G.I. Joe 3 (2008)

## [Source]

***G.I. Joe #3*** is the third regular issue of IDW Publishing's *G.I. Joe* series. It was published on March 11, 2009. The issue was written by Chuck Dixon, with ary by Robert Atkins.

## Publisher's summary

*The Pit is under siege by high-tech invaders controlled remotely by weapons genius Destro. All of the Joes' lives and secrets are on the line as they fight for their existence against machines programmed to kill in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse inside the Joes' secret lair. And it doesn't go easy for Destro as his current client sends the Baroness to terminate their contract... with prejudice.*

## Plot

With The Pit under attack, Duke, Beach Head, and Rock N' Roll race to combat the menace alongside more Joes. They encounter the spider-bots and are pinned down. General Hawk leads the defense of The Pit and orders them to eliminate the threat and resecure the base. The spider-bots target The Pit's communications and destroy them. The Joes manage to destroy one of the machines when Brainstorm blinds its optics, allowing Duke to place a sticky-charge on it and blow it up.

At Castle Destro, McCullen and the Baroness are engaged in a tense standoff. McCullen orders his dog, Clyde to attack the Baroness. While the Baroness kills Clyde, it gives McCullen enough time to escape the roof.

The battle in The Pit rages on while Brainstorm determines that there were only six machines in the box, and one was destroyed, leaving five. He also determines that their true intention is not a full attack, but an information raid. One bot has gone to the closed servers in The Silo, where all the critical information on G.I. Joe is held. If the information gets out, the covert nature of G.I. Joe will be compromised.

Scarlett's arrival in a Bradley tank dispatched another one of the machines. Scarlett, Duke, Beach Head and Brainstorm head for The Silo. At The Silo, they find Dial Tone keeping a tab on one of the machines which is jacked into the system and downloading files pertaining to teleportation, probability amplitude, and Ward Michaelmas. Beach Head manages to sever the connection with an accurate shot, but the spider-bot escapes into the vents. Brainstorm informs them that if the machine gets outside the GPS blindspot, then it can transmit The Pit's location.

## Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Beach Head
* Brainstorm
* Destro
* Dial Tone
* Duke
* Hawk
* Nico Mandirobilis (Mentioned only)
* Glynis McDougall
* Roderick McDougall
* Rock N' Roll (First appearance)
* Scarlett

Creatures

	+ Clyde

Locations

	+ Castle Destro
	+ United States of America
		- Galveston (Mentioned only)
		- Nevada
			* The Pit
				+ The Silo

Organizations and titles

* G.I. Joe
	+ Fobbit
* General

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

* H.A.V.O.C.
* V.A.M.P.

Weapons and technology

* Spider-bot
* Sticky-charge (First appearance)

## Quotes

"*Are we retreating, Sir?*"
"*We're in a hole, son. We have nowhere to retreat to. We are re-positioning ourselves!*"
"*Sir–you're on fire.*"
"*Great. I just had this jacket tailored.*"
—A Joe and General Hawk**[src]**
## Trivia

### G.I. Joe references

* First appearance of **Rock N' Roll**.
* One of the Joes responding to the general alarm wears a reddish-orange top. While the identity of the Joe is not clear, it could be a reference to either Flash or Cutter.
* Members of G.I. Joe repeat their catchphrase of "Yo, Joe!" after Duke destroys a spider-bot with the Bradley.
* Destro's traditional metal mask is seen in a display case in the Castle Destro armory.

### Pop culture references

* The song Rock N' Roll sings is "Gone Shootin'" by AC/DC.

### Real world references

* Duke says that Beach Head is a "sharpshootin' legend back at Benning," referencing US Army base Fort Benning.
* Scottish slang used by Roderick McDougall and Glynis McDougall includes:
	+ "Fearties" -- a coward or timid person
	+ "Feart" -- afraid
	+ "Skiddle" -- a mess
	+ "Quean"" -- a disreputable woman such as a prostitute, or a woman that is young or unmarried.
* Weapons:
	+ Duke and other unnamed Joes carry Heckler & Koch MP5s.
	+ Beach Head carries an M16 with an underbarrel M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System.
	+ Both Rock N' Roll and Hawk make use of M60 machine guns. Rock N' Roll's weapon incorporates a carrying handle.
	+ Scarlett is armed with an Uzi.
	+ Dial Tone and several unnamed Joes are armed with M1911 pistols.
	+ The spider-bots are armed with miniguns and flamethrowers.

## Cover gallery

Cover A. Art and colors by Dave JohnsonCover B. Art by Robert Atkins, colors by Andrew CrossleyRetailer Incentive. Art by Dave Johnson
## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 ***G.I. Joe #3***
2. ↑  *G.I. Joe #3* on Comic Vine
3. ↑ *G.I. Joe #2*
4. ↑ *G.I. Joe #4*