The French Resistance leader, LaBrave, has the details of the upcoming D-Day invasion, and the Howlers In Sgt. Fury and his men are assigned by their commanding officer, Captain "Happy" Sam Sawyer, to parachute into France to rescue a leader of the French Underground, who has been captured by the Nazis. Nick Fury and his Howling Commando unit (also referred to as "The Howlers"), a group of American commandos in World War Two.
Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, we get the first Appearance of Sgt.
While the characters are somewhat larger than life I thoroughly enjoyed this series and hope that the entire series of Howling Commando magazines are released in this format. Some of the stories are deeply moving (they killed off a major character very early in the series), and there's even some romantic interest.
I can't say for sure but I believe this was the first time that non-white anglo saxons were used as major characters in a comic series! Gabe was a jazz trumpet playing afro American, Izzy Cohen was a Jewish mechanic from Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn, Reb Ralston was a southerner, and Dino Manelli was a complete rip off of the then popular Dean Martin!
In the midst of Marvel's success, old War veterans Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created a WWII comic (better than Sgt Rock) on a lark and it became my favorite comic of all during the 60's (As Combat was one of my favorite tv shows!įury was a loud mouthed, hard nosed, soft hearted tough as nails commando leader who led his squad on the most dangerous missions against overwhelming odds! This was the origin of Nick Fury, Agent of Shield!Įach member of the squad came from a cross section of Religious and ethnic backgrounds. At first Batman, Superman and other DC Superhero comics until the first Marvel Superheroes were born.FF, Spidey, Thor, Ant Man, etc. Growing up as a kid in the 60's, many of the action and adventure movies/books were set in WWII (or westerns or spies). In the midst of Marvel's success, old War veterans Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created a WWII comic (better than Sgt Rock) on a lark and it became my favorite comic of all duri I had to relive my youth with this one. Stan Lee and Infantryman Jack Kirby! Thats a pair storytellers so explosive you better make sure you keep your lid on when you read this one, soldier! Prepare yourself for drama, intrigue, humor and action galore as Fury, Dum Dum Dugan and the rest of the Howlers as they battle more Nazis than you can shake a bayonet at, team-up with Captain America and Bucky, battle the nefarious Baron Strucker and Zemo, and set out to capture Adolf Hitler himself! With a pedigree like that, get off your duff and reserve your copy today, goldbrick! Thats an order! Collecting SGT. Nick Fury and his Howlin Commandos in thick of ol WWII! And for the icing on the cake, its a titanic team-up of the mighty talents of Sgt. Stan Lee and Infantryman Jack Kirby! Thats a pair storytellers so explosive you better make sure you keep your lid on when you read this one, soldier! Prepare WHA-HOOO! Its time for Marvels first-ever war Masterworks with tales of Sgt. WHA-HOOO! Its time for Marvels first-ever war Masterworks with tales of Sgt.