Larry Hama

Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, best known for his decade-long run on Marvel's monthly G.I. Joe comic.

In 1993, Hama wrote a five-issue G.I. Joe storyline that served to set up the subsequent Generation 2 comic, and depicted Cobra rebuilding Megatron with tank for his new alt mode.

Trivia
Dreamwave's first Transformers/G.I. Joe crossover featured a ship called the U.S.S. Hama, as a tribute to the writer.