Issue #2

• Writer - Josh Blaylock
• Penciler - Mike Miller
• Inker - Armando Durruthy
• Inker - Cory Hamscher
• Colorist - Lynx Studio
• Lettering - Dreamer Design

Summary

  At Cobra's secret base in the Caribbean, Cobra Commander watches his men work on the Battle Android Troopers, while Megatron warns of their dwindling energon supply, savors the irony of Optimus Prime as a war machine, and threatens revenge on Cobra. Meanwhile, at a military base for the newly-formed G.I. Joe team, Hawk introduces a bandaged Snake-Eyes to the gossiping Doc and Scarlett, reviews a dossier of Joes, then consults with Flint and Lady Jaye on the latest intelligence data regarding Cobra.

  Elsewhere, Bumblebee and Wheeljack are hiding in their vehicle modes as they make plans to rescue the other Autobots. Wheeljack has been reviewing Cobra's recent attacks on energy-related facilities, and deduces that they're trying to produce energon. With holographic drivers, they drive off so Wheeljack can hack a wireless computer network for more information.

  At Cobra Island, Dr. Mindbender is finally ready to download the main processor of HISS-14 (Optimus Prime) in hopes of solving the persistent performance problems. He begins the download, but Cobra's computers are immediately overwhelmed with a flood of alien code from the robot. In desperation, Cobra engineers kill power to the entire system, and HISS-14 instantly falls dormant, apparently fried. Before he can brood over this development, however, Dr. Mindbender is summoned by Cobra Commander to greet the arriving arms dealer. And at Echelon 5, a secret American data-screening center, the computer genius named Mainframe is pulled out of a meeting by an aide with a printout of critical information...

  Back at G.I. Joe's new base, Quick Kick and Roadblock's sparring match is interrupted by a new trooper, clad entirely in black. Snake-Eyes challenges both of them, and quickly flattens the two men. The remaining Joes "greet" Snake-Eyes by dogpiling on him, but the fun is interrupted when Hawk arrives. He presents the Joes to General Flagg, Lady Jaye, and "Mercer," a Cobra defector. Mercer explains that Cobra's robots are actually sentient aliens, and Flagg confirms that the Army has uncovered the Ark and is shipping it to Roswell for study. Though the Joes remain skeptical, Mercer suggests he knows where Cobra will strike next...

  A helicopter arrives at Cobra Island, carrying Destro, the Scottish arms dealer who first informed Cobra of the crashed alien spacecraft. The Baroness greets him warmly, while Cobra Commander arrives flamboyantly with Starscream. Dr. Mindbender then leads them to a hanger, where he presents Cobra's latest developments: the Cobra STUN, a transforming rapid assault vehicle, and an android that can replace the mobile remote control station in battle -- Soundwave.