The Special Anniversary Issue of Larry Hama’s Blockbuster Series Arrive in February
”The new ‘A Real American Hero’ has just been another level of awesome, just like reading it off the spinner rack back in the day. This comic hasn’t missed a beat.” – Nerd Initiative
Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading games, IP and toy company Hasbro, revealed a first look at interior pages and variant covers for G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325, a special anniversary issue of the smash hit series from iconic series writer Larry Hama (Marvel’s Wolverine), artist Chris Mooneyham (Nightwing), colorist Francesco Segala (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and letterer Pat Brosseau (Wonder Woman). This milestone issue of the iconic series arrives in comic book shops on February 11, 2026.
Two new Joes make their FIRST APPEARANCE as Duke and Roadblock lead a dangerous cover op into Borovia.
“Larry Hama and Chris Mooneyham launched G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #301 at Skybound over two years ago, and for our milestone 325th issue, they’re thrilled to introduce two brand-new Joes—DOWNRANGE and R.C.!” said Alex Antone, Editorial Director at Skybound.
“The real battle in warfare is technological and tactical,” said Larry Hama. “Recent advances and innovations have made the ‘old way’ untenable, so I felt compelled to create two new Joes to counter these deficiencies. ‘R.C.,’ file name Hector M. Salazar is the new DRONE OPERATOR. He hails from Boyle Heights in East LA, and he is to unmanned remote-control aircraft and land robotics what Roadblock is to the Ma-Deuce. ‘DOWN RANGE,’ file name Hillevi S. Väisänen, is the SCOUT SNIPER. Daughter of a legendary hunting guide from Redwing, MN, it has been said that she can split a Popsicle™ stick at 200 yards with iron sights on a National Match M-21 in 7.62 NATO.”
Issue #325 features a main cover by Andy Kubert (X-Men) and colorist Laura Martin (Thor), an open-to-order variant cover with a black and white version of Kubert’s main cover, the continuation of the 1:10 incentive Gears of Joe cover series by Steve Beach (Black Panther), an anniversary wraparaound cover by iconic G.I. JOE artist Rod Whigham and colorist Mike Spicer (TRANSFORMERS), an open-to-order variant featuring the two new Joes by Chris Mooneyham, and a first-of-its-kind blank sketch file card cover to round out the lineup.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero is a cornerstone of the historic collaboration between Skybound and Hasbro, alongside the shared Energon Universe that features ongoing series Void Rivals by Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and artist Andrei Bressan (Birthright, Dark Ride), TRANSFORMERS by Robert Kirkman and artist Dan Mora (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers), and G.I. JOE by writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Dark Ride) and artist Tom Reilly(Duke).
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 (Lunar Codes listed below | $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 Cover A by Andy Kubert & Laura Martin (Lunar Code: 1225IM0351)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 Cover B by Andy Kubert (Lunar Code: 1225IM0352)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 Cover C (1:10 incentive) (Gears of Joe Variant) by Steve Beach (Lunar Code: 1225IM0353)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 Cover D (Anniversary Wraparound) by Rod Whigham (Lunar Code: 1225IM0354)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 Cover E by Chris Mooneyham (Lunar Code: 1225IM0355)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #325 Cover F (Blank Sketch File Card) (Lunar Code: 1225IM0356)