Cold Comfort Part Four / Beached Whale Part One
	Short Summary The Cult of the Two-Headed Serpent faces retribution from COBRA - the parent organisation it tried to beak away from. F.A.N.G.s are sweeping out of the sky to blast the Cult's monastery and, amid the chaos and fire, Quick Kick at last confronts Michael Anke, his one-time friend, in a final confrontation! Quick Kick introduces readers to Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu.
	Notes of Interest Reprints a portion of G.I.Joe #29 (Marvel). 32p, $1.00 US, $1.50 CAN. Non-G.I.Joe half page comic strip: Combat Colin. Mail Call! - letters from readers Toy advertisement features A.W.E. Striker, Night Attack Stinger, Bazooka, Dusty, Barbecue and Crankcase. Quick Kick mentions Iron Fist, Batroc, and Elektra when introducing Shang-Chi. The T.A.C. (Tactical Arms Compendium) Page - Heavy Metal describes the A.W.E. Striker and Bazooka details the MARS GM 212 Thermite Grenade.
Major Players Quick Kick, Flint Michael Anke, Snow Serpents
Creative Team Cold Comforts Script: Simon Furman, Cover Art/Pencils: Kev Hopgood, Inks: Harwood, Letters: Starkings, Colour: Steve Whitaker Meditations in Red Script: Grant Morrison, Art: Steve Yeowell, Letters: Starkings, Colour: Steve White
Long Summary Cold Comforts As COBRA attacks the Temple of the Two-Headed Serpent, the leader of the cult, Michael Anke, attempts to escape. He is stopped by his former friend, Quick Kick. The two fight, and at one point Michael lunges at Quick Kick, and Quick Kick uses his momentum to drop him off the edge of the temple. Later on, Flint shows up and scares off the attacking COBRA forces. Flint tries to comfort Quick Kick, but he finds it as "Cold Comfort". INDEED! Meditations in Red Quick Kick introduces us to Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Quick Kick has previously trained under Shang-Chi, and beleives that Shang-Chi is the greatest martial artist he's seen (greater then Iron Fist, Batroc and Elektra).
Reprints G.I.Joe #29 (Marvel)
Number 17, June 17, 1987