.I. Joe The Transformers 1.
- Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 89: Realignments (March 4, 2020)
- Collects this story in full, along with issues #139–142, as well as G.I. Joe and the Transformers #1–4.
- Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an intro from Simon Furman.
-
Classic G.I. Joe Volume 14 TPB; art by Jonboy Meyers and Anthony Washington -
G.I. Joe/Transformers, Volume 1; art by Klaus Scherwinski -
The Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 89: Realignments; art by Dreamwave (Goldbug), Chris Batista, Baskerville, Williams, and Hudson
