G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero 1982 #26 Direct ed. - reader copy - $4.00
The origins of Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow begin, and it's explained how they tie into each other. In the Everglades, the hunters become the hunted as Junkyard starts leading the Cobras right to the Joes, but actually leads them into quicksand.
Letters from Salvatore B. Barrera Jr., Peter Pachal, Thomas Wheeler, Bobby Cleaver, Anthony Padilla, John Toth, Jon Lubin, Sean Cahill, Andrew Zerrlaut.
On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #46, with newsstand on-sale date of 1984-05-08.
- At Last ! The Strangest Secret of All ! (Subject: Snake-Eyes) - Zeck pencils credit confirmed and Wiacek inks credit supplied by www.mikezeck.com (15 June 2011). Original indexer listed Larry Hama as penciler & Steve Leialoha as inker.
- Snake-Eyes: The Origin - continues next issue; Storm Shadow revealed as Snake-Eyes' sword brother from the same ninja clan, real first name is Tommy, and last name in Japanese loosely translates as his Cobra codename, Storm Shadow.
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