G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero #45 Vol. 1 1986 Marvel Comics Alpine, Quick-Kick

"1st Appearance of Alpine / Albert Pine (GI Joe) 1st Appearance of Quick-Kick / MacArthur Ito (GI Joe) 3rd Appearance of Flint / Dashiell R. Faireborn (GI Joe) Mike Zeck Cover Art In Search of Candy Ripcord disobeys orders and parachutes onto Cobra Island looking for info on the missing Candy (Prof. Appel also wanting the same information from the Commander), and in a fight with Zartan, Ripcord is wounded, with Zartan taking his place to fool the Joes who have been sent to retrieve him. Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes learn that Zartan killed The Hard Master and head to Cobra Island for revenge as Hawk is made Commander In Chief of the G.I. Joe team due to Austin stepping down after his heart attack. Note: Hard Master's killer is revealed to be Zartan. Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow fight together for the first time against Cobra. Hawk gets promoted to Brigadier General and commander in chief of the GI Joe team. General Austin retires.
First Appearance of Alpine
First Appearance of Quick-Kick