G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #5
In G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #5 (2011), written by Chuck Dixon and illustrated by Alberto Muriel with inks by Juan Castro, colors by Esther Sanz, and letters by Neil Uyetake, Snake Eyes and Helix track down the pharmaceutical executive behind the virus ravaging Kariba. As U.N. forces struggle to contain the outbreak with rubber bullets and airstrikes, Vargas revels in the chaos he orchestrated—while Iceberg meets with Alpine, who’s been given new prosthetic legs. Duke’s decision to join Snake Eyes and Lighthorse in a dangerous mission to find a cure, despite Doc’s growing doubts, sets a tense course forward. The cover, by Robert Atkins, captures the grim urgency of the moment.
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Snake Eyes and Helix abduct and question the VP of the pharmaceutical company that distributed the virus inflicting Kariba. U.N. forces fire rubber bullets into crowds of infected people in Kariba and bomb a bridge to stop the outbreak. Vargas basks in the joy of the crisis he created and kills a spy. Iceberg visits Alpine, who had his legs amputated. He receives new legs. Duke asks Doc to allow him to leave the infirmity to hunt for a cure in a containment suit with Snake Eyes and Lighthorse. Later Doc regrets this decision when he finds out the symptoms include violent dementia.
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