Gung Ho
Mega Marines Commander

1993 was a wild time for G.I. Joe. The Battle Corps series was replacing the original G.I. Joe line. Ninja Force was still running full steam and Star Brigade was just rolling out on the launch pad. At that time another team of Joe's and Cobras were preparing for battle. The Mega Marines... Figures wearing brightly colored battle suits and spring action rocket launchers. The main gimmick for them was the play do that was included with every figure. You molded bio armor to the figures themselves and even the tips of the missiles then tore pieces off like battle damage. My 13 year old self ate this up! Not the play do mind you the gimmickyness of the figures. In addition the Mega Marines put out a vehicle which was the only piece of this line to appear in the Marvel comics and some of the narliest monsters ever to be conjured up by Hasbro. The Mega Monsters!!!

Its no surprise Gung Ho was selected to command the G.I. Joe Mega Marine forces, who better then one of the roughest toughest Marines of them all. I also tend to believe the 1993 Leatherneck volunteers to go out on missions with them as well. Hasbro was also experimenting with paint apps at that time so many of the figures had paint marbleization on there uniforms. The Mega Marine Gung Ho was one such figure. Gung Ho included a helmet, launcher, two missiles, stand, sub machine gun, machine gun, shotgun, machete, armor mold and can of play do. While I picked my Gung Ho up at a local comic shop I am missing most of the parts he was included with. He is one of my favorite Mega Marines and I prefer this one over the bare chested versions any day. Gung Ho is also marked with the number 1 on his armor this was only done with the Joe Mega Marines as a unit marker.