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Over time the rallying call popularized by Nick Fury and his crack commando squad and their nickname, the Howling Commandos has etched a unique legacy all its own beyond the original seven men fighting in World War II. The name Howling Commando carried on into the future, taking on some unique permutations. |
The Sisterhood of the Howling Commandments
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Appearances "Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition" ---Sister Margaret X-Men 2099 #27 A
paramilitary religious order drawn to the hotspots of the world,
the sisterhood bring basic services such as health clinics alongside
their unique brand of tough justice. Some from the Sisterhood
allied themselves with the X-Men, among them Sister Margaret
who helped run a clinic with Xi'an.
Running the Xavier Shelter for Indignant Children in Halo City, from the Sisterhood was the tough-as-nails warrior nun, Sister Nicholas Bridge. The Howlers helped create a refuge for underage and runaway mutants with the mutant Shakti who was trying to ferret out a supposed mutant "messiah" that was statically predicted by Doom. Trying to instill in the young mutants discipline and education, the Howlers eventually lost their lives defending the shelter against attack from Atlantian warriors who came looking for one of their own.
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SHIELD's Monster Squad: The Howling Commandos
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Appearances Housed
at SHIELD's secret complex known as Area 13, the "Howling Commandos" work
as an elite team of supernatural beings conscripted by SHIELD
to use their paranormal ablities as a 'shock and awe bludgeon'
against
the likes of doomsday cult, the Lords of the Living Lighting
and other threats. The primary strike team is composed of Warwolf
(a
werewolf), Gorilla Man, vampire Nina Price, The Living Mummy,
and a clone of Frankenstein's monster.
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