At a shipping yard in Istanbul, a small team of Joes led by Duke secretly board the Liberian freighter Benin Pearl where members of the Zogc militia guard a cargo bound for the United States. The cargo has been cleared for shipment to Tampa, but the Zogc are cutting open the cargo containers and loading weaponry among the stuffed toys to be imported. As the men return to their raft, Duke reveals he managed to grab the shooter, who is only moments away from death. Duke presses the man for information on the arms dealer, and as he dies, he says simply "Cobra." Continued in G.I. Joe #1.