Dum Dum Dugan

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Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan
Publisher Marvel Comics First appearance Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) Created by Stan Lee Jack Kirby
Characteristics Alter ego Timothy Aloysius Cadwallander Dugan Affiliations S.H.I.E.L.D. Howling Commandos Abilities Skilled marksman

Dum Dum Dugan (full name Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan) is a fictional character who appears in publications from Marvel Comics. He is an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is one of the most experienced members of Nick Fury's team, known for his marksmanship with rifles and for his impressive physique. He is likely most recognized for his trademark derby hat.

Contents 1 Fictional character biography 2 Ultimate Dum Dum Dugan 3 Appearances in other media 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Fictional character biography

Dugan was born in Boston, Massachusetts. During World War II, while working as a circus strongman, Dugan helps Nick Fury and Sam "Happy" Sawyer escape the Nazis during a mission.^{[issue # needed]} Dugan later joins the British Army, and when Sawyer is charged with creating Fury's First Attack Squad, also known as the Howling Commandos, Sawyer invites Dugan to become second in command. His exceptional strength saves the day in several of his adventures in the Sgt. Fury comic books. Later on in life he is placed in charge of internal security on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.

Dum Dum Dugan is placed in charge of a SHIELD Unit coined The Godzilla Squad, charged with the task of tracking and stopping the radioactive kaiju.^[1] Over the twenty-four issue series, Dugan goes from loathing the creature's destructive tendencies to accepting the beast's existence after Godzilla saves him on numerous occasions. Dugan later recalls a long list of his greatest nightmares, one of which includes Godzilla.^{[issue # needed]}

Dum Dum calls on Squirrel Girl to help him take down various supervillains.^[2]

With Nick Fury's absence at the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Dugan is placed second-in-command to Maria Hill. Dugan is put in charge of mutant affairs, and deals with Wolverine. Dugan apparently knows a dire secret to Logan's past.

In Marvel's Civil War crossover, Dugan is sent to capture his fugitive friend Captain America, but is defeated.^[3] He expresses regret to fellow agent Sharon Carter for trying to capture his friend.^[4] He also states his concerns about in losing faith in S.H.I.E.L.D due to the war and the way the organization is run under Director Maria Hill.

After the events of Civil War and as Tony Stark takes over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Dugan turns in his letter of resignation, stating that he does not approve of the changes Stark has made, or of the way he runs the organization. Dugan's resignation is not accepted however, as he is too vital to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Dum-Dum Dugan is stabbed through the chest by Wolverine's son in issue 10 of Wolverine: Origins, but Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Queseda recently confirmed he was not killed in the attack. [1]

[edit] Ultimate Dum Dum Dugan

Dugan appears in Ultimate X-Men several times, once at the end of the Blockbuster storyline, then again, during New Mutants, and one more time as a hologram at the beginning of the Magnetic North story arc. Here, Dugan is also a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent with a mysterious connection to Wolverine, even remembering Logan's real name while Wolverine himself couldn't recall it.

[edit] Appearances in other media

Gary Chalk portrayed Dum Dum Dugan (named "Timothy Dugan") in the 1998 TV movie Nick Fury: Agent of Shield.

The character also appeared in the 1990s Iron Man animated series, voiced by William Morgan Sheppard.

Dugan also appears as a non-playable hero in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

[edit] See also

• List of S.H.I.E.L.D. members

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Marvel Directory: Dum Dum Dugan