Trenches
	Short Summary Individual battles continue as the Joes and Autobots keep defeating Cobra and the Decepticons: Lady Jaye vs Wild Weasel, Beach Head vs Frenzy, Snake-Eyes vs Ravage, Flint tortured by Dr. Mindbender and Superion gets destroyed by Shockwave. Cobra Commander takes complete control of Megatron.
	Notes of Interest 6 Issue Mini-Series This series takes place in 1938-1939. The Transformers character designs are all appropriate to the World War II era.
Major Players The Joes: Beach Head, Flint, Duke, Grunt, Lade Jaye, Roadblock, Scarlett, Stalker, Snake-Eyes Autobots: Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Hound, Ironhide, Prowl, Aerialbots: Airraid, Fireflight, Silverbolt, Slingshot, Skydive, Superion Cobra: Baroness, Cobra Commander, Dr.Mindbender, Major Bludd, Storm Shadow, Wild Weasel Decepticons: Bruticus, Frenzy, Megatron, Ravage, Shockwave
Creative Team Writer: John Ney Reiber, Art: Jae Lee, Colors: June Chung, Letters: Benjamin Lee
Long Summary After a bloody battle with Storm Shadow, Snake-Eyes carries the dying Storm Shadow to a safe place, Storm Shadow's last words are "tell me you understand". Ravage attacks Snake-Eyes from behind, but Snake-Eyes is faster and strikes a killing blow on Ravage. Destro, Baroness and Dr. Mindbender are torturing the captured Flint asking him about the invasion force that is coming to attack the Cobra fortress. Beach Head is being chased by Frenzy and his plan is to have Grunt fire his artillery piece when needed. Once Beach Head sets a small explosive on an airplane, he lures Frenzy to the plane, he gives Grunt the signal and Grunt fires, blowing up the plane and destroying Frenzy. Lady Jaye, in a stolen plane on her way to send the invasion signal, is being chased by Wild Weasel. Doing a slow turn Lady Jaye is able to get into a position to destroy Wild Weasel. She is able to send the signal to Hawk and the invasion force is launched. Cobra Commander orders all of his slaves brought in as a line of defense against the invasion force. And his back up is Shockwave, who transforms into a massive cannon. Snake-Eyes, Beach Head, Scarlett, Roadblock and the rest of the Joe team join up with all of the Autobots to continue there attack on the Cobra fortress. The beginning of the attack is supposed to have Superion going in to cover the slaves as Snake-Eyes and Stalker clear them out. But before the plan can get started Superion is almost destroyed by Shockwave. Cobra Commander believes he is about to win. Summary by Josh Eggebeen
Number 5, January 2004