G.I. Joe: Origins #17
In G.I. Joe: Origins #17, Dr. Taggac makes a desperate deal with Helene Cottilard to save her son—offering an antiviral in exchange for loosening medical restrictions. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander, furious over Zartan’s death, tasks Dr. Mindbender and Dr. Taggart with resurrecting him, leading to a dangerous experiment that mutates the clone and grants him the power to reshape his own body. As the newly revived Zartan seeks to break free and interact with the world beyond the lab, tensions rise in a story written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Álex Cal, with colors by J. Brown and letters by Chris Mowry—featuring a striking cover by Tom Feister.
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Dr. Taggac approaches Helene Cottilard with an offer to save her son's life, in exchange for lifting restrictions on an antiviral. Cobra Commander is mad that Zartan was killed. He charges Dr. Mindbender and Dr. Taggart with resurecting him. The experiment goes badly, with the clone being mutated and able to transform his own body. Zartan wishes to interact with the outside world, and so breaks out.
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