A key issue noted for First appearance of Payload and First appearance of Hardtop. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #64 was published by Marvel Comics on October 1, 1987, as part of a series that began in 1982. Larry Hama writes, and art comes from Nel Yomtov, Ron Wagner and Russ Heath. This 36-page issue features Scarlett, Snake-Eyes, Baroness, Roadblock and Hawk, among 43 characters cataloged on VerseDB.