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<blockquote data-quote="JPL" data-source="post: 1149232" data-attributes="member: 1964">The G.I. Joe comic was good throughout most of its run.&nbsp; Larry Hama, the writer, knows an awful lot about the military, the martial arts, and espionage, and he created a comic which brought an air of authenticity to some fairly fantastic situations.&nbsp; Heck, the filecards, also by Hama, are what got me hooked.&nbsp; The new comic is pretty good, too.The comic was a far cry from the show [although the latter had some enjoyable characterizations along with the silly plots].&nbsp; People shot real bullets, they got hurt, and they died.And although the cartoons were for kids, and were on some level just meant to sell toys, I think they were pretty good cartoons.&nbsp; It was the U.S. military vs. the Legion of Doom.&nbsp; Any kid could grow up and have a chance to serve his country.&nbsp; And the characters were fun and well-defined. Now He-Man...that, I don't get.&nbsp; But since our hobby is to play make-believe, I try not to judge, Buzz.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JPL, post: 1149232, member: 1964"] The G.I. Joe comic was good throughout most of its run. Larry Hama, the writer, knows an awful lot about the military, the martial arts, and espionage, and he created a comic which brought an air of authenticity to some fairly fantastic situations. Heck, the filecards, also by Hama, are what got me hooked. The new comic is pretty good, too. The comic was a far cry from the show [although the latter had some enjoyable characterizations along with the silly plots]. People shot real bullets, they got hurt, and they died. And although the cartoons were for kids, and were on some level just meant to sell toys, I think they were pretty good cartoons. It was the U.S. military vs. the Legion of Doom. Any kid could grow up and have a chance to serve his country. And the characters were fun and well-defined. Now He-Man...that, I don't get. But since our hobby is to play make-believe, I try not to judge, Buzz. [/QUOTE]

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