G.I. Joe #24

When twin brothers Pvt. Don Wayne and Pvt. Tim Wayne arrive at camp, their contrasting personalities are immediately obvious—Don's constant complaining sets him apart from his easygoing younger brother. When only one furlough comes through for both men, the brothers find themselves locked in a bitter disagreement over who deserves to go home, leading to a fateful decision made in the heat of the moment. This story explores what it really means to be the older brother, and the weight of assumptions we carry about those we love.

When Pvt. Windy Bragg and Pvt. Whitey Hicks transfer to the Medical Corps hoping to escape Sgt. Gruff's thankless orders, they end up assigned to surgery—with predictably chaotic results. As the two hapless soldiers attempt to assist with a general's tonsil removal and later treat the sergeant's stiff knee, their bumbling bedside manner turns the operating room into a comedy of errors that somehow produces miraculous outcomes.

Pvt. Barney Bigelow is an ambitious young inventor determined to win an award from his amateur inventors' society—even if it means turning army camp into his personal workshop, much to Sgt. Mulvaney's exasperation. When the unit moves to the front lines and a critical ammunition dump falls under enemy threat, Barney's wild "Buzz Bomb" invention gets its unexpected chance to prove its worth in actual combat. It's a wartime tale that finds heart in the clash between a soldier's stubborn dreams and the chaos of battle.

Pvt. Joe Burch finds himself in a desperate situation—wounded, weaponless, and separated from his unit while being hunted relentlessly by an enemy soldier. Over more than a week, the chase draws toward its inevitable confrontation, leaving Burch to rely entirely on his inner strength and resourcefulness to survive what comes next.