Eric Koenig
| Eric Koenig | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos vol. 1 #9 (Aug 1964) |
| Created by | Stan Lee and Dick Ayers |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Eric Koenig |
| Team affiliations |
S.H.I.E.L.D. Howling Commandos |
Eric Koenig is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.
Publication history
Eric Koenig's first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos vol. 1 #27 (February 1966), and he was created by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers.
The character subsequently appears in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #35-56 (October 1966-July 1968), Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders #1 (January 1968), Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #57-61 (August–December 1968), 63-67 (February–June 1969), Captain Savage and his Battlefield Raiders #11 (February 1969), Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #70-71 (September–October 1969), Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual #4 (1968), Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #77-81 (April–November 1970), #83-84 (January–February 1971), #88 (June 1971), #90 (August 1971), #92 (October 1971), #94 (December 1971), Captain America #145-146 (January–February 1972), Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #96-97 (February–March 1972), #100 (July 1972), #106 (January 1973), #108 (March 1973), #110 (May 1973), #112 (September 1973), #114-117 (October 1973-January 1974), Captain America #188-190 (August–October 1975), Rampaging Hulk #4 (August 1977), Captain America #273-274 (September–October 1982), Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 (July 1988), Marvel Comics Presents #77-79 (1991), Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #434 (October 1995).
Eric Koenig received an entry in the All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update #3 (2007).
Fictional character biography
Eric Koenig was a member of the original Howling Commandos and fought alongside the team during World War II. He was a pilot as well as a trainer and was very Anti-Nazi German as the Nazis killed his sister. He was the replacement of Dino Manelli, who was away on a special mission, and then replaced Izzy Cohen when he was a Prisoner of War. Upon Cohen’s return, Koenig stayed as a member of the team. After the war, Koenig was one of the Howlers that joined Nick Fury in forming S.H.I.E.L.D. A Life Model Decoy of Koenig appeared and was part of the Deltite affair, but destroyed itself after being captured and scanned by Tony Stark.[7]
When S.H.I.E.L.D. was decommissioned and its agents auto-transferred to the newly founded H.A.M.M.E.R., Eric remained with H.A.M.M.E.R. This was despite the fact that 1200 agents who were Fury loyalists (including Dum Dum Dugan and Gabriel Jones) resigned and formed the Howling Commandos PMC. It later transpired that he was working for them from within, and aided in a heist that saw the HCPMC (now owned by Fury) raid a number of H.A.M.M.E.R. Helicarriers, and bolstering their ranks when over 3000 H.A.M.M.E.R. Agent defected to their side.[8] He is later killed in a battle against HYDRA. Gabriel Jones is also one of the many SHIELD fatalities.[9]
References
- ↑ Charles Allen, Soldier Sahibs, Abacus, 2001, p. 28. ISBN 0-349-11456-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hernon, p. 546
- ↑ Hernon, p. 547
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 allaboutsikhs.com - dead link
- ↑ Hernon, p. 548
- ↑ Farwell, p. 30
- ↑ Nick Fury vs. SHIELD #1-3
- ↑ Secret Warriors #4-6
- ↑ Secret Warriors #19 (August 2010)
External links
- Eric Koenig at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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