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TheHowling Commandos is the name of severalfictional groups appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The team also appears in the franchises developed for other media.

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

• SergeantNicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury
• CorporalTimothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan
• PrivateIsadore "Izzy" Cohen
• PrivateGabriel Jones
• PrivateDino Manelli
• PrivateRobert "Rebel" Ralston
• PrivateJonathan "Junior" Juniper
• PrivatePercival "Pinky" Pinkerton: ABritish soldier, in issue #8.
• PrivateEric Koenig: A defector fromNazi Germany. He joined the squad in issue #27.
• PrivateJim Morita
• PrivateJacques "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, Britishnurse Pamela Hawley, introduced in issue #4 and killed in aLondonair raid in #18.

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

• Clay Quartermain: The commanding officer of Area 13. He takes over in the first issue fromDum Dum Dugan.
• Warwolf (Vince Marcus): The field leader. He is awerewolf who can transform voluntarily wheneverMars 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 ofAncient Egypt.
• Frankenstein: An intelligent clone of the originalFrankenstein'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 agorilla's body. He is now a member of theAgents of Atlas.
• John Doe: Azombie depicted as having normal human-level intelligence, in contrast to otherzombie characters in the Marvel universe.

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

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

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

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

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

• Frankenstein's Monster^[2]
• Man-Thing^[2]
• N'Kantu, the Living Mummy^[2]
• Zombie^[2]

A new team of Howling Commandos under the command ofS.T.A.K.E. were part of theAll-New All-Different Marvel led by the rebuiltLMD ofDum Dum Dugan and under the supervision ofWarwolf. It consists of:

• Jasper Sitwell (zombie form)
• Vampire by Night
• Man-Thing
• Manphibian
• Orrgo
• Teen Abomination
• Hit-Monkey^[3]

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

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

• The members of the first Howling Commandos were killed by theIraqi Republican Guard, with onlyNick Fury andDum Dum Dugan surviving.^[4]
• The second incarnation of the Howling Commandos is formed during theDark Ultimates' attack on Earth and consists of Nick Fury,Monica Chang,Abigail Brand,Punisher,Falcon,Stature, Dum Dum Dugan,Danny Ketch,Abomination, andHercules.^[5]

An alternate universe incarnation of the Howling Commandos appears in theSecret Wars tie-inMrs. 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]

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

• The WWII incarnation of the Howling Commandos make a cameo appearance in theX-Men: The Animated Series episode "Old Soldiers."
• The WWII incarnation of the Howling Commandos appear inThe Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes.
• Nick Fury's Howling Commandos appear inUltimate Spider-Man.
• Nick Fury's Howling Commandos appear inHulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H..

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