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* DependingOnTheWriter: His Post-WW2 rank varies, as he's been addressed as Captain, Commander, and Colonel.

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* DependingOnTheWriter: His Post-WW2 Post-[=WW2=] rank varies, as he's been addressed as Captain, Commander, and Colonel.
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!!!Second Attack Squad / The Maulers
[[folder:Sgt. Bull McGiveny]]
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!! Allies
[[folder:Jim Morita]]
!!Jim Morita
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Born to Japanese immigrant parents, and as such considered a Nisei, or second-generation Japanese-American, Jim Morita was raised in America. At the outbreak of war he joined the US Army, becoming a member of the Rangers, assigned to a squad of Nisei soldiers.
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* AngryBlackMan: Sometimes, especially during ''Secret Warriors''.
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* CharacterDeath: In an unprecedented move he was killed off early in the comic.

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* CharacterDeath: KilledOffForReal: In an unprecedented move he was killed off early in the comic.comic. As of August 2022, he hasn't been resurrected.
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* WordOfGay: Was one of Marvel's first gay characters. According to Stan Lee, decades after the fact.

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* NiceHat: His signature bowler hat. It might actually be SHIELD protocol that it's part of his uniform.


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* SignatureHeadgear: His signature bowler hat. It might actually be SHIELD protocol that it's part of his uniform.
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* WordOfGuy: Was one of Marvel's first gay characters. According to Stan Lee, decades after the fact.

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* WordOfGuy: WordOfGay: Was one of Marvel's first gay characters. According to Stan Lee, decades after the fact.

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* DrillSergeantNasty
* AFatherToHisMen
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* SergeantRock

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* AFatherToHisMen
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* BadassMustache: The guy is very recognizable thanks to his mustache.



* DrillSergeantNasty
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nick.

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!!Howling Commandos

[[folder:Sgt. Nick Fury]]
!!Sgt. Nick Fury
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!!Howling Commandos

[[folder:Sgt. Nick Fury]]
!!Sgt. Nick Fury
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!! Able Company

[[folder:Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer]]
!!Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer
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The one and only, [[Comicbook/NickFury later famous as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]], Sergeant Fury leads his squad to victory time and time again against impossible odds.

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The one and only, [[Comicbook/NickFury later famous as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]], Sergeant A U.S. army captain responsible for recruiting Nick Fury leads his squad to victory time and time again against impossible odds.as the leader of the First Attack Squad, nicknamed the "Howling Commandos."



* DrillSergeantNasty
* AFatherToHisMen
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* SergeantRock

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* DrillSergeantNasty
AlliterativeName: '''Sa'''m '''Sa'''wyer
* AFatherToHisMen
GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He's a dedicated pipe-smoker, in accordance to his distinguished military officer persona.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
IronicNickname
* SergeantRockKilledOffForReal: Is killed by Baron Von Strucker's self destructing Life Model Decoy in Captain America issue 274.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As Fury's direct superior, he's the one the Howlers answer to.



[[folder:Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan]]
!!Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan
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[[folder:Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan]]
!!Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan
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!!! First Attack Squad / Howling Commandos

[[folder:Sgt. Nick Fury]]
!!Sgt. Nick Fury
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A former circus strongman and Fury's second-in-command, known for his distinctive bowler derby and his impressive 'stache. The only things that scare Dugan are his wife and mother-in-law.

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A former circus strongman The one and Fury's second-in-command, known for only, [[Comicbook/NickFury later famous as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]], Sergeant Fury leads his distinctive bowler derby squad to victory time and his impressive 'stache. The only things that scare Dugan are his wife and mother-in-law.time again against impossible odds.



* BadassMustache: The guy is very recognizable thanks to his mustache.
* TheBigGuy: A former circus strongman, no less.
* BodyBackupDrive: [[spoiler:As Duggan learns, Nick Fury has a whole bunker filled with Duggan [=LMDs=], which his mind is downloaded into after the previous body is destroyed.]]
* DashinglyDapperDerby: He keeps his Corporal's insignia pinned to it.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:An ''Original Sin'' tie-in claims Duggan's been dead since the 60s, and the Duggan we've been following all that time is actually a series of Life Model Decoys... except a few years later, ''New Avengers'' reveals this isn't quite true - Duggan's just been only mostly dead since the 60s.]]
* DependingOnTheWriter: His Post-WW2 rank varies, as he's been addressed as Captain, Commander, and Colonel.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nick.
* MoralityChain: One of the vanishingly few people who can keep Fury from being a total bastard... usually. [[spoiler:He even accuses Nick of turning him into a "hair shirt" at one point.]]
* NiceHat: His signature bowler hat. It might actually be SHIELD protocol that it's part of his uniform.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just know him as Dum-Dum.
* OverlyLongName: His full name is Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan. No wonder most people just call him by his nickname and last name.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: On the receiving end when he's apparently an LMD. John Garrett even tries to justify brainwashing him because he thought Duggan was "just a robot". John Garrett is an asshole. Duggan [[TalkToTheFist punches his head off]].

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nick.
AFatherToHisMen
* MoralityChain: One of the vanishingly few people who can keep Fury from being a total bastard... usually. [[spoiler:He even accuses Nick of turning him into a "hair shirt" at one point.]]
JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* NiceHat: His signature bowler hat. It might actually be SHIELD protocol that it's part of his uniform.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just know him as Dum-Dum.
* OverlyLongName: His full name is Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan. No wonder most people just call him by his nickname and last name.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: On the receiving end when he's apparently an LMD. John Garrett even tries to justify brainwashing him because he thought Duggan was "just a robot". John Garrett is an asshole. Duggan [[TalkToTheFist punches his head off]].
SergeantRock



[[folder:Pvt. Dino Manelli]]
!!Pvt. Dino Manelli
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[[folder:Pvt. Dino Manelli]]
!!Pvt. Dino Manelli
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[[folder:Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan]]
!!Cpl. Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum-Dum" Dugan
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A famous movie star who chose to stop making movies about the war and actually enlist. Dino is the squad's resident linguist, speaking German and Italian fluently.

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A famous movie star who chose to stop making movies about the war former circus strongman and actually enlist. Dino is the squad's resident linguist, speaking German Fury's second-in-command, known for his distinctive bowler derby and Italian fluently.his impressive 'stache. The only things that scare Dugan are his wife and mother-in-law.



* BilingualBonus: Dino is fluent in both German and Italian, making him the perfect candidate when the Howlers are incognito.
* TheCharmer: Aside from being able to attract a multitude of women with his personal charm, he can also handle a lot of social situations when dealing with enemy troops.
* CunningLinguist: Spoke fluent German and Italian, which was pretty useful.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Appears to be based on fellow Italian American actor Creator/DeanMartin, who was also drafted in WWII, though Martin became famous after the war.
** The comic also revealed that Dino used to be a comedian, working as a duo with an old friend named Jerry Larkins, who was obviously based on Creator/JerryLewis.

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* BilingualBonus: Dino BadassMustache: The guy is fluent in both German very recognizable thanks to his mustache.
* TheBigGuy: A former circus strongman, no less.
* BodyBackupDrive: [[spoiler:As Duggan learns, Nick Fury has a whole bunker filled with Duggan [=LMDs=], which his mind is downloaded into after the previous body is destroyed.]]
* DashinglyDapperDerby: He keeps his Corporal's insignia pinned to it.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:An ''Original Sin'' tie-in claims Duggan's been dead since the 60s,
and Italian, making him the perfect candidate when Duggan we've been following all that time is actually a series of Life Model Decoys... except a few years later, ''New Avengers'' reveals this isn't quite true - Duggan's just been only mostly dead since the Howlers are incognito.
60s.]]
* TheCharmer: Aside DependingOnTheWriter: His Post-WW2 rank varies, as he's been addressed as Captain, Commander, and Colonel.
* DrillSergeantNasty
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nick.
* MoralityChain: One of the vanishingly few people who can keep Fury
from being able to attract a multitude total bastard... usually. [[spoiler:He even accuses Nick of women with turning him into a "hair shirt" at one point.]]
* NiceHat: His signature bowler hat. It might actually be SHIELD protocol that it's part of
his personal charm, he can also handle a lot of social situations uniform.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Most people just know him as Dum-Dum.
* OverlyLongName: His full name is Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan. No wonder most people just call him by his nickname and last name.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: On the receiving end
when dealing with enemy troops.
* CunningLinguist: Spoke fluent German and Italian, which
he's apparently an LMD. John Garrett even tries to justify brainwashing him because he thought Duggan was pretty useful.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Appears to be based on fellow Italian American actor Creator/DeanMartin, who was also drafted in WWII, though Martin became famous after the war.
** The comic also revealed that Dino used to be
"just a comedian, working as a duo with robot". John Garrett is an old friend named Jerry Larkins, who was obviously based on Creator/JerryLewis. asshole. Duggan [[TalkToTheFist punches his head off]].



[[folder:Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston]]
!!Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston
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[[folder:Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston]]
Dino Manelli]]
!!Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston
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Dino Manelli
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A southern farm boy never seen without Confederate cap.

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A southern farm boy never seen without Confederate cap.famous movie star who chose to stop making movies about the war and actually enlist. Dino is the squad's resident linguist, speaking German and Italian fluently.



* BilingualBonus: Dino is fluent in both German and Italian, making him the perfect candidate when the Howlers are incognito.
* TheCharmer: Aside from being able to attract a multitude of women with his personal charm, he can also handle a lot of social situations when dealing with enemy troops.
* CunningLinguist: Spoke fluent German and Italian, which was pretty useful.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Appears to be based on fellow Italian American actor Creator/DeanMartin, who was also drafted in WWII, though Martin became famous after the war.
** The comic also revealed that Dino used to be a comedian, working as a duo with an old friend named Jerry Larkins, who was obviously based on Creator/JerryLewis.
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[[folder:Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston]]
!!Pvt. Robert "Rebel" Ralston
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A southern farm boy never seen without Confederate cap.
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!!!Second Attack Squad / The Maulers
[[folder:Sgt. Bull McGiveny]]
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!! Allies




[[folder:Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer]]
!!Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer
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A U.S. army captain responsible for recruiting Nick Fury as the leader of the First Attack Squad, nicknamed the "Howling Commandos."
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* AlliterativeName: '''Sa'''m '''Sa'''wyer
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He's a dedicated pipe-smoker, in accordance to his distinguished military officer persona.
* IronicNickname
* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Baron Von Strucker's self destructing Life Model Decoy in Captain America issue 274.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As Fury's direct superior, he's the one the Howlers answer to.

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\n[[folder:Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer]]\n!!Capt. Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer\n[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/generalsamsawyer.jpg]] \n \nA U.S. army captain responsible for recruiting Nick Fury as the leader of the First Attack Squad, nicknamed the "Howling Commandos."\n----\n* AlliterativeName: '''Sa'''m '''Sa'''wyer\n* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: He's a dedicated pipe-smoker, in accordance to his distinguished military officer persona.\n* IronicNickname\n* KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Baron Von Strucker's self destructing Life Model Decoy in Captain America issue 274.\n* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: As Fury's direct superior, he's the one the Howlers answer to.[[folder:Pamela Hawley]]



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* DependingOnTheWriter: His Post-WW2 rank varies, as he's been addressed as Captain, Commander, and Colonel.



* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Nick.



* CunningLinguist: Spoke fluent German and Italian, which was pretty useful.



* OmniGlot



** FamilyThemeNaming: He has a grandson, Ryan.



* SouthernFriedPrivate

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* SouthernFriedPrivateGenerationXerox: His grandson followed in his footsteps as an Army Ranger.
* InexplicablyAwesome: Unlike Fury and Dugan, he doesn't have the infinity formula, nor was he even active in SHIELD. He still looks remarkably young, especially in his appearances right before he was killed.
* SouthernFriedPrivate: A ranch kid from Kentucky.



* BusCrash: Passed away offscreen.
* ComicBookFantasyCasting: He's a dead-ringer for Creator/CharlesBronson.



* LastOfHisKind: The last Howling Commandos alive and fully human.



* InexplicablyAwesome



** Actually averted, as the Howling Commandos are an experimental unit. One white soldier assigned to the commandos was surprised and vocally disapproving of his presence.



* BusCrash: Passed away at some point, with Dugan for company.



* WordOfGuy: Was one of Marvel's first gay characters. According to Stan Lee, decades after the fact.



* CharacterDeath: In an unprecedented move he was killed off early in the comic.



[[folder:Jim Morita]]
!!Jim Morita
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Born to Japanese immigrant parents, and as such considered a Nisei, or second-generation Japanese-American, Jim Morita was raised in America. At the outbreak of war he joined the US Army, becoming a member of the Rangers, assigned to a squad of Nisei soldiers.
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Born to Japanese immigrant parents, and as such considered a Nisei, or second-generation Japanese-American, Jim Morita was raised in America. At the outbreak of war he joined the US Army, becoming a member of the Rangers, assigned to a squad of Nisei soldiers.
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* IronicNickname
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*KilledOffForReal: Is killed by Baron Von Strucker's self destructing Life Model Decoy in Captain America issue 274.

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