In the Cobra's Pit

Cobra attacks a G.I. Joe convoy, and steals a high-powered experimental "laser core". During the battle to protect the core, both Duke and Snake Eyes are captured by Cobra agents. Once back at Cobra's base, Destro uses the core to complete his latest weapon...the "Weather Dominator". When Flint and the other Joes launch an air assault and rescue mission, Destro uses the device, and it's stormy skies ahead for the Joe team.

"Now you know. And knowing is half the battle." The Sunbow run closed every episode with a public-service spot delivered by a Joe character, addressing kids on a real-world hazard or virtue. The cartoon's deeper ethic, threaded into the writing across the run, was that Cobra's worldview was based on fear and the Joes' was based on responsibility.

Chris Latta as Cobra Commander

Michael Bell as Duke, Lifeline, Xamot, Blowtorch

Arthur Burghardt as Destro

Morgan Lofting as Baroness

Mary McDonald-Lewis as Lady Jaye, Cover Girl

Bill Ratner as Flint

B.J. Ward as Scarlett

Neil Ross as Shipwreck, Doc, Tomax

Frank Welker as Torch, Wild Weasel, Junkyard, Zandar

Zack Hoffman as Zartan

Charlie Adler as Low-Light

Dick Gautier as Serpentor

1. Revenge of Cobra five-part miniseries (1984). The second Sunbow miniseries, introducing the Weather Dominator and Sgt. Slaughter (his first appearance in the animated continuity).
2. Production code: 4018
3. Studio: Marvel Productions / Sunbow Productions / Toei Doga
4. Originally aired: September 10, 1984 in afternoon syndication.