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G.I. Joe Writer Larry Hama To Attend Retro Con!
Hama is best known as writer of the Marvel Comics licensed series G.I. Joe, based on the Hasbro line of military action figures!
The Finest: G.I. Joe Costuming Group To Attend!
The Finest is a GI:JOE fan based costuming club. Our intent is to
celebrate the GI:JOE universe using costumes and props, specifically
canon GI:JOE and Cobra characters based on official movies, books,
comics, and games. The Finest’ aims are to celebrate the GI:JOE
cartoons, books, comics, and video games through the wearing of
costumes and to promote the quality of improvement and creativity in
costumes and props. The clubs secondary intent is to promote
interaction with charity organizations and the betterment of the
community through volunteer work.
Retro Con Is Proud To Announce Our First Official Guest: Neil Ross
Neil Ross has worked on countless cartoons throughout the eighties and nineties! To name a few..he’s worked on: Transformers, G.I. Joe, Voltron, Pac-Man (the 1982 cartoon), Rambo: The Force of Freedom, Rock ‘n’ Wrestling, Bionic Six and InHumanoids! Only naming a few of course!
Character Favorites Include!
Slag, Hook & Springer from G1 Transformers
Keith & Pidge from Voltron
Shipwreck, Dusty & Monkey Wrench from G.I. Joe!
We are honored to have Neil with us this year and for those that attend Retro Con, autographs will be free!







Rosemary Ward [Screamers] & Tony Tuski have been huge collectors of seventies and eighties toys for over 20 years. We've been regular con-goers for over 10 years and are also avid costumers!













