G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #174
In G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #174, the conflict in Benzheen escalates as the Joes and former Oktober Guard clash with invading H.I.S.S. tanks, while Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes pursue the elusive Blue Ninjas. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander, mourning Billy’s death, vows revenge and seeks to seize the Blue Ninjas’ advanced technology, even as Destro questions Baroness about her feelings for the fallen. Written by Larry Hama and illustrated by S. L. Gallant with inks by Gary Erskine, colors by J. Brown, and letters by Neil Uyetake, the issue’s cover by Gallant and Erskine captures the tension of a war where alliances shift and old enemies may not be who they seem.
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As Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes go after the Blue Ninjas, trouble continues in Benzheen as the Joes and former Oktober Guard square off vs. the invading H.I.S.S. tanks from the next country. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander buries Billy and swears vengeance vs. the Blue Ninjas, and wishes to procure their tech for his own. Destro asks Baroness if she felt anything for Billy while he was alive, but she says no. The H.I.S.S. tanks are defeated, but both the Joes and Guard lose their own tanks as the new governing party takes control, having overthrown the Emir.
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