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G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288

SCORE: 62

When I started to read comic books again I started G.I. Joe A Real American Hero on issue #290. This was after the Saturday morning G.I. Joe A Real American Hero comic books. I recently saw G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 for sale at a local comic book store for the normal cover price. I decided to purchase it and review it when I had the time. G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 is a one shot about Lt. Falcon. He is eager to become a Green Beret like his father. While at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Museum he gets some good advice from Sgt. Mendoza. Please note there will be spoilers in this review.

What is the advice Vincent Falcone receives in G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288? He is told to go to college and join the ROTC program. Vincent wanted to join the military right after high school. He takes the advice and winds up as a Green Beret. There is a mission in G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 where three Americans are taken hostage by fascists. Lt Falcon goes in there alone and rescues them. He saves two of the three. One of them gets killed because he refuses to continue to dig his own grave in the woods.

The issues families will have with G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 are blood, violence, and more. G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 makes a fatal mistake in labeling fascists on the political right. They are actually on the political left. This mistake has been made by those on the political left to try and deceive people on where certain groups actually lie. I heard an interesting debate on this topic where someone pointed out the political spectrum is not a line but a circle. In their mind it depends where you put the differentiator. They also acknowledged that fascism is on the political left.

G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 starts with a Sitrep so we know what to expect. From there we get twenty pages of content, next months cover, and some advertisements. The front cover to G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 makes little sense to me. None of the characters on the front cover of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 (Cover A) are in G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288. The other front covers make much more sense to me. They are right below the Sitrep on the backside of the cover page.

Law and Order are joined by Fastdraw in G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288. Those are the two soldiers that Lt Falcon winds up saving. The soldiers get injured but still bring in a colonel from the opposing side as a prisoner. They are then recruited into G.I.Joe. They are not sure they can trust these shady suits but decide to see where it goes. I find it odd that these characters are recruited into G.I. Joe so late into the comic book. It is neat to see them. Maybe all of G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #288 is a flashback.
- Paul

Graphics: 58%
Writing: 65%
Replay/Extras: 70%
Story: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 59%

System: Comic Book
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Author: Hama, Baal, Brown
Rating: ‘NR’ for Not Rated

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