G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #58

In "Desperate Moves," Cobra Commander turns to Guardsman (Fred VII) in a bid to restore Billy to full strength—gaining a powerful new battle armor in the process—while Dusty and Mainframe race against time in the Middle East to extract critical intel on the Terror-Dromes from a captured unit under Colonel Sharif’s command. With Billy finally waking from his coma, his mind shattered by injury, the Joes must piece together the fragments of his memory and the codewords from last issue’s plans to unlock the full truth. Written by Larry Hama and illustrated by Rod Whigham, with inks by Andy Mushynsky, colors by George Roussos, and letters by Joe Rosen, this issue blends high-stakes espionage with personal stakes, all wrapped in Mike Zeck’s dynamic cover art and Joe Rubinstein’s sharp inks.