Happy Sam Sawyer
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| Happy Sam Sawyer | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos vol. 1 #1 (May 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee and Jack Kirby |
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| Alter ego | Samuel Sawyer |
| Team affiliations | Howling Commandos United States Army |
General Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe. His first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos vol. 1 #1.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Happy Sam Sawyer was trained in parachuting in Britain in 1940 by Finley's Flying circus that comprised daredevil parachutist Nick Fury and pilot Red Hargroves where they nicknamed him Happy Sam due to his seriousness. In 1942 Sawyer organised and led the Howling Commandos, Bull McGiveney's Maulers, Jim Morita's Niesi Squad, and Sgt Bob Jenkin's The Missouri Marauders as well as the Deadly Dozen. In modern times, Baron Strucker created an LMD of Sawyer that attacked the original Howling Commandos as well as Captain America. Sawyer would sacrifice himself when the LMD detonated itself while trying to gain missile navigation override codes[1].
In the wake of his death, a S.H.I.E.L.D. assault Helicarrier has been named in his honor in the mini-series Iron Man: Hypervelocity.
[edit] Bibliography
- Captain America vol. 1 273-274 (death)
- Marvel Comics Presents #77
- Marvel Fanfare vol. 1 #10
- Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1, #7, #34
[edit] References
- ^ Captain America vol. 1 #274
