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SNAKE EYES DECLASSIFIED. G.I. JOE COMIC BOOK
A RARE EXCLUSIVE THAT WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN MASS MARKET OUTLETS AND COULD ONLY BE FOUND IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY STORES!
An issue of the GI JOE series spotlighting Snake Eyes, and the secrets of his ninja clan.
Devil's Due is tearing away the shroud of mystery that has long surrounded the Origin of Snake-Eyes, the most popular member of G.I. Joe! Before the ninja...before the soldier... there was the man. Who is he? Why did he embark upon the path that made him into a feared warrior? Everything will be revealed in this landmark series! What you think you know is only half the story...
The ultra-secret origin of Snake-Eyes continues! All he wanted when returned home from war was to see his family. Instead, he found death and tragedy. Now, the man who will be Snake Eyes enters the darkest period of his life - the chapter that's never been told!
Synopsis:
Tommy Arashikage (Storm Shadow) finds Snake-Eyes drinking in bar and offers to help him by allowing him to join his family business. Snake-Eyes then is saved from an apparent suicide attempt by the man who would become Cobra Commander. Which then sends the two of them on a crime spree that climaxes with a confrontation in front of Judge Mitchell Tate where Snake-Eyes chooses not to kill him, and Cobra Commander does. It is the moment that drives Snake-Eyes to join Tommy in Japan.
Notes:
-The first time Snake Eyes meets Cobra Commander.
-Cobra Commander's face is shown.
-Cobra Commander's brother is revealed to Snake-Eyes as the man who drove the car that killed his family.
This is the extremely rare issue, published in 2004 by Devil's Due Publishing.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after. Featuring FULL COLOR lavish artwork printed on high quality glossy paper.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
Synopsis:
Cobra Commander's plan to have Snake Eyes murdered is revealed. The Faceless Master, actually Firefly, has turned down Cobra Commander's deal to kill Snake Eyes, and gives him a reference of a guy who will do the job, Zartan. The divide between Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow grows and everyone knows it. Zartan becomes Professor Onihashi's apprentice and makes Snake Eyes a sword. Storm Shadow shoots the squirrel with the "ear that sees" technique.