Appearing in "Beached Whale"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Cobra
- Cobra Commander
- Destro (James McCullen Destro XXIV)
- Firefly
- Smith (Fred Broca) (First appearance)
- Wild Weasel
Other Characters:
Locations:
- USA
- Florida
- Ehrlinger's Cove
- Springfield
- Florida
Items:
Vehicles:
- Cobra
- G.I. Joe
Synopsis for "Beached Whale"
The damaged W.H.A.L.E. reaches Ehrlinger's Cove on the Florida Gulf Coast, and the crew begins repairs while onlookers mock them. Destro and Firefly discuss getting even with Cobra Commander in the Everglades and head back to Springfield. Meanwhile, Cobra Commander and Wild Weasel arrive in Springfield aboard a Rattler to a huge welcome parade. Repair work continues at Ehrlinger's Cove, and Wild Bill flies Deep Six to the U.S.S. Jane for medical treatment. In the Everglades, Destro and Firefly catch a poacher and threaten to leave him for alligators but instead force him to take them to Ehrlinger's Cove.
In Springfield, Cobra Commander introduces the new elite trooper, the Crimson Guard, who will infiltrate society and commerce. Fred Broca, the first member, sets out to conquer. Back in the Gulf, Wild Bill collects replacement parts and heads to the cove, where the W.H.A.L.E. engine is fixed, but the armored housing still needs repairs. Destro and Firefly arrive, throw the poacher in the water, and attack Cutter, boarding the W.H.A.L.E. and taking off on land. The Joes pursue them, and Cutter engages the hydrofoils to chase them down the interstate.
The Dragonfly attacks the W.H.A.L.E. while Cutter and Roadblock head back to the U.S.S. Jane. Realizing the W.H.A.L.E. is heading for open sea, Cutter stops them, but the ship breaks the hydrofoils. They catch up with the W.H.A.L.E. and Dragonfly, but Destro hits the Dragonfly's engines, causing it to crash on the deck of the U.S.S. Jane. Firefly launches depth charges from the W.H.A.L.E., hitting the Jane as it enters the forward sea doors. The Joes find the W.H.A.L.E. deserted with plastic explosives spread out. Tripwire takes the detonator but realizes he cannot defuse the bombs in time, so Roadblock throws the explosives overboard.
Duke orders a search for Destro and Firefly but realizes they must have hidden in the depth charge cans, making it impossible to find them. The cans are on one of the shrimping vessels, and Destro tells Firefly to head around the Keys into the Atlantic and then north to a large port before getting transport on to Springfield.