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Howling Commandos

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.

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

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: Son of the Absorbing Man. Daisy Johnson bails him out of jail after he is imprisoned for hitting a cop. Possesses superhuman strength. Very little so far has been revealed about the character.

Dark Reign

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In Secret Warriors #4 and #5 as seen during the Dark Reign storyline, it is revealed that 1200 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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MAX

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In Fury and Fury: Peacemaker by Garth Ennis, the Howling Commandos were an OSS special operations unit created by Fury and modeled after the SAS. Most of the unit's lineup were wiped out following D-Day, and only Fury and two other members survived (one of whom is most likely Dum-Dum Dugan, who appears in Fury MAX).

Ultimate Marvel

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In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Howling Commandos were a US Army Ranger unit, escorting an imprisoned Wolverine during the Gulf War. The convoy was attacked by the Iraqi Republican Guard, killing all but Fury. Dum-Dum Dugan appears in the present day, hinting that he was elsewhere at the time.[citation needed]

During the Ultimate X-Men comic, Nick Fury dispatches a special S.H.I.E.L.D. unit to protect the Triskelion from elements of the Academy of Tomorrow, who came to break out one of their own.[citation needed]

A new version of the Howling Commandos appeared in Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #20; S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Monica Chang grants Nick Fury and ex-Hydra soldier Abigail Brand to take on the growing power of Hydra.[7]

The full team finally makes its debut during the Dark Ultimates' attack on Earth. Besides Nick Fury, Monica Chang and Abigail Brand, the roster consists of Punisher, Falcon, Stature, Dum Dum Dugan, Danny "The Ghost" Ketch, Emil "The Abomination" Blonsky, and Hercules[8]

Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos

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Main article: Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos

During the Secret Wars storyline, a variation of the Howling Commandos resides in the Battleworld domain of Monster Metropolis which is located beneath the Kingdom of Manhattan. It consists of Frankenstein's Monster, Invisible Man, Man-Thing, Marcus the Centaur, N'Kantu the Living Mummy, and Werewolf by Night.[9]

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. Following their first appearance in the live-action film Captain America: The First Avenger. In the 2014 film Captain America: The Winter Soldier, they are shown in an exhibit at the Smithsonian in which they are specifically identified as Howling Commandos. They make appearances in the live-action television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. episode "Shadows" and the Agent Carter episode "The Iron Ceiling".[10] Additionally, alternate timeline versions of the Howling Commandos appear in the Disney+ animated series What If...? episode "What If... Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?".

The MCU team and their other affiliations:

Members added after the timeline of Captain America: The First Avenger:

Television

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See also

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See also: Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos § In other media

References

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  1. ^ Nathan Edmondson (w), Mitch Gerads (p), Mitch Gerads (i), Mitch Gerads (col), VC's Cory Petit (let), Jake Thomas (ed). "Memento Mori" The Punisher, vol. 9, no. 1 (5 February 2014). United States: Marvel Comics.
  2. ^ S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 3 #6
  3. ^ S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 3 #6
  4. ^ S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 3 #6
  5. ^ S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol. 3 #6
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #20
  8. ^ Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #27
  9. ^ Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1
  10. ^ "DEBRIEFING MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER: THE IRON CEILING". Marvel. January 16, 2015.
  11. ^ "X-Men: The Animated Series" Old Soldiers (TV Episode 1997) - Trivia - IMDb, retrieved 2023-09-19
  12. ^ "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes! S1 E4 "Meet Captain America" / Recap". TV Tropes. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  13. ^ Pignotti, Philip (2013-10-05), The Howling Commandos, Ultimate Spider-Man, Drake Bell, Ogie Banks, Corey Burton, retrieved 2023-09-19
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