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Gi Joe fans unite JUNE at SUPER MEGA FEST!Gi Joe legend RON RUDAT joins Keone Young the voice of the iconic STORM SHADOW for a GI JOE legend reunion.
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Rudat joined Hasbro in 1980, amid the company’s top-secret G.I. Joe relaunch initiative code-named “Operation Blast Off.” After significant market research, Hasbro had determined that G.I. Joe's best chance at profitability was to scale down all action figures to 3 3/4 inches.
Rudat was charged with designing the new smaller figures. He designed EVERY SINGLE figure from the inception of the “A Real American Hero” campaign from 1982 through 1986, even though to this day he'll tell you he "wasn't a figure guy." He also created the Cobra figures and Logo. In 1985 Ron's name made it onto a G.I. Joe file card, and in 1986 his mustache was immortalized on the front of a G.I. Joe package, having his likeness illustrated as “Leatherneck.”
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The VERVE Hotel Natick (1360 Worcester St, Natick, MA), United States