G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3

Credits

Story - Josh Blaylock / Pencils - Mike S. Miller / Inks - Armando Durruthy, Cory Hamscher / Letters - Dreamer Design / Colors - Lynx Studio

Story

On Cobra Island, Dr. Mindbender is giving the munitions dealer Destro a progress report on their latest activities, including conversion of the Soundwave robot for human control and the development of several suits of SNAKE armor. Destro is impressed, but wants to test the gear; over Cobra Commander's objections, he opts to pilot Soundwave for Cobra's upcoming offensive.

At the G.I. Joe Command Center, Flint and Lady Jaye flirt briefly before rushing off to a briefing. Stalker informs the team that they've leared the subject of Cobra's next attack: the control center for the USSPS, a top-secret solar-power satellite. The Joes must prevent Cobra from taking control of the USSPS and the broadcast power it provides.

Seated inside a control cab on Soundwave's shoulders, Destro leads the Cobra assault team on the USSPS facility. As Zartan and Firefly use "alien holo-cloak technology" to make themselves invisible, Destro leads the other robots into battle -- only to be immediately thwarted by Joes with laser weapons! Other Joes strike back with conventional arms, and Frenzy and Ratbat are gunned down in short order. Landing nearby, Destro quickly redeploys his forces, having Rumble pound the area with his piledriver arms while Sideswipe and Sunstreaker transform into jeeps and charge the entrance. Laserbeak manages to fly inside one of the buildings and disables several Joes, but is quickly beheaded by Snake-Eyes. The two Jeeps are knocked off-course by the sudden arrival of Wheeljack, while Bumblebee quickly dispatches Rumble.

Inside the USSPS base, the Joes Quick-Kick and Mutt are assigned to guarding the room with the statellite's master control module. Mutt's dog Junkyard starts to growl, the two Joes are knocked out by an invisible Zartan. While Firefly sets up explosive charges nearby, Zartan steals the module.

The Joes topside aren't sure what to do about Bumblebee, who tells them he's there to help. A trigger-happy Cover Girl fires a missile at Bumblebee, who manages to deflect it, and prompts Sci-Fi to order her to stand down.

Back inside the base, Quick-Kick and Mutt have recovered from their attack, and give chase to their invisible enemy. The two round a corner and spot Zartan, but he leaves Ravage behind to keep them occupied. Their battle is brief but bloody; having secured the control module, Destro orders his forces to escape. Before the two Joes can tend to their wounds, however, Firefly's charges explode, and the building begins to collapse! The rest of the Joes flee the collapsing building, but not without sustaining heavy damage.

As the smoke settles, the Joes assess the situation; though they've suffered heavy losses, they've also managed to get some help from the two new robots in their midst. With some hesitation, Hawk shows the Autobots the strange transmission they received (from last issue). Wheeljack identifies it as a coded Cybertronian message from Optimus Prime, which contains coordinates to their location and instructions on accessing the network that controls them. With the Joes' permission, Wheeljack quickly begins tapping at the computer keyboard...

Back on Cobra Island, Dr. Mindbender is supervising the Constructicons when they suddenly rebel against him! He calls Cobra Commander for help, but the Commander is busy -- facing a very disapporving Optimus Prime...