▁Commander ▁had ▁no ▁qual ms ▁about ▁tort uring ▁his ▁own ▁son ▁to ▁un ear th ▁the ▁consp i racy , ▁yet ▁Billy ▁refused ▁to ▁surrender ▁who ▁had ▁spons ored ▁the ▁hit . ▁Storm ▁Sh adow ▁later ▁fre ed ▁Billy , ▁and ▁they ▁both ▁escaped ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁Storm ▁Sh adow ▁trained ▁him ▁in ▁nin j its u . ▁Billy ▁was ▁later ▁caught ▁in ▁the ▁cross fire ▁between ▁the ▁So ft ▁Master ▁and ▁Cob ra ▁agent ▁Sc rap - I ron , ▁resulting ▁in ▁an ▁explos ion ▁which ▁seem ingly ▁killed ▁Billy ▁and ▁several ▁others . ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁failed ▁assault ▁on ▁the ▁Pit , ▁the ▁secret ▁headquarters ▁of ▁G . I . ▁Joe , ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁and ▁Dest ro ▁were ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁Cob ra ▁force ▁by ▁an ▁explos ion ▁and ▁pres umed ▁dead . ▁The ▁two ▁escaped ▁and ▁assumed ▁civil ian ▁dis gu ises ▁to ▁travel ▁inc ogn ito . ▁Cob ra ▁Commander ▁was ▁dep icted ▁as ▁an ▁average , ▁phys ically ▁fit ▁C au cas ian ▁with ▁a ▁p ony ▁tail , ▁large ▁round ▁green - spect acle ▁s ung lass es , ▁and ▁a ▁long ▁sl ender ▁must ache . ▁Although ▁only ▁a ▁convenient ▁dis gu ise ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁this ▁civil ian ▁look ▁would ▁res ur face ▁on ▁subsequent ▁un mask ings . ▁A ▁police ▁officer ▁soon ▁recognized ▁the ▁Commander ▁from ▁a ▁picture ▁carried ▁by ▁an ▁accident ▁victim : ▁the ▁Commander ' s ▁son ▁Billy , ▁who ▁had ▁surv ived ▁the ▁explos ion ,