Transformers / G.I. Joe #1 (09/04/2003)

On the Fera Islands in 1938, Major Bludd leads a Cobra charge on a monastery. Bludd finds a device which activates the sleeping Decepticons. 1939, and a man named Flint is gathering together a crack group of soldiers named GIJoe. Their mission is a planned pre-emptive strike against Cobra, who have already taken the Maginot Line, Paris, Rome and Berlin. But the gathering is observed by Laserbeak, who reports back to Soundwave back at the Terrordrome on one of the Fera Islands. There, Destro advises a strengthening of the Terrordrome's guard, but Cobra Commander is adamant that the base is strong enough. The Joes are pessimistic too, following a map left by "forces unknown" on the remains of a battleship. Meanwhile, the Decepticons are planning to garner energy via their alliance with Cobra. The Joes near the Terrordrome, but are immediately pinned down and forced to scatter. One splinter group, led by Duke, stumbles across the head of Optimus Prime.