| Issue | #96 |
| Published | January 1990 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Bobbie Chase |
| Characters | Snake-Eyes; Storm Shadow; Cobra troopers (surrounding them) |
| Genre | war |
| Pencils | Andy Kubert (signed) |
| Inks | Andy Kubert (signed) |
| Characters | FEATURE: G.I. Joe [Hawk; Snake-Eyes; Scarlett; Doc; Lift-Ticket; Airborne; Wild Bill; Stalker; Storm Shadow]; Wade Collins; Cobra [Destro; Baroness; Scrap-Iron; Vipers; Heat Viper; Night Viper; Cobra Soldiers; Red Ninjas]; Baron DeCobray (Baroness' brother; Dead- flashback sequence); James McCullen Destro XXIII (Destro's father) (flashback sequence) |
| Synopsis | Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow mount an escape from the burning Cobra Consulate building. Destro and the Joes move in to help their respective sides, with Destro revealing to the Baroness that Snake-Eyes wasn't responsible for her brother's death, since Destro had arrived there alongside his father after the incident as it was being investigated and learned what truly had happened that fateful day. |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Larry Hama |
| Pencils | M.D. Bright |
| Inks | Randy Emberlin |
| Colors | Bob Sharen |
| Letters | Rick Parker |