Who Is Barbecue? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Barbecue is a Hasbro comic book character, the alter ego of Gabriel A Kelly, with over 61 comic issue appearances. Barbecue is the G.I. Joe team's firefighter, and has been a member of both their Slaughter's Marauders and Eco-Warriors sub-divisions. His real name is Gabriel R. Kelly, named after the father of a friend of G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama.

Who is Barbecue?

Toy History Barbecue was released in 1985 in the fourth series of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figures. He was the team's first firefighter character, until the debut of Inferno in the 8-inch G.I. Joe: Sigma Six series in 2007. His second figure came in 1989 as a member of the Slaughter's Marauders sub-team, where he was given a blue, brown, and green camouflage color scheme. His third figure came out in 1992 as a part of the Eco-Warriors sub-team, and the mold would be used the next year to make the Star Brigade version of Payload. He would not get another figure until 2008, when he was released in the ninth wave of the 25th Anniversary series. This figure would later be repainted in 2009 as a Toys R Us exclusive tie-in to the G.I.

Key facts

Barbecue is of human origin and first appeared in "Hydrofoil". The character is published by Hasbro. With 61 recorded issue appearances, Barbecue ranks among the most featured characters in comics.