M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual 1

## [Source]

***M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual 1*** is the first annual of the *M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand* ongoing series.

## Publisher's summary

*The M.A.S.K and G.I. Joe teams are put to the ultimate test as they join forces in a desperate, world-spanning, quest to keep V.E.N.O.M from harnessing the power of a stolen meteorite before its strange power can be used to dominate the world!*

## The Deathstone

### Plot

Astrotrain's corpse re-enters Earth's atmosphere and crash lands, bringing with it a strange techno-organism. G.I. Joe and Mobile Armored Strike Kommand join forces to keep it out of the hand of V.E.N.O.M. and Destro.

### Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Gloria Baker
* Big Lob/Sanders
* Cliff Dagger
* Deep Six
* Destro
* Hanford
* Hawk
* Lifeline/Edwin Steen
* Julio Lopez
* Miles Mayhem
* Optimus Prime (Mentioned only)
* Pennington
* Sci-Fi
* Sly Rax
* Scarlett
* Bruno Sheppard
* Stalker
* Matt Trakker
* Tunnel Rat
* Brad Turner
* Vanessa Warfield

Locations

	+ The Congo Basin
* Arctic Ocean
* Australia
	+ Alice Springs
* Boulder Hill/M.A.S.K. Headquarters
* Chicago
* Northwestern

Organizations and titles

* Cybertronian Council
* Decepticon
* Drug Enforcement Agency
* G.I. Joe
* General
* Iron Grenadiers
	+ Annihilators
* Mobile Armored Strike Kommand
* V.E.N.O.M.

Sentient species

* Human

Vehicles and vessels

* Manta
* Piranha
* Sharc
* Shark
* Skystriker XP-14F (Mentioned only)
* Switchblade
* Thunderhawk
* Tomahawk
* Vamp

Miscellanea

### Quotes

"*Is that the Chicago game?*"
"*Hell yes. I was on my way to the floor seats when they called me in for this amazing robot race.*"
"*So you did hear him.*"
"*Of course. I'm a freaking professional. I just like messing with Stalker. Never know what language he's gonna cuss you out in.*"
—Brad Truner and Tunnerl Rat**[src]**

"*You should have left when I told you to.*"
"*I'm questioning a lot of my life choices.*"
—Bruno Sheppard and Brad Turner**[src]**
### Trivia

#### M.A.S.K. references

* The story is based on the pilot episode of the M.A.S.K. cartoon series.

#### G.I. Joe references

* "Big Lob makes his move," is a reference to *G.I. Joe: The Movie*.

#### Pop culture references

* Stalker refers to Cliff Dagger as "Bartertown," referencing the location from the film *Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome*.
* Sly Rax makes a reference to the *Harry Potter* series when he says, "Mischief has been managed, folks."
* Julio Lopez makes reference to *Star Trek* when he mentioned he "studied at Northwestern, not the *Enterprise*."

## Child's Play

### Plot

Cliff Dagger's history is explored, ranging from his early childhood to his recruitment by Miles Mayhem.

### Appearances

**By type**

 Locations
 Vehicles and vessels

Characters

* Big Boa
* Body Bags
* Cliff Dagger
* Dennis
* Julio Lopez (Picture only)
* Miles Mayhem
* Otis
* Sly Rax (Picture only)
* Bruno Sheppard (Picture only)
* Matt Trakker (Picture only)
* Vanessa Warfield (Picture only)

### Quotes

"*You ain't taking my ship.*"
"*And how do you think you're going to stop us? You're outnumbered and surrounded. You can't win.*"
"*I don't think you heard me right. Your men might take me in a rush, but you…you ain't never taking my ship. Because I'm gonna shove this eye so far down your throat that I can watch me kicking your ass off.*"
—Cliff Dagger and a pirate**[src]**
### Trivia

#### G.I. Joe references

* Body Bags is a Range Viper and a member of The Plague.

## Biographies

### Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Miles Mayhem
* Optimus Prime
* Sly Rax
* Alessandra Trakker
* Cornelius Trakker
* Matt Trakker

Events

* Cybertronian Civil War

Locations

	+ England
		- London
	+ India
	+ United States of America
		- California
			* San Francisco
		- Florida
			* Miami
		- New York
			* Long Island
		- Pennsylvania
			* Philadelphia

Organizations and titles

* Autobot
* Cybertronian Council
* Decepticon
* Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
* Department of Defense
* Earth Defense Command
* MI5
* Mobile Armored Strike Kommand
* NORAD
* United States Army
* V.E.N.O.M.

Sentient species

* Human

Vehicles and vessels

* Shark
* Switchblade
* Thunderhawk

Weapons and technology

	+ Aura
	+ Python
	+ Spectrum
	+ Stiletto

Miscellanea

## Covers

Subscription Cover. Art by Andrew Griffith, colors by John-Paul Bove
## Notes and references

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 ***M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual 1***
2. ↑  *M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual 1* on Comic Vine
3. ↑  M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual 1 on IDW Publishing