Who Is Gung-Ho? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Gung-Ho is a Hasbro comic book character, the alter ego of Ettiene R. LaFitte , with over 187 comic issue appearances. When the Army's G.I. Joe team was expanded to include members from other branches of the armed forces, Gung-Ho was one of the first new additions.

Who is Gung-Ho?

Gung-Ho was a tough kid and later became known as fierce brawler and knife-fighter in New Orleans . He joined the Marines at age 18, and graduated top-of-class from Parris Island. He went through additional training in Recondo School, Airborne School and Marine Ordinance School. Gung-Ho participated in many missions, including fending off an attack Washington, DC , and defending the Pit against a Cobra army. Gung-Ho became known for his great strength after, among other things, tearing the door off a sports car (a "Cobra", of course) and pounding a support beam into place with his bare fists to stop a ceiling from collapsing.He was one of the many Joe's sent to Sierra Gordo to clear up multiple hotspots.Baroness almost killed the entire group during a bombing run from a Rattler,luckily the group managed to escape.

Key facts

Gung-Ho is of human origin and first appeared in "The Pipeline Ploy!". The character is published by Hasbro. With 187 recorded issue appearances, Gung-Ho ranks among the most featured characters in comics.