In issue #145, Roadblock is chosen to go into space with the Star Brigade, a small team of Joe members. Despite the Joe's assistance in saving the prince's life (who is a capable fighter in his own right), the man evicts all foreign embassies from his soil. In another incident, detailed in the "Secret Missions" series, Roadblock and Chuckles escort a Harvard-educated African prince back to his homeland, to help him stabilize a power struggle. He manages to organize a group of Joe allies who, along with the unexepected assistance of Destro, temporarily halt the conspiracy. He violently escapes from captivity in order to organize the resistance movement. Roadblock is originally captured along with Hawk and ally General Hollingsworth. In issues #77 and #78 he and other Joes battle American agents who are trying to frame and arrest every single G.I.Joe member. When the threatened man points out how looters are stealing computers, Roadblock states that nobody died for a computer. Roadblock aims his machine gun at the man's head. In issue #69, while in an American embassy is being looted, Roadblock threatens a man who is intending to burn an American flag. Unlike the cartoon version, the comic book Roadblock does not spout rhymes, and is mentioned to have a fierce temper that "is a long time building, and a long time going." He frequently says variations on "Flush 'em out with a burst of fifty 'cal", meaning force enemies out into the open with concentrated fire from his 50-caliber machinegun. He is the second most prominent black character, next only to fellow G.I. Roadblock first appeared in issue #22 of the Marvel Comics series.
Many didn't understand why Roadblock wasn't involved in the Movie being that he is one of top members of the GI Joes. However, Heavy Duty does not possess Roadblock's talent in the kitchen.
Joe character, Heavy Duty is a cousin of Roadblock and apparently shares the same passion for cooking.
He appears in the DIC series but only in the second season (see Episode 25 "The Eliminator" where he has a starring role). He had a prominent role in the episode "Red Rocket's Glare", as did his uncle and aunt, Caleb and Sarah Bronson, who were part of the episode's plotline. He appeared in various episodes of the Sunbow-produced animated series (voiced by Kene Holliday). Roadblock is one of most good natured of the Joes, both in and out of combat situations and is a very capable leader when the situation calls for it. He frequently talks in rhymes and has a talent for cooking. Roadblock is the most prominent African-American character in the animated series. All other version of Roadblock have been remakes of the original. Interestingly enough, Hasbro released a figure named Roadblock with Double Blast's information and real name on the filecard. An action figure called Double Blast used one of the Roadblock molds causing fear in fans that Hasbro lost the rights to Roadblock's name. Some versions have a small goatee on the chin. Roadblock's head is bald and the face has a mustache. After that, GI Joe issued two other versions of the 12" Roadblock. Additionally, GI Joe issued a 12" Roadblock action figure for the 1992 Hall of Fame series that brought back the 12" GI Joe action figures. There have been fifteen versions or variations of the 3.75" Roadblock action figures to date. Introduced in 1984, Roadblock is one of the most popular characters in G.I. Roadblock is depicted as speaking in rhyme in the animated series. Despite working in infantry, he still maintains his passion for making good food and indulges in it while engaging in his secondary duty. He can carry a fully-loaded M2 Browning machine gun which can weigh up to 134 lbs. Roadblock is one of the biggest and strongest members of G.I. After enlisting, Roadblock found Army food appalling and transferred to infantry where he excelled at using heavy weapons.
An army recruiter managed to convince him that he can learn to be a chef in the Army. Army, Roadblock wanted to be a gourmet chef and towards that, was working as a bouncer in order to earn enough money to attend Escoffier School in France. Hinton and was born in Biloxi, Mississippi. Joe is as a heavy machine gunner and a secondary function as a cook. He is one of the most prominent African-Americans in the series. Roadblock is a character from Hasbro's "" series of toys, comics and cartoon. Subgroup = Tiger Force, Star Brigade, Night Force