The Sssilent Missions Issue Featuring Cobra’s Elite Saboteur Arrives April 29
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 – Firefly #1, an all-new one-shot debuting for Skybound’s Silent Missions month as Cobra takes over! Made by Eisner and Harvey Award-nominated superstar Jorge Fornés (Rorschach, Batman), this issue arrives in comic book shops on April 29.
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, Jorge Fornés sends Cobra’s deadly saboteur FIREFLY on a mission he must complete no matter the cost…even if that means battling the elite special forces known as THE OKTOBER GUARD.
In addition to the main cover by Jorge Fornés, the lineup of variant covers includes an open to order cover by Fornés, a 1:10 incentive black and white version of Fornés’ main cover, and the final piece of the 1:25 incentive foil letter cover series by Fornés, ultimately spelling COBRA.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Firefly #1 is the fifth and final installment in the 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 new Compendium Set Kickstarter running now through April 22 at www.GIJoeKickstarter.com. 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 Dee Cunniffe (She-Hulk), 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. by writer Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns, DESTRO), artist Pye Parr (Petrol Head, New Gods), and colorist Pierluigi Casolino (DC vs Vampires), launching this June.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Firefly #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 29, 2026.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Firefly #1 Cover A by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0226IM0349)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Firefly #1 Cover B by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0226IM0350)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Firefly #1 Cover C (1:10 incentive) (Black & White) by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0226IM0351)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero Sssilent Missions – Firefly #1 Cover D (Foil) (1:25 Incentive) by Jorge Fornés ($4.99) (Lunar Code: 0226IM0352)