His editing credits include Conan, The 'Nam (1986-1993), which was a gritty comic about the Vietnam War and the Savage Tales reboot. In 1980, Hama became an editor for Marvel. While at DC, he would also write for Batman. He also worked on the TV-series licensed property Welcome Back, Cotter from 1977-1978. From there he would freelance for then new publisher Atlas/ Seaboard ( Wulf the Barbarian, Planet of Vampires) before beginning a long run at DC as editor of such titles as Wonder Woman, Mister Miracle, Super Friends, and The Warlord.
This was only the superhereo's second appearance and Hama would replace Gil Kane on the story.
Hama wouldn't begin pencilling himself until a year and half later, making his debut on the feature "Iron Fist" in Marvel Premeire issues number 16-19 in 1974. The character would eventually go on to spawn a comic, animated series, toy line, and video game. It was here that he also created the character Bucky O'Hare, a green, anthropomorphic rabbit that fought along side other mammal sidekicks in a intergalactic war against space amphibians. His first known works for the studio was in DC's Weird Worlds #2 on the story "Slaves of the Mahars" with Alan Weiss. He became a part of the comic book inking gang known as the "Crusty Bunkers". With the contacts he made at Wood's studio, he, along with Reese, Frank Brunner and Bernie Wrightson began working at Neal Adams' Continuity Associates Studio. He also had illustrations published in Rolling Stone and Esquire magazines.ĭuring his time at Wood's studio, he would collaborate with Reese on the underground comix-style humor magazine Drool #1 in 1972. He would help Wood's on the comic strips Sally Forth and Cannon, which were published in Military News and Overseas Weekly. CareerĪfter his discharge from the army, Larry Hama's high school classmate Ralph Reese helped him get a job at Wally Wood's Manhattan studio as an assistant. Larry Hama is married and has a daughter. He served in the Vietnam War from 1969-1971, an experience that would fuel his writing and creating for future comic book projects. After high school, Larry drew shoes for catalogues before enlisting in the United States Army of Engineers.
He sold his first comic work at the age of 16 to the magazine Castle of Frankenstein. He wanted to be a painter so attended Manhattan's High School of Art and Design. As a child, he studied many Japanese martial arts forms such as Kodokan Judo, Kyudo (Japanese archery), and Laido (Japanese martial art swordsmanship). He was raised in Queens and is a third generation American, his family being of Japanese descent. Larry Hama was born on Jin Manhattan, New York.
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