Bazooka

A big, strong soldier recruited into the elite G.I. Joe team, Bazooka is a straightforward, easy-going infantryman whose weapon of choice is the portable rocket launcher that earned him his codename.

Bazooka burst onto the scene in 1986, debuting in the pages of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero #44 under the watchful hand of the legendary Larry Hama and artist Rod Whigham — right in the thick of Marvel's beloved Copper Age run of one of the most iconic military comics ever published. Over nearly four decades, this heavy-hitting character has shared adventures with fan favorites like Hawk, Shana O'Hara, and Dashiell R. Faireborn across not just the flagship series but international titles like Action Force Monthly and G.I. Joe European Missions, proving his reach extends well beyond American shores. With three key collector issues to his name and a publishing history stretching all the way to 2024, Bazooka is a durable, dependable presence in the G.I. Joe universe — the kind of character that rewards longtime readers and gives new collectors a satisfying trail to follow through nearly forty years of comics history.