Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
| Nick Fury's Howling Commandos | |
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Promotional art for premiere-issue cover by Eduardo Francisco
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| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Nick Fury's Howling Commandos #1 (December 2005) |
| Created by | Keith Giffen |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Team |
| Leader(s) | S.H.I.E.L.D. |
| Agent(s) |
Abominable Snowman Frank Glob Gorgolla Gorilla-Man Grogg The Living Mummy Vampire by Night Warwolf Werewolf by Night Zombie |
| Nick Fury's Howling Commandos | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
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| Publication date | December 2005 – May 2006 |
| Number of issues | 6 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Keith Giffen |
| Penciller(s) | Eduardo Francisco |
| Inker(s) | Kris Justice Terry Pallot Robert Campanella |
| Letterer(s) | Dave Lanphear |
| Colorist(s) | J. Tai |
| Creator(s) | Keith Giffen |
Nick Fury's Howling Commandos was an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics. Running six issues before its cancellation and cover-dated December 2005 to May 2006, the series featured a fictional team set in the Marvel Universe, consisting of supernatural characters employed as a unit of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D..
The title is a play on that of Marvel's World War II based series Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. Although Marvel superspy hero Nick Fury is the title character, he only appeared in a cameo in the first issue.
The group's official name was never established in the series' six issues, but was called the S.H.I.E.L.D. Paranormal Containment Unit in its single other appearance, in Blade vol. 3, #1 (Nov. 2006). The same issue established its nickname as the Howling Commandos.
Marvel returned to the concept in 2015 with Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D., a series canceled after six issues.
Written by Keith Giffen for its entire run, the series was launched with penciller Eduardo Francisco for its first two issues, followed by Dan Norton for issues #3, Derec Aucoin for #4-5 and Mike Norton for #6.
A powerful magician claiming to be the one true Merlin (one of many characters in the Marvel Universe to make this claim) escapes from a S.H.I.E.L.D. containment facility dubbed the Warehouse. He journeys to the United Kingdom, where he transforms the entire country into a fantasy realm. The Howling Commandos are charged with stopping him.
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