Brad J. Armbruster

Brad J. Armbruster, call sign "Ace," is a G.I. Joe fighter pilot who first appeared in Marvel's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Recruited into the elite counter-terrorist unit, he serves as the team's primary jet ace, flying the Skystriker combat aircraft.

Brad J. Armbruster made his mark on the Bronze Age in 1983, introduced by the legendary Larry Hama and Mike Vosburg in the pages of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #14 — a Marvel series that would become one of the most beloved action comics of its era. Over more than four decades of publication, Armbruster has proven himself a lasting presence in that universe, racking up appearances across flagship titles like G.I. Joe and the Transformers and sharing the page with icons like Snake-Eyes, Ace, and Hawk. Six of his appearances carry key-issue status, a mark of genuine collector significance for a character with 47 catalog appearances spanning all the way to 2025. For fans who love digging into the rich supporting fabric of the G.I. Joe universe, Brad J. Armbruster is exactly the kind of enduring figure worth tracking down.