Larry Hama (born June 7, 1949) is an American comic book writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s.During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live, and appeared on Broadway in two roles in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro toyline. He has also written for the series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He created the character Bucky O'Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon.
The single work which I am most proud of is: G.I. Joe
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Fact
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Editor on: Savage Sword of Conan, Conan, King Conan, The Nam, Merc, Semper Fi, Steel Town Rockers
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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 Banks.
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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.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ghost Source Zero
completed
Red Rash
2013
TV Mini-Series
All Ages Night
2009
screenplay
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
2007
TV Series 1 episode
Robotboy
2005
TV Series 6 episodes
G.I. Joe: Valor vs. Venom
2004
Video character development
G.I. Joe: Spy Troops the Movie
2003
TV Movie
X2 - Wolverine's Revenge
2003
Video Game script
X-Men
1996
TV Series comic book - 2 episodes
G.I. Joe Extreme
1995
TV Series character development
Wolverine: Adamantium Rage
1994
Video Game characters
Bucky O'Hare
1992
Video Game comic book
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: The Atlantis Factor
1991
Video Game character development
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
1991
TV Series creator
G.I. Joe
1990
TV Series character development
G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise!
1986
TV Movie character development
G.I. Joe
1985
TV Series character development
G.I. Joe: The Revenge of Cobra
1984
TV Mini-Series character development - 5 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars!
1991
TV Series associate story consultant - 13 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
NATO General (uncredited)
Missing Girl
2006
Short
Annoyed Guy
Saturday Night Live
1979
TV Series
Vietnamese Soldier
M*A*S*H
1976
TV Series
North Korean
Pacific Overtures
1976
TV Movie
Williams / Lord of the South
Art Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
X2 - Wolverine's Revenge
2003
Video Game storyboard artist
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Batteries Not Included
2016
TV Series documentary
Himself
Superheroes: A Never-Ending Battle
2013
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself - Writer, The Punisher War Zone
Bonus Content
2013
TV Series
Himself
Robot Chicken
2012
TV Series
Himself
Everyday Heroes: The History of G.I. Joe
2009
Documentary short
Himself
Men and Women of Action: Creating the G.I. Joe Animated Series
2009
Documentary short
Himself
Next-Gen Action: The Amazing Visual FX and Design of G.I. Joe
$800,000
