G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Vol. 3

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero! Compendium #3

by Larry Hama, Herb Trimpe (Writer / Penciler), Michael Fleisher

Discover some of the iconic moments, including Snake Eyes face reveal, in the third compendium of the pop culture changing comic series, G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO.

YOOOO JOE!

Everything changes HERE as the true face of Snake-Eyes is revealed for the first time! And in the historic 100th issue, COBRA COMMANDER storms back into the fray in a game-changing chapter that redefined the entire series!

Discover even more explosive moments from the series created by Larry Hama that changed the pop culture world forever!

Collects G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #77-113 and G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS #16-28.

Genres: Comics, Fiction

1208 pages, Paperback

Published May 19, 2026

About the author

Larry Hama is an American writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s.

During the 1970s, he was seen in minor roles on the TV shows M*A*S*H and Saturday Night Live, and appeared on Broadway in two roles in the original 1976 production of Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures.

He is best known to American comic book readers as a writer and editor for Marvel Comics, where he wrote the licensed comic book series G.I. Joe, A Real American Hero, based on the Hasbro action figures. He has also written for the series Wolverine, Nth Man: the Ultimate Ninja, and Elektra. He created the character Bucky O'Hare, which was developed into a comic book, a toy line and television cartoon.

Reviews

[Sean Gibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wherein we continue our journey through childhood nostalgia, Larry Hama continues to evolve his ability to juggle multiple storylines, and the deaths of several characters (most minor, but a few major) are surprisingly affecting.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

The start of the 90s coincides with the decline of the book the way I see it. The art falls off and about half the stories are basically guys with code-names shouting other code-names while they call out the code-names of vehicles they are either viewing or driving. All this before the ninjas start to show up!

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than a comic book about a toy line should be. Lots of great stories. I can't believe how many Joes Hama killed off towards the end. I didn't think anyone ever died in comics. I hope they eventually get the whole run out to meet up where Hama picked up with his story over at Skybound.

[Jeff Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

They killed some major Joes!
Also plenty of classic stories and moments.

[Devin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Different Edition; ISBN 978-1-5343-5635-1