Bazooka (G.I. Joe)
| This article is about Bazooka, the G.I. Joe/Action Force soldier. For the Predacon, see Bazooka (BWN). |
- Bazooka is a human in the Generation 1 continuity family.
David L. Katzenbogen, codename Bazooka, was a tank driver until he suddenly realised an illiterate farmer with a disposable rocket launcher could knock out his big expensive tank. He immediately requested a transfer to using, well, bazookas.
Fiction
Marvel Comics continuity
Marvel UK continuity
You can't do it.
Bazooka was part of an Action Force mission to track down an alleged monster under London. When Flint snapped that he expected everyone to do a good job whether they thought this was a waste of time or not, Bazooka was the first to speak up: saying that was no prob, he was ready for a fight! And he was, opening fire on Blades the instant the Autobot walked over. His comrades back up his assault, but it turned out that not only did their arms have no real effect, but the "monster" was not Blades but Megatron.
Action Force quickly withdrew to the surface, where more robots had arrived to engage Grimlock. On Flint's orders, Bazooka took the opportunity to call Heavy Metal and request the Maulers. He didn't have the chance to do much else except dodge as Maulers were chucked at him by Megatron. Ancient Relics!
Devil's Due G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers comics
During G.I. Joe's defense of the SPS Research Facility, Bazooka disguised himself as a scientist until Cobra got close, at which point he threw off his lab coat and helped gun down Ratbat. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3 He also participated in the attack on Cobra Island, during which he pelted Megatron with bazooka shells. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6
Two years later, Bazooka was part of an operation to catch the Dreadnoks in Boston. While Gung-Ho and Roadblock shielded him with Cybertronian defense technology, Bazooka stopped a Cobra vehicle by firing a missile at its tracks. G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1
Dreamwave Transformers / G.I. Joe comics
In 1985, Bazooka worked for a second incarnation of G.I. Joe.
Headquartered in the Pit, G.I. Joe was led by Duke, a veteran of the last Cobra war. In 1985, a G.I. Joe team led by Flint attacked a Cobra shipping facility. While the facility was largely destroyed, Destro and Scrap-Iron managed to escape via Trouble Bubble, an act that led to Flint being reprimanded. Soon afterwards, the Joes detected the crash of an Autobot shuttlecraft near Portland. Flint was sent to retrieve it with a team of rookies, and he managed to repel a Cobra strike team and recover an unconscious Blaster. Hours later, the team was briefed by Duke, Stalker, and Scarlett on the threat posed by the Transformers. Targets of Opportunity
