World War III Part 4 of 12 -- Manufacturing Consent
	Short Summary Vorona and Falcon meet with the October Guard in Chechnya, Blackout captures a submarine and fires its missiles at Boston, Duke and his father are questioned by Interrogator, Roadblock saves them both and Tomax gives Agent Delta (Rourke) a mission to assassinate the Prime Minister of Israel. Duke has flashbacks to the death of his mother and the day he told his father he was joining the Army.
	Notes of Interest Back story of how Duke joined the Army and the death of his mother. Father's name is Max Hauser. Reappearance of the October Guard. The World with Commanders's Area of Responsiblity Map labeled "The World with Commanders' Areas of Responsibility" which basically shows where all of the active Joe team members are stationed. Special notes of interest listed here, full listing below. --Carla Greer is stationed at Walter Reed Medical Center, she is the original Doc's niece. --Dr. Talbot is stationed at Walter Reed Medical Center. --Dojo, T'JBang, Fridge, Colonel Sharpe, Admiral Ledger, Gen. Hollingsworth, Robo-Joe are listed as unavailable --General Austin & Colonel Courage stationed at the Pentagon. --General J. Flagg (the deceased General Lawrence Flagg's son) is stationed at The Coffin. --Barrel Roll, Action Man, Agent Faces, Mace & Storm Shadow's location is classified.
Major Players The Joes: General Colton, Duke, Falcon, Hawk, Roadblock, Vorona and Agent Delta(Rourke) Cobra: Blackout, Cobra Commander, Alexander Destro, Interrogator, Tomax October Guard: Dragonsky, Red Star, Sgt. Misha, Big Bear + one unknown Additional Characters: Duke's Father Max Hauser, Duke's mother(in flashback), President of the United States
Creative Team Script: Mark Powers, Artist: Mike Bear, Colorist: Jean-Francois Beaulieu, Letterer: Brian J. Crowley, Military Advisor: Phil Kost, Supreme Commander (Editor): Mike O'Sullivan, Cover: Mike Bear, Clayton Brown and Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Long Summary In the North Atlantic, Blackout sneaks onto a surfaced submarine, the captain comes out to observe. Blackout takes him out. In Chechnya, Russia, current GI Joe member Vorona, formally known as Diana when she was a member of the October Guard, and Falcon are dodging artillery fire as they make there way to a meeting. General Colton has sent them to make contact with the October Guard in order to facilitate a conversation between the US and Russia. Colton wants Russia to know that Cobra is the force behind all of the current turmoil in the world. They meet up with the five member team of the October Guard, Sgt. Misha, Dragonsky, Red Star, Big Bear and one additional unknown. In an isolation room, Duke is grilled by Interrogator. In a flashback to Duke's youth, he is sitting next to his cancer dieing mother in the hospital. She expresses her love to him, how proud she is of him, that he should always follow his heart and that he has always been strong like his father and John Wayne and she calls him "My own little Duke". At GI Joe headquarters, General Colton and Hawk are looking at a wall size map of the world which shows where all 203 of the Joe team members are deployed. Hawk says that they are spread way to thin, diplomatic relations are falling apart all over the world and since the President has called up all military reserves everything seems to be escalating. Colton points out that Cobra has armed every two bit extremist with M.A.R.S. weaponry and millions of lives are in danger. And Agent Delta's warning about world war III starting seems to be coming true. Alexander Destro is flying a Night Raven that has the ability to be invisible due to its experimental stealth armor but it has a very limited time period which it can remain invisible. Alexander tells the Commander that his army of Grenadiers is ready to be unleashed when he commands. Inside the submarine, Blackout continues to sneak and kill his way to the command center. In St. Louis, Interrogator dressed as an Army soldier steps into a room, where Duke's father Max is waiting. Acting as a Major Peters, Interrogator begins to spin a lie about Duke. He begins by saying "Your son's in a bit of trouble". He explains that his son has gone AWOL and been charged with using excessive force and is very dangerous. Major Peters brings up the death of Duke's mother as a possible reason for his recent aggressive behavior. Max breaks down explaining that he felt it wasn't fair that Duke was exposed to death so early in life and that the thought the closeness of father and son through traveling and art would make him into a great man. Interrogator's response is "Maybe he didn't want that...maybe he didn't want to be a feeble, shrill coward like his father." On the other side of the wall, Duke is able to watching what Interrogator is doing to his dad through a window. Interrogator continues "you smothered your son, tried to mold him in to some weak kneed liberal, resented his success and denigrated his choices. Now Conrad's gone off the deep end. He'd have been better off if you had died." Duke's dad just begins to cry. Interrogator leaves the room. In Cairo, Egypt, Tomax is talking to Rourke (Agent Delta), he has just given him the mission of assassinating the Prime Minister of Israel which is to be blamed on the Palestinians. Rourke's services are now officially engaged by Cobra and his fee is doubled. After Tomax leaves, Rourke calls the Pentagon. Interrogator is now asking Duke questions, in the back ground through the window his father can be seen crying, about GI Joe's counter intelligence operations in the Middle East. He continues to threaten to do more damage to his father if he doesn't speak up. Duke refuses and then is injected. This causes a flashback. Conrad hands his father his Army enlistment papers. In effect, Conrad has just passed up a full scholarship to art school by enlisting. Conrad's main reason for joining up is to help protect people. Max response is "politicians use soldiers to perpetrate the crimes they're to cowardly to commit themselves". Conrad's response is "I don't give a crap if you like it, but you damn well better respect it. You dragged me to every protest march from here to Washington DC for years. You know what that taught me? To stand up for what I think is right. My way is just different then yours." Outside the building Duke and his father are captives in, Roadblock begins his rescue. On the submarine, Blackout has finally gained access to the command center, kills all of the soldiers and then fires two missiles. He contacts Cobra Commander and confirms the launch. As Roadblock fights his way to Duke, Interrogator gets mean, he drags Max from the other room, hits him in the head, drops him next to the tied up Duke, puts a gun directly to Max's head and begins a countdown for Duke to reveal the Joe's Middle East activities. Duke's father tells him not to say anything and it is ok that he dies. But Roadblock saves the day. Interrogator aims the gun at Duke and fires, Max jumps in front of the bullet. Roadblock's gun fire causes Interrogator run out of the room just after he fires. Roadblock refuses to chase Interrogator and stays to protect Duke and his alive but injured father. At an official Presidential function an aid runs to inform the President that missiles have hit Boston. A half hour later the President is addressing the nation with a declaration of war. Summary by Josh Eggebeen
The World with Commanders's Area of Responsiblity Location Classified Action Man Agent Face Mace Barrel Roll Storm Shadow Unavailable Dojo T'JBang Colonel Sharpe Admiral Ledger General Hollingsworth Fridge Robo-Joe US NORTHCOM The Rock General Colton Hawk Sparks GI Jane Firewall The Coffin Checkpoint Law Lockdown Surefire Mutt General J. Flagg Hi-Tech Rook Stretcher Steel Brigade Commander Active Roster Cover Girl Duke Flint Gung-Ho Roadblock Scarlett Snake-Eyes Spirit Stalker Wild Bill Exterior Coffin Support Snow Job Iceberg Frostbite Sub Zero Whiteout Windchill Pentagon Hacker Colonel Courage General Austin Psyche-Out Quick Reaction Force Airbourne(Six) Airwave Altitude Cloudburst Drop Zone Major Altitude Walter Reed Medical Center Lifeline (Steen) Lifeline (Scott) Med Alert Sideswipe Dr. Talbot Doc (Greer, Carla) En Route Cannonball Hardtop Hot Seat Long Range(Fritz) Long Range(Garcia) Major Storm Ramage Steam Roller Switch Gears Thunderwing Domestic Operations Barricade Red Zone Sgt. Slaughter Hollow Point Backstop Dodger Tollbooth Countdown Ozone Payload Spaceshot Barbecue Inferno Blast Off Blowtorch Char Broil Ice Cream Soldier USEUCOM England Hit & Run Big Ben Short-Fuse Starduster Lt. Stone Skymate Spain Low Light Mayday Bulletproof Long Arm Zap Gears Turkey Taurus Bombstrike Heavy Duty Effects Wild Card Israel Clutch Rock 'n' Roll Russia Falcon Vorona Blizzard Cold Front Snow Storm Hard Drive Georgia Alpine Spearhead Dart Free Fall Downtown Algeria Cutter Deep Six Mariner D-Day Dynamite Tank Syria Desert Wolf Dusty (Paquette) Major Barrage Clean Sweep Cross Country Rumbler Grill Headbanger Sierra Leone Muskrat Ripcord Repeater Salvo Tiger Claw Wreckage Uganda Wet Suit Torpedo Leatherneck Big Lob Sgt. Savage Mouse USPACCOM U.S.S. Flagg Depth Charge Keel Haul Topside Wetdown Dogfight Ghostrider Slipstream Ace Skystriker Static Line Updraft USSOUTHCOM Columbia Ambush Bazooka Shockwave Widescope Side Track(Mclaughin) Rollbar Peru Pathfinder Mirage Dial-Tone Fast Draw Big Brawler Sci-Fi Bolivia Footloose Beach Head Tunnel Rat Lift Ticket Rapid Fire Windmill USPACOM Budo Jinx Kamakura Bullhorn Red Spot Nunchuk Double Blast Banzai Bushido Teiko T'Sin Zu USCENTCOM Iraq General Rey Mercer Dusty(Tadur) Scoop Airtight Sudan Lightfoot Side Track(Boyce) Airborne(Talltree) Grid-Iron Armadillo Red Dog Kazakhstan Tripwire Claymore Grand Slam Steeler Super Trooper Sky Dive Sgt. Boulder Uzbekistan Outback Recoil Grunt Backblast Crosshair Cross Fire
Number 28, October 2007