G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #204 Zartan and Destro spring their trap on Cobra Commander and rescue Zarana while giving the Commander his just desserts… Meanwhile, Torpedo spearheads a hostage rescue operation in Olliestan, leading Alpine, Muskrat and Long Range to village holding Dr. Adele Burkhart. They manage to find her, but alert the village full of insurgents in the process… WRITER: LaRRy Hama aRTIST: S L gaLLanT InkS: bRIan SHEaRER COLORS: J. bROWn LETTERS: nEIL uyETakE EDITOR: CaRLOS guzman Regular Cover Cover RI Cover RE Art by S L Gallant Sketch by Larry Hama Art by Jamie Tyndall Colors by J. Brown Colors by Ula Mos Special thanks to Hasbro’s Ed Lane, Joe Furfaro, Heather Hopkins, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance. Ted Adams, CEO & Publisher Facebook: facebook.com/idwpublishing Greg Goldstein, President & COO Robbie Robbins, EVP/Sr. Graphic Artist Twitter: @idwpublishing Chris Ryall, Chief Creative Officer/Editor-in-Chief YouTube: youtube.com/idwpublishing Matthew Ruzicka, CPA, Chief Financial Officer Alan Payne, VP of Sales Instagram: instagram.com/idwpublishing Dirk Wood, VP of Marketing deviantART: idwpublishing.deviantart.com www.IDWPUBLISHING.com Lorelei Bunjes, VP of Digital Services IDW founded by Ted Adams, Alex Garner, Kris Oprisko, and Robbie Robbins Jeff Webber, VP of Digital Publishing & Business Development Pinterest: pinterest.com/idwpublishing/idw-staff-faves G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #204. JULY 2014. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, G.I. JOE, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2014 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe Street, San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. .