Anthony S. Gambello

Debuting in the very first issue of Marvel's G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero in 1982 — one of the most celebrated launches of the Bronze Age — Anthony S. Gambello has been part of this franchise's DNA from the very beginning, sharing those landmark pages with iconic figures like Stalker, Hawk, and Grunt. Across more than four decades of publication and 51 catalog appearances spanning G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Tales of G.I. Joe, and G.I. Joe: Frontline, this is a character with genuine staying power in one of comics' most beloved military action universes. Four of those appearances carry key-issue status, meaning collectors have taken notice — and with a debut crafted by the legendary Larry Hama and Don Perlin, that's no surprise. For fans who love digging into the rich ensemble world that made G.I. Joe a cultural phenomenon, Anthony S. Gambello is exactly the kind of deep-catalog discovery that rewards a closer look.