G.I. Joe 5 (2008)

## [Source]

***G.I. Joe #5*** is the fifth regular issue of IDW Publishing's *G.I. Joe* series. It was realsed on May 20, 2009. The issue was written by Chuck Dixon with art by Robert Atkins.

## Publisher's summary

*The battle in The Pit becomes a chase across the Nevada desert. Only one of Destro's mechanized killers is left and it's the most dangerous. Meanwhile, Flint is figuring out Where in The World is Castle Destro. And in Manila, Snake Eyes shows up as Stalker is closing in on a runaway arms dealer... but on whose side?*

## Plot

Duke and Beach Head chase after the spider-bot, but the minefield takes out their A.W.E. Striker leaving Beach Head with a broken leg. Duke continues on foot, catches up with the machine and destroys it with a rock.

At Castle Destro, Destro, Glynis, and Rory can not believe that the machine was stopped. However, they did gain the science files and Glynis believes that an analysis of the video could determine a location. Destro confronts the Baroness and tells her that he has information that could stop Cobra from attempting to kill him.

Hawk informally debriefs Duke, Brainstorm and Scarlett. Brainstorm says that the most likely culprit is Destro and M.A.R.S. Industries. Flint has been dispatched to Scotland to check out Castle Destro, only to find that it was moved to Patagonia. Scarlett informs everyone that they are following the Nico Mandirobilis lead in Manila, with Team Bravo in country led by Stalker.

In Manila, Stalker and Leatherneck discuss Snake Eyes' interference in their operation until Recondo arrives with a lead on Nico's location at the port. Heading to the port, Team Bravo is again stopped by Snake Eyes, who takes out Nico's bodyguards and chases him as he flees on a speedboat.

As clean-up gets underway in The Pit, Scarlett is briefed on the situation in Scotland by Flint before Stalker reports that Snake Eyes interfered with their operation again. Duke tells Scarlett she is threatening her career by continuing to work with Snake Eyes but she believes that he is still loyal to the Joes and that she trusts him with her life.

At Castle Destro, Destro and the Baroness come to a stalemate, and she agrees to dine with him.

## Appearances

**By type**

Characters

* Beach Head
* Brainstorm
* Carlos (First appearance)
* Datu (First appearance)
* Destro/James MacCullen
* Duke
* Flint
* Hawk
* Hot Sauce
* Leatherneck
* Glynis MacDougall
* Roderick MacDougall
* Nico Mandirobilis
* Mutt (First appearance)
* Recondo
* Scarlett
* Snake Eyes
* Stalker

Creatures

	+ Junkyard (First appearance)

Events

Locations

	+ Argentina (First appearance)
		- Patagonia (First appearance)
			* Castle Destro
	+ Istanbul (Mentioned only)
	+ Philippines
		- Manila
		- South Port Bayside
			* Pier Nine
				+ Empire Sugar
	+ Scotland
	+ United States of America
		- Nevada
			* The Pit
				+ Command and Control

Organizations and titles

* G.I. Joe
	+ Team Bravo
* General
* M.A.R.S. Industries/Mars Industries

Sentient species

Vehicles and vessels

Weapons and technology

* Knife
* Multipoint Asynchronous Subether Station
* Spider-bot

## Quotes

"*A three million dollar unit–*"
"*–Rooned with a stone."*"
"*Crivvens!*"
—Destro, Glynis, and Rory**[src]**
## Trivia

### G.I. Joe references

* First appearance of **Mutt** and **Junkyard**, and **Hot Sauce**.

### Real life references

* Duke says he believes that Cobra is a myth like Bigfoot and Area Fifty-One.
* Baroness refers to a gown as a "vintage Leroy", possibly referencing Louis Hippolyte Leroy, a French fashion merchant.
* Weapons:
	+ Leatherneck is armed with a SPAS-12.
	+ Recondo is armed with an M-16 rifle.
	+ Stalker carries an MP5K submachinegun.
	+ Nico Mandirobilis' guards are armed with AK47s.
	+ Snake Eyes is armed with a katana.
	+ Nico Mandirobilis fires an M1911 pistol.

### Errors

* The improvised knife that Baroness uses on Destro is drawn with blood on the blade. However, no injury is reacted to, and it is not referred to later on.

## Cover gallery

Cover A. Art 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 #5***
2. ↑  *G.I. Joe #5* on Comic Vine
3. ↑ *G.I. Joe #4*
4. ↑ *G.I. Joe #6*