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Howling Commandos

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Howling Commandos
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (March 1964)
Created byStan Lee
Jack Kirby

The Howling Commandos is the name of several fictional groups appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team also appears in the franchises developed for other media.

Fictional team history

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Original Incarnation (1963)

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Main article: Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos

The first group of Howling Commandos (introduced in their own 1963 comic book series) was an elite unit of the United States Army Rangers formed in World War II. The original team consisted of:

Occasional other members would join for an issue or two before being killed, transferred, or otherwise leaving (such as Fred Jones in issue #81). Also daringly for the time, the series killed Fury's girlfriend, British nurse Pamela Hawley, introduced in issue #4 and killed in a London air raid in #18.

Nick Fury's Howling Commandos

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Main article: Nick Fury's Howling Commandos

A second Howling Commandos team was introduced in the 2005 series Nick Fury's Howling Commandos as a supernatural unit that works for S.H.I.E.L.D. Its members were:

Secret Invasion

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Main article: Secret Warriors (Team White)

A third group of "Commandos" are introduced in Mighty Avengers #13. After discovering the Skrull invasion, Nick Fury assembles a team made up of the offspring of various superheroes and supervillains. This team members are:

  • Quake: Former S.H.I.E.L.D. member and daughter of Mister Hyde. She possesses the power to create earthquake-like vibrations.
  • Phobos: The ten-year-old son of Ares. He possesses the power to cause fear in others by looking in their eyes.
  • Druid: The son of Doctor Druid who has inherited some of his father's skill with magic.
  • Yo-Yo: The daughter of the Griffin. She can run at superhuman speed and bounces back to the point where she began running.
  • Hellfire: The grandson of the Phantom Rider. He is able to charge a chain with fire to wield as a weapon.
  • Stonewall: The son of the Absorbing Man, who possesses superhuman strength. Daisy Johnson bails him out of jail after he is imprisoned for hitting a cop.

Dark Reign

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In Secret Warriors #4 and #5 as seen during the Dark Reign storyline, it is revealed that 1,200 S.H.I.E.L.D. agents refused to join H.A.M.M.E.R. following Norman Osborn's rise to power. Under the leadership of Dum Dum Dugan and Gabe Jones, they became a private military company which is hired by Nick Fury to fight against both Hydra and H.A.M.M.E.R.

Black Ops version

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A new incarnation of the Howling Commandos is ordered to apprehend the Punisher after he relocates to Los Angeles. The black ops version is led by Sidewinder and its members include Ruby Red, Myers, and Buzzkill.[1]

Phil Coulson's Howling Commandos

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Phil Coulson later formed his version of the Howling Commandos to combat Dormammu's Mindless Plague. The team consisted of:

Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D

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Main article: Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.

A new team of Howling Commandos under the command of S.T.A.K.E. were part of the All-New All-Different Marvel led by the rebuilt LMD of Dum Dum Dugan and under the supervision of Warwolf. It consists of:

Other versions

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An alternate universe incarnation of the Howling Commandos appears in Fury: Peacemaker. This version is an OSS special operations unit created by Nick Fury. Most of the unit's lineup were killed following D-Day, with only Fury and two unidentified members surviving.

Ultimate Marvel

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Two incarnations of the Howling Commandos from Earth-1610 appear in the Ultimate Marvel imprint:

Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos

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An alternate universe incarnation of the Howling Commandos appears in the Secret Wars tie-in Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos, consisting of Frankenstein's Monster, Invisible Man, Man-Thing, Marcus the Centaur, N'Kantu the Living Mummy, and Werewolf by Night.[6]

In other media

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Marvel Cinematic Universe

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The WWII Howling Commandos appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, consisting of Steve Rogers / Captain America, James Falsworth, Bucky Barnes, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Jim Morita, Jacques Dernier, Samuel Sawyer, Pinky Pinkerton, and Junior Juniper. Following their first appearance in Captain America: The First Avenger, the Howling Commandos appear in Captain America: The Winter Soldier as part of an in-universe Smithsonian exhibit. The group also appears in the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Shadows" and the Agent Carter episode "The Iron Ceiling".[7] Additionally, an alternate timeline incarnation of the Howling Commandos appears in the What If...? episode "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?".

Television

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References

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  1. ^ Punisher (vol. 10) #1 (April 2014)
  2. ^ a b c d S.H.I.E.L.D. (vol. 3) #6 (July 2015)
  3. ^ Guerrero, Tony (July 6, 2015). "Frank Barbiere & Brent Schoonover Talk About S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Dirty Little Secret and the Howling Commandos". Comic Vine.
  4. ^ Ultimate X-Men #11 (December 2001)
  5. ^ Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #27 (September 2013)
  6. ^ Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1 (August 2015)
  7. ^ "DEBRIEFING MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER: THE IRON CEILING". Marvel.com. January 16, 2015. Archived from the original on March 1, 2015.
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