Sgt. Fury's Howling Commandos | The Lore of Marvel Comics

[@carlomercorio1250]

In the late 60s, as a preteen, I used to buy and enjoy the Howling Commandos comics.

[@timothym.johnson3485]

I love Sgt. Fury, Sgt. Rock and The Haunted Tank when I was a kid in the 1970's.😊

[@j3lny425]

Wasn't the Haunted Tank a D.C product ?

[@timothym.johnson3485]

​@j3lny425 yes. As well as Sgt. Rock. The series was called 'Our Army at War'.

[@thomasthomas2418]

Gunner, Sarge and Pooch!

[@patrickheath5011]

I always knew Sgt Rock would kick Fury's ass in a real fight. Fury always talked too much and the DC art was so much better.

[@Donathon-f6f]

Do you remember Combat Kelly and his Deadly dozen.r (ok it's DC) Weird War ,?!?!

[@charlesjohnson536]

NOBODY CONNECTS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE TOGETHER LIKE MERRY MARVELITE .. WHICH IS WHY THIS CHANNEL IS 'EXCELSIOR' ..

[@popculturefanxxi4391]

Hey think you can make this into a parody of Gaston? But that is good that you said that

[@inklingboi08]

@@popculturefanxxi4391I'd gladly sing on that cover!

[@maureencora1]

Early 1970s I Loved Reading Sgt. Fury for Fun & Sgt. Rock for Reality.

[@sawtooth808]

In the early - mid nineties Keith Giffen and Paco Medina had Sgt.Rock leading Suicide Squad (while Amanda Waller was operating behind the scenes…as usual) that iteration of the Squad was what I affectionately call a “wood chipper” comic (at least 3/4 of whatever team was operating met untimely demises .) And at the time that comic came out I would say with this buddy of mine I used to work with “Marvel should have Nick Fury lead an iteration of The Thunderbolts (I called Freedom Force) with D list Marvel villains put in the same situation that that version of Suicide Squad put in (Pitch: the Carrot: Early Parole by going on missions as apart of Freedom Force, those missions have a high likelihood of untimely ends, and if said villain gets lucky and survives, then they get to keep going on missions until they get “unlucky”. It’s like playing black jack and saying “Hit me”… and you have two kings showing. It’s like playing Russian roulette…with a bullet in every chamber, and the only hope for survival is the revolver jamming). I would have had Nick Fury working with Diamondback, USAgent (who was paralyzed during the nineties fight a crazed prototype Captain America called Protocide) Hiram Ridley (sarcastic Computer hacker covering Freedom Force’s tracks, and DumDum Duggan. Those would have been Nick Fury’s new Howlers, however Nick Fury and DumDum would have been surrounded by people that operated by using unethical means (USAgent), and methods (Diamondback, Ram Ridley) to wage war, with no hill to be taken, and no clean victory to be had. If Marvel released that comic during the 90’s -early 2000s it could have done well, but Marvel didn’t. Funny enough in 2004 or 2005 Warren Ellis took over Thunderbolts and put people like Bullseye, Venom, a PTSD addled Robbie Baldwin, and an unhinged Norman Osborn on the roster, and the rest was history.

[@maureencora1]

@@sawtooth808 Touche' (smile)

[@sonnysantana5454]

at least you knew the difference between the two

[@maureencora1]

@@sonnysantana5454 Touche' (smile)

[@JoeW-i7z]

Sargent Rock didn't have Superpowers. So he never got to be a member of the DC Universe! Superman is the first. But when you are with Easy Company you have some good fighting men. An Indian sharpshooter. And BULLDOZER he can lug a 50 caliber machine gun into combat. Usually it's a 30 cal. Vietnam was so unpopular many WW2 Comics never made it past the early 70s.

[@samgamgee42]

I'm 68.... thanks for that trip down memory lane !! I didn't realize how many small details I had forgotten of Nick's story line😮 My 72 yr old brother has impressive Nick Fury collection still !!! Thanks again for this awesome video !!

[@robertfalcone3025]

Nick Fury & The Howling Commandos were one of my favorite Marvel Comics in the 1960s... alongside the Incredible Hulk.. Fantastic Four... Avengers..X Men..& of course Spider Man...I loved the back history of Nick Fury & how he went on to become the leader of SHIELD.. including the explanation of how Fury never aged due to the Infinity Formula! Anyways great video brother.. looking forward to more of your Marvel Comics histories 👑

[@sawtooth808]

However the sad part was all of Nick Fury’s comrades turned out to be LMDs (some of them didn’t really know they were LMDs {see: DumDum Duggan, and Val DeFontaine})

[@jamesmcclure3907]

Such a great series - best WWII comic EVER!!!!

[@sawtooth808]

Right up there with Sgt Rock, by Joe Kubert, and Russ Heath

[@sonnysantana5454]

​@@sawtooth808 , you mean way way behind sgt rock

[@carter358]

No, Sgt. Rock was the best WWII comic. Way ahead of all the rest.

[@johndurham6172]

Probably never going to get a true live action version of this series.

[@JefferySummers-nm7st]

The Real Nick Fury 🤟🤟🤟🤟💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@SEKreiver]

Damn right.

[@jedgarren2901]

I've still got my Sgt.Rock comics,I love this post

[@susanesquer1520]

WELL DONE! I wish The MCU had kept the Howling Commandos the way the cannon had them as! MCU really dropped the ball on this one. Great job on telling us the history of Nick Fury and the Howling Commandos!

[@ikedaddy2974]

They dropped the ball on nick fury making him a pencil pushing desk jockey saved by women .. that had loose spy ties.. get out of here m she u .. i want Stan Lee's writing how they are not you perception of his ideas .. boo m she u 😂😂😂😂

[@stephenheath8465]

@@ikedaddy2974 Love Sam Jackson the actor, but the MCU had emasculated his character since that Captain Marvel movie smdh

[@jimsmith1365]

Thank you kindly for this video. One of my favorite comics since 1966, and later finding back issues with Jack Kirby art. Beautiful

[@toddandrews9829]

Late 60's and early 70's I never missed Sgt Fury,Sgt Rock, Ghost Rider or the Rawhide Kid. It was truly a different world than today. A glance into the concept of right and wrong with detours into the supernatural. Not all of our heroes had superpowers and that helped keep us grounded to some degree.

[@super_robot_punch]

Thank you so much man. I’ve always loved the commandos. Seeing them age was a kick in the gut. No one ever ages in Marvel except their soldiers it seems. Bro don’t I know it

[@derekramsaroup3883]

I remember these comics so well...

[@JasonAlredge]

I really enjoy this video because this team of amazing men shows that you don't need masks or powers to be a hero. Hopefully in the future this channel can show more other WWII stories that were shown in Marvel comic books.

[@glocksNgrippers]

Thanks for posting! Used to enjoy reading the howling commandos!

[@charleighh.990]

I love how Kirby put in Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

[@jalenikezeue4114]

The King of comics

[@jalenikezeue4114]

The King of comics

[@Texasjim2007]

Jack Kirby was the real deal. He was an Army recon scout for Patton who was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge. His legendary speed as an artist was something he developed in combat since his job involved sketching enemy positions behind the lines making it a matter of survival for him to be able to get it done fast. Nick Fury like Steve Rogers was based largely on Jack's own personality and values although probably not as much as Ben Grimm was.

[@michaelhewitt258]

Fantastic I never knew there history

[@marvelpg]

Thanks for the recap ... love this team but never really got their whole history.

[@jalenikezeue4114]

They have appeared in some of the Marvel cartoons

[@marvelpg]

@@jalenikezeue4114 thanks ...will have to track those down

[@guyincognito9578]

I really wanna thank you guys for this when I was young my favorite comic books was Sergeant fury.

[@jamesfuller6113]

Thanks for doing this on a holiday week!

[@mudvalve]

Waaaaahooooo! Great presentation! I think “editor’s notes” would be helpful in pointing out the series and issue you get each nugget of information from.

[@RingsideRebel785]

Love the Commandos❤

[@dudepool7530]

While watching this, all I can think is "What if we got a 'Howling Commandos' movie, in the vein of 'Inglorious Basterds'?"

[@timothym.johnson3485]

@@dudepool7530 hell yes

[@yermatedave4930]

One of my favourite parts of John Byrne's Batman/Captain America teamup series during the war was a teamup between the Howlers and Sgt Rock's Easy Company. Comics' greatest war heroes, together in one adventure! Even though it was only a few panels, it was great.

[@donaldthompson5578]

I love this comic book I read this one as a kid and enjoy reading the adventures of these brave men

[@eddiewilson1220]

Ya like vid great job my older had them comics .. got to read some back in the day .. thanks for the cool memories..

[@GetReady-j2y]

Great video

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Long live The howling commandos OOOrah ✊🏿

[@jblue6236]

Cool, I know the story of the Howling Commandos. Thanks, MM. I think I'll see if I can find a few issues.

[@phillipwalters7702]

Hello there Merry Marvelite and fellow community members. First, I just wanted to say that I do hope that everyone has had or is having a wonderful holiday season. Second, I just wanted to say that this new video was absolutely awesome and the information that came out of it was just fantastic. Definitely a great piece of marvelous history on this day, when Mr. Marvel, himself was born. Hope that everyone in this great community has a terrific new year and may it be bright for all. Until next, Peace Out. Plus Ultra And Above All Excelsior.

[@fredthemithrilogre]

This was a good watch/listen on MLK day

[@jamescromer550]

Yep, this and Sgt Rock were my favorites.

[@jameslockard6956]

Sargent FURRY, MARVEL, and Sargent ROCK DC. I often read them at barbershops in the 60s. So many tales of WW2 existed on TV. , Movies, news stories, magazines and comic books.😊

[@KasumiKenshirou]

A comedy duo named Jerry and Dino. I see what they did there. I wonder if they had LMDs named Sammy and Duke.

[@paulwallis7586]

I wrote a letter to the Commandos comic and got it published. About 40 years later, I found that comic, with my letter still in it!

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the amazing video

[@GregoryBaisden-ud2rd]

As i remember Dino Manelli was killed by a german sniper at Treblinka. That was in one of the comics i had as a kid. I dont know how that was changed. Lol. Im 68 now. Loved the Howling Commandos and Nick Fury.

[@jahad19]

Thanks as usual 👍and oh yeah ,Rage,comet man,and the herald's of Galactus

[@arkinyte13]

Love your breakdowns.

[@donjames7971]

These 'Howlers' remind me of the 'Blackhawks', in a comic series of my childhood .. !

[@dr.migilitoloveless2385]

I remember the PT Boat comic book commander, Captain Storm.

[@richardsobieck9660]

I loved the Howling Commandos!

[@josephsmith6944]

Thank You. 😢

[@BBBHuey]

The story of how Fury lost his eye is so much better than the cat tale we got in the mcu.

[@XHero220]

Finally more Golden Age stuff.

[@mrc302]

Read Fury and Sgt.Rock religiously when I was a kid.

[@momokomiyafuji396]

Oh those Dick Ayers penciled /John Severin inked pages take me back (That’s how it is credited but really it is more like Ayers layouts and Severin’s finishes. John Severin’s style comes through so strongly, even over Ayers’ Kirby-esque poses). That era of the Howling Commandos is the one I remember most. That’s when I started reading my older cousins collection and recognized his style from the old EC comics my uncle had.

[@xkot6431]

I first discovered Severin from his work in Cracked magazine, and imprinted on it. Seeing his panels in this video makes me wonder why he seems to have been largely forgotten. He was a master of composition and expression, and while quite realistic, his work was never fussy or stiff. He really was a masterful draftsman and storyteller.

[@TheTaoOfChrisG]

‘Rebel’ Ralston repping Louisville KY! @4:09

[@bloodyjoe1245]

I enjoyed this video alot and i can see a bunch of similarities with another WW2 unit from a completely different comic book company.....SGT Rock and Easy Company from DC Comics....and i hope that one day we will see both DC and Marvel Comics collaborate again and have both SGT Rock and Easy Company join SGT Fury and the Howling Commandos on a mission where it pushes both teams to the limit to where they feel that they might not make it back alive to me that would be a badass story

[@kevincocking8561]

started collecting these in the 60s love them still

[@jamesmurray8558]

Loved Sgt. Rock, Haunted Tank, Fury.

[@vincentfranklin17]

I happily reiterate: This channel is like watching The Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe¡

[@buckaroobilliam]

If you think hearing a computer read a handbook is appealing... theirs keeps getting just worse... I would rather read it

[@davidbiggs5499]

I started buying Sgt rock a fury in mid sixties never missed a new episode read them up to 1970 when I enlisted and found my own war

[@baldeagle5297]

I see the term LMDs in the comments. Could someone clue me in on what that means? I loved the Howling Commandos back in the 60s, but quit reading comics in the 70s after I got married. These deep dives helped me catch up on the stories and I salute you for the time and effort you put into putting this together. I subbed.

[@MerryMarvelite]

LMDs didn't come into play until the SHIELD days but the term stands for Life Model Decoys. They were lifelike robots that were most often used, as the name implies, as decoys.

[@baldeagle5297]

@@MerryMarvelite Thanks. 👍🏼

[@nooctip]

All right ya goldbricks were gonna take this video fast and hard. WAHHOOOO! A group of 12 prisoners recruited into their own special military unit. Sounds like a basis for a good movie:)

[@jalenikezeue4114]

Dum Dum Dugan is my favourite character ⭐ He's strong will and undoubtable Warrior fun fact he and Fury are The only Member of H.C that are still alive also Dugan is running a new H.C that's Composed of Monsters

[@Netseer2000]

Dum Dum has not had enough of monsters after a shrunken Godzilla the size of a canary signed his mustache?

[@normankelley]

Imagine my confusion when I learned that Samuel L. Jackson became Nick Fury in films. Huh? Then I learned that in an alternate universe Marvel had made a switch. Okay, I thought, you can do that with comics...I guess.

[@danielboone8435]

The Hoff is just objectively a much better choice.

[@glennparker7028]

0:56 It's the Yancy Street sign!!!

[@jamesmoss3424]

The Howling Commano kick ass.😀👍

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the Grim Reaper, Quicksilver, Devondra, Sentry, Mr Immortal, Captain Universe, Dreadknight, Deathcry, Blizzard, Starhawk, Flerken, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, Ronan the Accuser, Mammomax, the Living Tribunal and Palibok the Power Skrull along with Avenger-X and the Protector?

[@patrickheath5011]

This is cool. I was a Sgt Rock fan in the 60s and 70s. I thought Sgt Fury talked too much. Sgt Rock had at least some basis in reality. Enemy Ace was my favorite, though. A Sgt. Rock movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was almost made in the early 90s (I have no idea how they would have explained the accent). The good news is there is a movie in the works starring Daniel Craig.

[@gregfulton-nu2fu]

Fan of the book in the '70s

[@justincase4708]

I can only think of one other replacement not mentioned above. Can't recall his name, but I think the comic's title was called "The War Lover." The replacement wanted little more than to attack the Nazis even if it meant doing so meant the Commandos failed their mission. It's been too long and I'm too lazy to pull the comic from storage, but I think the War Lover was killed on the one and only mission he went on.

[@jimsmith1365]

Ward in the movie "The Right Stuff" had the look

[@10141991]

Any chance you could do some Marvel Westerns ? I'm interested in the histories of Ghost Rider Black Rider Two Gun Kid Outlaw Kid

[@747GhostDogg]

What ah storyline..great retelling bahvo bahvo..

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video? Are you going to do history Captain America villains just like how you did for Baron Zemo, Arnim-Zola and the Flag Smasher?

[@trexadvent4726]

What do you think is the best thing about the Howling Commandos? Which one of the members of that team is the best?

[@WTSD850]

I read a bit of this series and it was pretty great I wouldn't be surprised if jack kirby had something to do with it

[@robertfalcone3025]

How about a video about the Monster version of the Howling Commandos led by Dum Dum Dugan?

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

We need Nick Fury Action Figures. I'm Fudging a Nick Fury Jr ' NEW' Howling Commando's with Alternates, Valaverse, etc., as was one of the Original ideas for the rerelease of the G.I. Joe line. There were even ideas for Destro to appear in Agents of SHIELD comics before joining Cobra I believe. Of course Duke replaced Fury Jr.

[@georgewilliams4258]

There used to be a action figure back in the 60s called Captain Action who you could buy various costumes for including Batman, Superman Captain America one of the costumes was Nick Fury

[@BladeStar-uq6xe]

@georgewilliams4258 I saw that in the 1960s, but I was pretty much out of toys by then. Plus, those were 12" Figures. Not exactly compatible with 6" Figures.

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

I hope that there’ll eventually be a video on Clay Quartermain

[@diegoaerie]

hell yeah

[@ecayari]

Wow!! Didn't know that they had lots of adventures. So they were the ones that first fought Zemo and Strucker. Disappointing that they didn't fight along side James Howlet who would become Wolverine.

[@neet2083]

Sgt. Fury's Howling Commandos to the tune of Sgt Pepper

[@davidsigalow7349]

I still have Sgt. Fury Nos. 1 -10.

[@595moore]

The history of hydra, please.

[@douglaspaulhurd1174]

As a 12 year old nobody was cooler than SGT ROCK of DC COMICS. His only equal came along with SGT FURY OF MARVEL COMIICS. This was when they cost 10 cents or 12 cents apiece.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Beyonder, Crossfire, Living Laser, Iron Monger, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Whiplash, Ultimo, Darkhawk, Reptil, Kid-Kaiju, Union Jack, Psycho-Man, the Badoon and the Broods?

[@jimsmith1365]

Michael Rooker or Fred Ward would have perfect for playing Fury. I missed my calling I think - Casting director!

[@JoeW-i7z]

I definitely remember that the Movie Dirty Dozen was popular and then they assembled Dugans Dirty Dozen. Samuel L. Jackson is a great actor. But we grew up with Nick who was white and one of his closest buddies was Jones from Harlem. A minority in an elite unit. Fans like myself didn't understand. But alot of the WW2 comics were done with. Nick did get some sort of special power to live longer. So I knew about SHIELD. So I never followed that Canon. So Samuel L. Jackson doesn't have to worry about being the leader of the Howling Commandos.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the A-Force, Frightful Four, Excalibur team, the Ultimates team, Serpent Society, Fraternity of Raptors, the Annihilators, the Invaders, the Squadron Supreme, Doom Maidens, the Midnight_Sons, Young Avengers, Dark Avengers, Masters of Evil, the Thunderbolts and the Champions?

[@quentinfogger5755]

How many of you remember the Ultimate Spider-Man TV Show where the Legion of Monsters called themselves the Howling Commandos? Can you do history of the Legion of Monsters?

[@robertmatthews2009]

Army units weren't integrated in WWII. That's why Sgt. Fury waited until after the war to become black and be played by Samuel L. Jackson.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Excellent job . Wish you'd do dc❤😂

[@trexadvent4726]

Is this supposed to be the best tale from WWII in Marvel comics? Which event from that time period do you think is the best?

[@OneOfAKind-jy3hv]

In Volume 1, #18: Nick has been trying to work up the nerve to propose marriage to his Red Cross nurse girlfriend, Englishwoman Pamela Hawley. Fury has even purchased a diamond ring to offer Pamela during his proposal but the missions prevented him from going through with it. When Nick and his commandos at last return to England, Fury learns that Pamela was killed in an air raid while they were gone. He walks away from her father dropping the diamond ring on the ground. It's something few remember.

[@quentinfogger5755]

What do you think Wolverine and the Invaders team would be like if they fought alongside the Howling Commandos? Can you do history of the Invaders?

[@trexadvent4726]

Since you did the History of the Mandarin and Fin_Fang_Foom, Can you do history of Ultimo as well as the Shang-Chi villain known as the Death_Dealer?

[@michaelwhite3615]

Wait…you’re telling me Fury was originally a white heterosexual misogynist? 😂

[@sawtooth808]

And he smoked Cuban cigars like a chimney, until Joe Quesada issued that Marvel characters could smoke 🙄

[@robertrowley4929]

4:11 RRR those are my initials! Plus my name’s Robert as well! Small world.

[@DrSho]

And at some point Nick became Samuel Jackson

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the Brood, the Living Monolith, Hyperion, Star-Splendor, Plasma, Hisako Ichiki Armor, Jackal, Stingray, Avril Kincaid Quasar, Orb, Squirrel_Girl, Ultimus, Kly'bn, Kitty Pryde, Yotat, Dr.Faustus, Omega the Unknown and Tryco Slatterus the Champion of the Universal?

[@57WillysCJ]

It would be hard to decide back then if I liked Nick Fury or Sergeant Rock. That was just the war years.

[@TheToyOdyssey]

It's a damn shame how the MCU was set up where we couldn't get this comic version of them led by the real Nick Fury.

[@brucebezold2714]

Does anybody remember Doc Strange went into the past to deal with the Dread Dormamu and ended up in a Pub with Nick Fury in a fight. Doc Strange used spell to stop the fight and forget. Afterwards Nick Fury kept wondering why he has a smooth shave through out the story. Bottom of the page was refance to the artist. Do not put stubble on Nick Fury Doc has Shaved him.🤣

[@towermoment.1347]

Poor guy got the firing squad for being afraid. Ouch.

[@GeneKing-lz8xg]

Hows this for a marvel dc teamup crossover,nickfury meetssargent rock and easy company meet the howling commandos.

[@datguyjg3364]

Do One On The Punisher