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G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #175 When Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and Billy discover a Russian Arashikage Dojo in Brooklyn, NY, the master of the dojo tells them about a new threat to the Arashikage: the Blue Ninja clan. Suddenly, this mysterious force launches a destructive attack on the dojo, managing to kill Billy in the melee. Storm Shadow vows revenge on the Blue Ninja clan. He and Snake Eyes deliver the body to Cobra Commander before heading off to talk to sensei Moskvina, a former member of the Blue Ninjas who has become an android herself. She leads them to Revanche robotics in New Jersey, where Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow and Boris, the Russian master, find a fully built robot… that suddenly activates! Meanwhile, Cobra Commander swears revenge on the Blue Ninjas and begins the hunt for his son's killers. The news even reaches Destro and Baroness, who seems nonplussed by the tragic news...
WRITER: LaRRy Hama aRTIST: S L GaLLanT InkER: GaRy ERSkInE COLORS: andREW CROSSLEy LETTERS: SHaWn LEE EdITOR: CaRLOS GUzman Cover A
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Art by S L Gallant and Gary Erskine Colors by J. Brown
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