Larry Hama is known as the "father" of the 3 3/4" Gi Joe figures (he
had nothing to do with the 12" Gi Joe of the 1960-1970s). Larry came up
with the names for the figures, vehicles and wrote the filecards that
came on the back of the cards. He also wrote all 155 issues of the Gi
Joe comic book which spanned from June 1982 to December 1994.
Cites the biggest influences on his work as: Wally Wood, Neal Adams,
Ralph Reese Borges, Donald Barthelme, Charles Dickens, Ed McBain,
Bullwinkle Moose, Check McCann, Gahan Wilson, Harvey Kurtzman, Milt
Caniff, Ryunosuke Akutagawa, and Carl Barks.
Editor on: Savage Sword of Conan, Conan, King Conan, The Nam, Merc,
Semper Fi, Steel Town Rockers