he is the man behind the GI Joe and Bucky O’Hare comic book characters and
Bucky O’Hare comic book characters and
Bucky O’Hare comic book characters and adventures hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
adventures hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
adventures hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with comic book writer and
speaking with comic book writer and
speaking with comic book writer and artist
artist
artist Larry hammer why don’t you tell us a bit
Larry hammer why don’t you tell us a bit
Larry hammer why don’t you tell us a bit about how you originally broke into the
about how you originally broke into the
about how you originally broke into the comic book industry I worked as an
comic book industry I worked as an
comic book industry I worked as an assistant for a really well-known comic
assistant for a really well-known comic
assistant for a really well-known comic artist named Wally wood back in the 70s
artist named Wally wood back in the 70s
artist named Wally wood back in the 70s you know that was the way it used to be
you know that was the way it used to be
you know that was the way it used to be you started out with you’re somebody’s
you started out with you’re somebody’s
you started out with you’re somebody’s assistant there was sort of like the old
assistant there was sort of like the old
assistant there was sort of like the old apprenticeships I made all my contacts
apprenticeships I made all my contacts
apprenticeships I made all my contacts with him and that’s how I got a new
with him and that’s how I got a new
with him and that’s how I got a new business you’ve worked with a number of
business you’ve worked with a number of
business you’ve worked with a number of different characters is there one that’s
different characters is there one that’s
different characters is there one that’s closest to your heart it’s a real
closest to your heart it’s a real
closest to your heart it’s a real toss-up between Snake Eyes and Wolverine
toss-up between Snake Eyes and Wolverine
toss-up between Snake Eyes and Wolverine there are different aspects of my
there are different aspects of my
there are different aspects of my fantasy life that’s the most important
fantasy life that’s the most important
fantasy life that’s the most important fantasy to be is about the integrity of
fantasy to be is about the integrity of
fantasy to be is about the integrity of the character and there are sets of
the character and there are sets of
the character and there are sets of moral justice I think this is really
moral justice I think this is really
moral justice I think this is really appealing to kids you know the universe
appealing to kids you know the universe
appealing to kids you know the universe was very unfair to their point of view
was very unfair to their point of view
was very unfair to their point of view you know it’s like you’re a little kid
you know it’s like you’re a little kid
you know it’s like you’re a little kid and everybody tells you what to do
and everybody tells you what to do
and everybody tells you what to do nothing seems fair I think that’s what
nothing seems fair I think that’s what
nothing seems fair I think that’s what made Superman work you know it wasn’t
made Superman work you know it wasn’t
made Superman work you know it wasn’t the fact that he could fly and jump over
the fact that he could fly and jump over
the fact that he could fly and jump over the buildings you know the fantasy their
the buildings you know the fantasy their
the buildings you know the fantasy their work I think was that everybody that
work I think was that everybody that
work I think was that everybody that looked at Superman realized that in any
looked at Superman realized that in any
looked at Superman realized that in any given ethical situation he would make
given ethical situation he would make
given ethical situation he would make the correct ethical choice
the correct ethical choice
the correct ethical choice when you think about that if the kids 40
when you think about that if the kids 40
when you think about that if the kids 40 that’s a really powerful policy yeah how
that’s a really powerful policy yeah how
that’s a really powerful policy yeah how to see the comma robbery you know that’s
to see the comma robbery you know that’s
to see the comma robbery you know that’s what makes the exhibition work that’s
what makes the exhibition work that’s
what makes the exhibition work that’s what makes GI Joe work makes Harry
what makes GI Joe work makes Harry
what makes GI Joe work makes Harry Potter work let’s talk about Bucky
Potter work let’s talk about Bucky
Potter work let’s talk about Bucky O’Hare of it I mean how did you rich how
O’Hare of it I mean how did you rich how
O’Hare of it I mean how did you rich how did that character originate I was
did that character originate I was
did that character originate I was working at DC Comics that they said that
working at DC Comics that they said that
working at DC Comics that they said that we could create stuff and we don’t a big
we could create stuff and we don’t a big
we could create stuff and we don’t a big piece of it and they would publish it so
piece of it and they would publish it so
piece of it and they would publish it so I worked this whole thing up you know
I worked this whole thing up you know
I worked this whole thing up you know and they said well you know hand it in
and they said well you know hand it in
and they said well you know hand it in and I said well where’s my contract and
and I said well where’s my contract and
and I said well where’s my contract and they never came up with the paperwork my
they never came up with the paperwork my
they never came up with the paperwork my lawyer said it always smoked a degree
lawyer said it always smoked a degree
lawyer said it always smoked a degree but it’s worth the paper it’s written on
but it’s worth the paper it’s written on
but it’s worth the paper it’s written on I walked away with it did Neal Adams
I walked away with it did Neal Adams
I walked away with it did Neal Adams who’s a fairly a big-time comic book
who’s a fairly a big-time comic book
who’s a fairly a big-time comic book artist said he would publish it and I
artist said he would publish it and I
artist said he would publish it and I got a nice share of the rights that’s
got a nice share of the rights that’s
got a nice share of the rights that’s sort of like my take on what I really
sort of like my take on what I really
sort of like my take on what I really had wanted to do right he I got into the
had wanted to do right he I got into the
had wanted to do right he I got into the comic book business because I wanted to
comic book business because I wanted to
comic book business because I wanted to do for the animals and ducks and nobody
do for the animals and ducks and nobody
do for the animals and ducks and nobody was buying any of that at that time you
was buying any of that at that time you
was buying any of that at that time you know it was all superheroes so I had to
know it was all superheroes so I had to
know it was all superheroes so I had to do superheroes the dentist chance came
do superheroes the dentist chance came
do superheroes the dentist chance came along
along
along to do what I really wanted to do let’s
to do what I really wanted to do let’s
to do what I really wanted to do let’s talk about GI Joe I mean how can we not
talk about GI Joe I mean how can we not
talk about GI Joe I mean how can we not talk about GI Joe why don’t you tell us
talk about GI Joe why don’t you tell us
talk about GI Joe why don’t you tell us a bit about how that originated and you
a bit about how that originated and you
a bit about how that originated and you know how the characters how you came up
know how the characters how you came up
know how the characters how you came up with the characters I heard that some of
with the characters I heard that some of
with the characters I heard that some of the names at least or the characters are
the names at least or the characters are
the names at least or the characters are based on people that you know and
based on people that you know and
based on people that you know and celebrities a lot of the characters are
celebrities a lot of the characters are
celebrities a lot of the characters are people I know I’d actually been in the
people I know I’d actually been in the
people I know I’d actually been in the Army but it’d been in such a long while
Army but it’d been in such a long while
Army but it’d been in such a long while that everything sort of obsolete that I
that everything sort of obsolete that I
that everything sort of obsolete that I do is I haven’t like look everything up
do is I haven’t like look everything up
do is I haven’t like look everything up anyway
anyway
anyway but I understood the dynamics of how
but I understood the dynamics of how
but I understood the dynamics of how Colorado he works in the military and
Colorado he works in the military and
Colorado he works in the military and what you know people really believed you
what you know people really believed you
what you know people really believed you know you will lay down your life for
know you will lay down your life for
know you will lay down your life for them you you know but there’s no
them you you know but there’s no
them you you know but there’s no abstractions yeah you know ideology it’s
abstractions yeah you know ideology it’s
abstractions yeah you know ideology it’s all strictly personal you know even in
all strictly personal you know even in
all strictly personal you know even in this sort of fantastic environment as
this sort of fantastic environment as
this sort of fantastic environment as long as they behave like real people and
long as they behave like real people and
long as they behave like real people and relate to each other as real people that
relate to each other as real people that
relate to each other as real people that works and I’d ever cared about plot when
works and I’d ever cared about plot when
works and I’d ever cared about plot when I was writing 155 issues of the comic I
I was writing 155 issues of the comic I
I was writing 155 issues of the comic I just made it up as I went
just made it up as I went
just made it up as I went page by page literally I had no idea
page by page literally I had no idea
page by page literally I had no idea what the next story was going to be
what the next story was going to be
what the next story was going to be about thank you very much thank you
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