Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 (1963) First Print
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1 is the premiere issue of the Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos series from Marvel, released May 1, 1963. Written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby. Notable appearances include Izzy Cohen, Rebel Ralston, Junior Juniper. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.
SEVEN AGAINST THE NAZIS! / WEAPONS OF WAR Sergeant Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury picks six men for a field team of special operations personnel whom he leads in the field, with Captain Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer being in ultimate command.
Key Facts
- 1st appearance of Sgt. Nick Fury
- 1st team appearance of the Howling Commandos: Happy Sam Sawyer, Dino Manelli, Dum Dum Dugan, Junior Juniper, Rebel Ralston and Gabe Jones, the first ongoing black character in the mainstream Marvel Universe (post Fantastic Four #1)
- In the book, Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe, Stan explains Gabe Jones was intended to be black but due to a printing error, he was the same color as the other soldiers. Gabe's skin tone is noticeably different in the next issue though it doesn't appear to be a natural skin color
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Creators
Characters
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CharacterKey AppearanceIzzy Cohen
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CharacterKey AppearanceRebel Ralston
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CharacterKey AppearanceJunior Juniper
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CharacterKey AppearanceGabe Jones
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CharacterKey AppearanceHowling Commandos
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CharacterKey AppearanceDino Manelli
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CharacterKey AppearanceDum Dum Dugan
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CharacterKey AppearanceHappy Sam Sawyer
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CharacterKey AppearanceNick Fury
