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Robbie Robbins

Edited by:Andy Schmidt

Assistant Editor:Bobby Curnow

Cover Aart by John K. Snyder III

Cover Bart by Giovanni Timpanocolors by J. Brown

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Mike RaichtDeep undersea in a secret COBRA base, BARONESS and the INTERROGATOR try to pryinformation out of captive Joe PYSCHE OUT concerning his unusual cargo—a mysteriousrobotic arm. Despite PYSCHE OUT’s warnings, paraplegic COBRA scientist Dr. ZYCH runstests on the arm in order to facilitate the construction of her B.A.T.s (Battle Android Troopers).Unfortunately, the arm contained a virus that has taken control of DR. ZYCH and the B.A.T.s inorder to complete it’s own deadly agenda—to spread the Infestation and infect the world’sdatabases!

INFESTATION UPDATE:

Artwork by:

Giovanni Timpano

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