Creators: Larry Hama (writer), Paul Pelletier (penciller), Tony Kordos (inker), Francesco Segala (colorist), Sabrina Del Grosso (flatter), Pat Brosseau (letterer)
Story: Two Joe teams, on in a desert another in frozen arctic lands, are sent to investigate the construction of two Cobra Terror Dromes. Due to circumstances, both end up engaging with the Cobra forces there.
Writing: There is a few interesting things going on with this issue. First is the contrast going on with the extreme environments the Joe teams find themselves in. On top of that, each gets two pages so reading the book we keep going back and forth between these environments. This isn't too jarring because the stories play out very similar. Hama also takes this opportunity to use some less-used characters - Iceberg, Frostbite, Snow Job, Sub-Zero, Dusty, Mongoose, and Lightfoot. I've always enjoyed when some of the lesser-known Joes get some time. This issue is also pretty much a stand-alone issue too. Some events may play forward a bit but the whole story is contained within.
Art: Pelletier's art is good here. He does a nice job with Lightfoot's look and we also get to see a few vehicles that normally don't get a lot of time in the comic - the Desert Fox 6 W.D., Snow Cat and Cobra WOLF [Winter Operational Light Fighting Vehicle]. Always good to see some variety. The team also does a good job contrasting the two extreme environments.
Overall: A strong issue with a good, self-contained story, which is often missing from modern comics. We get a few hints that some of the plot-points may play out later but the story itself begins and ends in this issue. It was an interesting set-up for the issue as well with each double page spread having both the arctic and desert teams on it.