Original Incarnation (1963) 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: •
Sergeant Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury •
Corporal Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan •
Private Isadore "Izzy" Cohen •
Private Gabriel Jones •
Private Dino Manelli •
Private Robert "Rebel" Ralston •
Private Jonathan "Junior" Juniper •
Private Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton: A
British soldier, in issue #8. •
Private Eric Koenig: A defector from
Nazi Germany. He joined the squad in issue #27. •
Private Jim Morita •
Private Jacques "Frenchie" Dernier 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 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: •
Clay Quartermain: The commanding officer of Area 13. He takes over in the first issue from
Dum Dum Dugan. •
Warwolf (Vince Marcus): The field leader. He is a
werewolf who can transform voluntarily whenever
Mars is in the night sky. •
Nina Price, Vampire by Night: A woman who is half-
vampire and half-werewolf. • '''
N'Kantu, the Living Mummy''': A previously existing character. N'Kantu is an undead prince of
Ancient Egypt. •
Frankenstein: An intelligent clone of the original
Frankenstein's Monster. How this process did not produce different clones of the various individual body parts making up the original Monster was briefly mentioned in issue #1. The response was "Don't go there". •
Gorilla-Man I: A previously existing character. Kenneth Hale is a man trapped in a
gorilla's body. He is now a member of the
Agents of Atlas. •
John Doe: A
zombie depicted as having normal human-level intelligence, in contrast to other
zombie characters in the Marvel universe.
Secret Invasion 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 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 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.
Phil Coulson's Howling Commandos Phil Coulson later formed his version of the Howling Commandos to combat
Dormammu's Mindless Plague. The team consisted of: • '''
Frankenstein's Monster''' •
Man-Thing ==Other versions==