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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. Fictional team history Original Incarnation (1963) The Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, 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: * Sergeant Nick Fury, Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury * Corporal Dum Dum Dugan, Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan * Private (rank), Private Izzy Cohen, Isadore "Izzy" Cohen * Private Gabe Jones, Gabriel Jones * Private Dino Manelli * Private Rebel Ralston, Robert "Rebel" Ralston * Private Junior Juniper, Jonathan "Junior" Juniper * Private Pinky Pinkerton, Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton: A United Kingdom, British soldier, in issue #8. * Private Eric Koenig: A defector from Nazi Germany. He joined the squad in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinky Pinkerton
Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character's first appearance was in '' Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos'' #8 (July 1964), in which he replaced Jonathan Junior Juniper who was killed in issue #4. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. Pinky Pinkerton was portrayed by Richard Short, in the TV series '' Agent Carter'' which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Fictional character biography Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton was an English member of the original Howling Commandos who fought alongside the team during World War II. A British Army commando and gentleman ranker who used an umbrella as a weapon along with his Thompson submachine gun, Pinkerton had served alongside the unit commander Captain Samuel Happy Sam Sawyer prior to Pearl Harbor when both were with the British Commandos. Along with Col Timothy Dum Dum Dugan and Dino Manelli, he helped organize the ''Deadly Doz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
