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C OV E R AA R T B Y K E N N E T H LO H

C O LO R S B Y J OA N A L A F U E N T E

C OV E R R IA R T B Y R O B E R T AT K I N S

C O LO R S B Y S I M O N G O U G H

WRITER: CHUCK DIXON

ARTIST: WILL ROSADO

COLORIST: ROMULO FAJARDO JR.

LETTERER: NEIL UYETAKE

EDITORS: JOHN BARBER AND CARLOS GUZMAN

General Hawk was once the leader of G.I. Joe, a secret American anti-terror force. When Cobra, an evil clandestine organization with agentsand interests all over the world, entered the world stage and invaded theSouth Asian nation of Nanzhao, Hawk mobilized G.I. Joe to stop theattack. The operation ended in failure and General Hawk was summarilydismissed from the G.I. Joe program. Leaving his leadership role to Duke,his second in command, Hawk stepped down and settled into retirement...

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