DDP: G.I. Joe Storm Shadow Vol. 1 #3 (2007)
 
In 2001, Devil's Due Press, initially using Image Comics to distribute their titles, revived the G.I. Joe property in comic book form. The success of the G.I. Joe comic allowed Devil's Due to branch out to more properties and eventually break off from Image to be their own company. While primarily continuing the stories from the Marvel Comics series, Devil's Due experimented with creating its continuities.
 
In Tokyo, Storm Shadow is tied upside down with Tiffany right in front of him. Pale Peony takes her away as Storm Shadow escapes. In order to track down where she has taken his niece he consults his aunt, the Hard Master's wife. And she discovers the information from an old adversary that she dispatches with a brick. Storm Shadow is off to New York City.