GI Joe has a special place in the heart of most Americans and has become even more prominent since American troops were engaged in Iraq over five years ago. Americans want to show solidarity to their servicemen and what better way than to wear the fatigues of GI Joe whilst also giving a nod to those fighting in Iraq.

GI Joe has been around for many years, since 1964 in fact. Back then during Vietnam the GI Joe comic books became more and more popular. As well as the comic books, dolls became available propelling the popular character into toy stores and children’s bedrooms. In recent years there have been films, cartoon shows, and many more merchandise products. GI Joe is ever popular and nobody would have trouble recognizing you if you chose to wear a GI Joe Halloween costume.

To make your costume even more authentic how about some face paint? You could paint some stripes on both cheeks or even just go mad and cover your whole face. Make sure you test a small amount of paint somewhere inconspicuous first to make sure you do not have an allergy to the paint. That could be very embarrassing and could result in you missing the whole of Halloween!

A gijoe Halloween costume would make a great alternative to the usual werewolf or ghost costumes. Why not learn some army signals or marching chants so you can really have fun when trick or treating or going to your Halloween party. And don’t think GI Joe is just reserved for the boys. Remember Demi Moore as GI Jane? Her shaved head caused a real stir in Hollywood, but you don’t need to go quite so far! Just have fun and enjoy your Halloween!