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G.I. Joe Comic Archive: Marvel Comics 1982-1994
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08-17-2008, 03:55 PM
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#26- "Snake-Eyes: The Origin- Part 1""
Writer: Larry Hama
Breakdowns: Larry Hama (!)
Finishes: Steve Leialoha
Summary:
Junkyard isn't shot, as Destro saves him. Destro quotes Kwinn my mentioning: "a man who whips a dog will pull his own sled one day". Zartan, Destro, the Baroness and Cobra Commander all follow Junkyard into the swamp. Mutt, Tripwire and Torpedo think Junkyard's leading the bad guys to them, but Junkyard leads the Cobras into quicksand. Wild Weasel and Firefly escape from their bonds and run deeper into the swamp.
Back at the Pit, Hawks, Stalker and Scarlett try to decipher the I-ching symbol that they saw on Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes. Stalker flashes back 10 years to Southeast Asia, when he, Snake-Eyes and "Tommy" were all LRRPs together. Snake-Eyes and Tommy were tight, like brothers. During a chopper pick-up that went bad, Snake-Eyes was shot down. Tommy raced through the bullets and carried Snake-Eyes back to the chopper. Tommy used his wristbands to bandage Snake-Eyes, which is when Stalker noticed the I-Ching tattoo on Tommy's forearm. Back in the present, Stalker finds out that Tommy's unprouncable last name (Arashikage) translates into "Storm Shadow".
Hawk takes over the flashback, recounting the time he picked up Snake-Eyes at the airport, when he arrived home from Vietnam. Hawk was there to deliver sad news: Snake-Eyes's entire family --his twin sister and both parents-- had all been killed in a car wreck, caused by a returning vet on a drug binge.
Meanwhile, up in Spanish Harlem, Snake-Eyes enters "Comidas Chinas", a Cuban/Chinese restaurant being run by his old friend, the Soft Master. After Soft Master calmly thwarts a hold-up, they flashback to Snake-Eyes three years in Japan. Taking Tommy's offer, Snake-Eyes joined the "Family Business" and entered ninja training, under the tutelage of the Hard Master and the Soft Master. Tommy was the Young Master, but the elder members began to consider Snake-Eyes as the heir. Tommy had a nasty streak in him, especially with his bow expertise. Using the "ear that sees", Tommy shot through a target and the wall behind it, hitting a squirrel outside the complex.
Later, the Hard Master and Snake-Eyes were engaged in a one-on-one training session. As the Hard Master was mimicking Snake-E yes's fighting style, an arrow flew through the walls, killing the Hard Master. The arrow had the Young Master's distinctive markings on it. But with his dying breath, the Hard Master insisted that the Young Master wasn't to blame. The Young Master was seen running out of the complex and never returned to the "family business". Back in the present, Snake-Eyes and the Soft master surmise that Snake-Eyes, not the Hard Master, was the real target that night.
Appearances:
Characters (with figures):
Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow (as Tommy the Young Master), Stalker, Scarlett, Hawk, Tripwire, Torpedo, Mutt & Junkyard, Destro, Zartan, Baroness, Cobra Commander
Characters (no action figures, or "comic-only" characters):
The Hard Master, the Soft Master
Vehicles and stuff (toys):
none
Vehicles and stuff (not toys):
none to speak of (Huey choppers and the Snake-Eyes Family Wreckage)
Firsties:
Characters:
The Hard Master, the Soft Master
Vehicles:
none
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