Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	August 2003
Cover Price	$2.95
Pages	36
Editing	Scott Wherle
Notes	Cover forms one image when connected with the cover to issue #20; Alternate cover by J. Scott Campbell exists.

Cover Details - "The Silent Issue"

Characters	Snake-Eyes; William Kessler [Billy]
Genre	war
Pencils	Mike Zeck
Inks	Mike Zeck
Colors	Hi-Fi Colour Design
Notes	Cover forms one image when connected with the cover to issue #20; Alternate cover by J. Scott Campbell exists.

Characters	FEATURE: G.I. Joe--Snake-Eyes; Kamakura; GUESTS: William Kessler [Billy]; Storm Shadow; VILLAINS: Cobra--Cobra Commander; Crimson Guard; Burn-Out; Monkeywrench
Synopsis	In a story with no text, Snake-Eyes and crew try to take down Cobra Commander and keep Storm Shadow free of Cobra's mind control but fail.
Genre	war
Script	Josh Blaylock
Pencils	Mike Zeck
Inks	John Beatty
Colors	Hi-Fi Colour Design
Letters	Dreamer Design
Notes	Indexer Note: The original G.I. Joe series by Marvel also featured issue #21 as a silent issue and told of Snake-Eyes rescuing Scarlett from Destro's castle, a mission where silence was vital. There was a follow up story in G.I. Joe Yearbook #3 which also contained a silent story featuring Scarlett and Storm Shadow rescuing Snake-Eyes from Cobra, also relatively a stealthy undertaking. This issue, however, continued from the last where everyone was talking and shooting at will has no reason to be silent other than the novelty. Instead of fabricating a reason why it should be silent, the creators simply didn't put dialogue in the story. This issue is, however, the only time that Mike Zeck, a frequent cover artist of both the Marvel and Image series drew an issue of G.I. Joe.