Comics
When Red Star is introduced in the G.I. Joe comics series (the Marvel Comics run), he resembles his predecessor, Col. Brekhov, down to the appreciation for cigars. Red Star appears years after Brekhov died in the comics.
He travels into space with other Guard members in #145-149; they assist the Joe team in destroying an asteroid threatening Earth.
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