The Sssilent Missions Issue Featuring Cobra’s Master of Disguise Arrives April 15
Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, revealed a first look at interior pages from G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1, an all-new one-shot debuting for Skybound’s Silent Missions month as Cobra takes over! Made by the iconic Spider-Man 2099 duo of writer/creator Tom DeFalco and artist Pat Olliffe, this issue arrives in comic book shops on April 15.
The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #21 introduced fans to the “Silent Interlude,” an action-packed story with no dialogue. This April, Silent Missions Month returns for a second year, but with a new twist: the focus turns to Cobra as its most lethal members take center stage in a new series of silent, high-stakes stories, featuring superstar creators.
In this issue, beloved Spider-Man creators Tom DeFalco and Pat Ollife trap Zartan in his deadliest undercover mission yet. But for the master of disguise, outmaneuvering Cobra Commander, Major Bludd, and G.I. Joe’s not a bad day’s work…
In addition to the main cover by Pat Olliffe & John Kalisz, the lineup of variant covers includes an open to order cover by Jorge Fornés (Rorschach), a 1:10 incentive black and white version of Ollife’s cover, and the continuation of 1:25 incentive foil letter cover series by Fornés, ultimately spelling COBRA.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 is the third of five all-new Silent Missions one-shots, each releasing on a Wednesday this April, from an elite assembly of talent including Gabriel Hardman, Jöelle Jones & Declan Shalvey, Pat Olliffe & Tom DeFalco, Howard Porter, and Jorge Fornés.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero is a cornerstone of the historic collaboration between Skybound and Hasbro, with a second Compendium Set Kickstarter running in 2026, collectors can sign up for the mailing list now at www.GIJoeKickstarter.com to receive all campaign details and updates ahead of its launch on Tuesday, March 24, at 6 a.m. PT. Essential to this successful collaboration is the shared Energon Universe that features ongoing series Void Rivals by writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), artist Andrei Bressan (Destro), and colorist Patricio Delpeche (The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country), the two-time Eisner Award winning TRANSFORMERS by writer Robert Kirkman, artist Jason Howard (The Astounding Wolf-Man), and colorist Mike Spicer (Stillwater, Murder Falcon), G.I. JOE by writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Dark Ride), artist Andrea Milana (Cobra Commander), and colorist Lee Louthridge (Scarlett), and now also the brand-new series M.A.S.K. bywriter Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns, DESTRO), artist Pye Parr (Petrol Head, New Gods), and colorist Pierluigi Casolino (DC vs Vampires), launching June 3.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 (Lunar Codes Below| $3.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover A by Pat Olliffe & John Kalisz (Lunar Code: 0226IM0353)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover B by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0226IM0354)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover C (1:10 incentive) (Black & White) by Pat Olliffe (Lunar Code: 0226IM0355)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Zartan #1 Cover D (Foil) (1:25 Incentive) by Jorge Fornés ($4.99) (Lunar Code: 0226IM0356)