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b"\\u201cIt\\u2019s not just heroics -\\xa0the highest compliment one soldier can pay to another soldier is he did his job.\\u201d\\nLarry Hama is an American comic book legend \\u2014\\xa0an accomplished artist, writer, actor, and musician who\\u2019s been in the business since the 1960s. Larry is also a US Army Veteran - where he became a firearms and explosive ordnance expert. Larry\\u2019s actually best known to American comic readers as writer / editor for Marvel Comics, where he worked on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Wolverine, Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He co-created the character Bucky O'Hare - developed into comics, toys, and animation. And in the 1980s, Larry helped create \\u201cThe \\u2018Nam\\u201d - arguably one of the most authentic retellings of the Vietnam war from the American perspective (for many surpassing the film Platoon). Larry\\u2019s storied experience as a Japanese American, Army Veteran, comics legend, and kid from SF + NY - inform everything he\\u2019s done, and why his work resonates with so many across industries. And you\\u2019ll love hearing about all of his encounters with contemporaries like Gloria Steinem, Neal Adams, and even Marlon Brando. Special shout-outs to guest host Dan Wu (from NPR\\u2019s \\u201cWhere Y\\u2019All Really From\\u201d) and Keith Chow @ HardNOC Media who connected us with the one and only Larry Hama.\\nThis episode is sponsored by the Department of Health & Human Services, who\\u2019s encouraging you and your community to make sure you\\u2019ve got the COVID-19 Vaccine & Booster. We can do this, together. Find vaccines and boosters near you @ VACCINES.gov\\nLEARN ABOUT LARRY HAMA\\n\\nwikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Hama\\n\\nfacebook.com/larry.hama\\n\\nMENTIONS\\n\\n\\nINVERSE: \\u201cI Always Wanted Snake Eyes To Be Asian\\u201d - inverse.com/entertainment/snake-eyes-gi-joe-larry-hama-interview\\n\\n\\n\\nCOMIC: The \\u2018Nam - wikipedia.org/wiki/The_%27Nam\\n\\n\\n\\nCBR - \\u201cLarry Hama Shares a Dismaying Marvel Story About Pearl Harbor and White Privilege\\u201d - cbr.com/gi-joe-larry-hama-marvel-pearl-harbor-white-privilege-story/\\n\\n\\n\\nPERSON: Neal Adams - wikipedia.org/wiki/Neal_Adams\\n\\n\\n\\nPERSON: Gloria Steinem - wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Steinem\\n\\n\\n\\nUnderground Comix: https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/55614\\n\\n\\n\\nAUTHOR: wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Marryat\\n\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"