G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #254

Cover A - Marcelo Ferreira

In Qnrrh near Trucial Abysmia and Benzheen, Destro demonstrates MARS' technology to the skeptical Sheik Ali. A sudden attack on Ali's base compromises his defenses, resulting in Destro and the Baroness saving Ali's life. Ali assumes Destro planned the attack to prove his superior technology and grants him a defense contract. Destro informs Baroness he actually hadn't planned the attack but had given information to Ali's power-hungry brother in Pakistan, resulting in the attack.