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Snake Eyes first appeared in G. I.

Joe: A Real American Hero # 1 ( June 1982 ).

In the series, Snake Eyes rejoined some of his wartime buddies, when he was recruited into G. I.

Joe.

Once on the team, Snake Eyes became very close to Scarlett.

One of the first stories established the reason behind Snake Eyes ' injuries and muteness.

In this story, the team is on a mission in the Middle East.

Snake Eyes, Scarlett, Rock ' n Roll, and Grunt were sent to save George Strawhacker from Cobra.

On the way, the helicopter they were in started to have trouble and was soon going to crash.

It forced the Joes to bail out, but Scarlett was stuck in the burning helicopter and Snake Eyes stayed behind to save her.

Snake Eyes did save Scarlett, but a window exploded in his face, scarring him and damaging his vocal cords ( carrying Scarlett out of the wreck of the crashed helicopter, his head is actually on fire ).

Despite his injuries and the warning from Doc that unless he gets medical help immediately he may never speak again, Snake Eyes convinced Hawk to let him continue on with the mission, " without even saying a word ".

Strawhacker, who was once engaged to Snake Eyes ' sister, never learned who the " scarred, masked soldier " who saved his life was.

After many battles with Cobra, Scarlett was captured by Storm Shadow.

In the famous silent issue (# 21 ), Snake Eyes rescued Scarlett and battled Storm Shadow for the first time since they had last seen each other.

At first, Snake Eyes was angered by his sword brother's actions, but he was eventually told the truth by Storm Shadow himself.

Storm Shadow, blamed by the Arashikage clan for the murder of Hard Master, joined Cobra to find out who was truly behind the murder.

After discovering it was Zartan who killed his uncle, he left Cobra and joined G. I.

Joe.