Lonzo R. Wilkinson
Lonzo R. Wilkinson has been a fixture of one of comics' most beloved military franchises since the very beginning — debuting in the landmark first issue of G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero in 1982, crafted by the legendary Larry Hama and Don Perlin during the Bronze Age. With 155 appearances spanning an extraordinary 43 years and seven key issues to their name, this is a character whose staying power speaks for itself, keeping company throughout with icons like Snake-Eyes, Scarlett, and Hawk across the pages of Marvel's action-packed Joe universe. Whether you're a longtime collector or just discovering the rich, sprawling world of G.I. Joe, Lonzo R. Wilkinson is exactly the kind of character whose deep roots in the series reward the curious reader who digs in.
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Trivia
- Stalker holds the distinction of being the first African-American character introduced in Marvel's G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, a visibility milestone that collectors and historians still cite today.writeups.org
- Reference material and later character bios explicitly tie Lonzo Wilkinson to a Detroit street-gang leader past, a detail that made him unusually morally complex for an early-1980s mainstream action-comics hero.writeups.org
- Larry Hama has written more of Lonzo R. Wilkinson's comics than any other writer in our catalog — 90 issues.