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SCARLETT’S STRIKE FORCE. JUNE 2018. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, G.I. JOE, M.A.S.K.: MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND, TRANSFORMERS and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2018 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 2765 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea. IDW Publishing does not read or accept unsolicited submissions of ideas, stories, or artwork. Originally published as G.I. JOE FIRST STRIKE #1, M.A.S.K. FIRST STRIKE #1, and SCARLETT’S STRIKE FORCE issues #1–3. Special thanks to Derryl Depriest, David Erwin, Ed Lane, Beth Artale, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance. For international rights, contact licensing@idwpublishing.com
WRITTEN BY
ART BY
AUBREY SITTERSON
ILIAS KYRIAZIS
(G.I. JOE & M.A.S.K. First Strike) and
NELSON DANIEL (#1-3)
COLORS BY
MARK ROBERTS (G.I. JOE & M.A.S.K. First Strike) and RYAN HILL (#1-3) LETTERS BY
TOM B. LONG , GILBERTO LAZCANO , and TAYLOR ESPOSITO SERIES EDITS BY
CARLOS GUZMAN , TOM WALTZ , CHASE MAROTZ , and DAVID MARIOTTE COVER ART BY HARVEY
TOLIBAO
COVER COLORS BY HTM
STUDIOS’ KEVIN ANTHONY DECASTRO AND GAB SANTOS COLLECTION EDITS BY JUSTIN COLLECTION DESIGN BY CLAUDIA PUBLISHER: GREG
GOLDSTEIN
EISINGER AND ALONZO SIMON
CHONG