| Issue | #8 |
| Published | February 1983 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.60 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Denny O'Neil |
| Characters | Stalker; Scarlett; Clutch; Cobra Trooper (piloting Cobra stilt) |
| Genre | war |
| Pencils | Mike Vosburg |
| Inks | Jack Abel |
| Notes | Second print exists and has a higher price of $0.75 and a black Spider-Man face in the logo box. |
| Reprinted | in G.I. Joe Yearbook (Marvel, 1985 series) #2; in G.I. Joe Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1986 series) #3; in G.I. Joe (Marvel, 2002 series) #1; in G.I Joe: A Real American Hero (Hasbro, 2005 series) #8 |
| Characters | G.I. Joe [Hawk; Stalker; Clutch; Rock 'N Roll; Scarlett; Zap; Short Fuse; Snake-Eyes; Steeler; Grunt; Grand Slam; Flash; Breaker]; Cobra [Cobra Commander; Baroness; Cobra Soldiers (villains)] |
| Synopsis | Cobra tries to keep the Joes from launching a payload into space that would help the Joes in their battle vs. them. |
| Genre | war |
| Script | Herb Trimpe |
| Pencils | Herb Trimpe |
| Inks | Herb Trimpe |
| Colors | Christie Scheele |
| Letters | Rick Parker |
| Reprinted | in G.I. Joe Comics Magazine (Marvel, 1986 series) #3; in G.I. Joe (Marvel, 2002 series) #1 |