In an extended flashback, the Thing remembers a mission behind enemy lines in World War II with the Howling Commandos.

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Nick Fury, Lady Pamela Hawley and Dum Dum Dugan meet a time displaced Morgana Blessing and Dr. Strange is soon to her rescue. Strange uncovers a plot by Baron Mordo and his minions Baskerville and Krowler who kidnap both Hawley and Blessing and Strange and the Howlers cross paths in a rescue of them.

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About a year following their final issue, the Howlers return for a guest-shot in the first of many supernatural adventures the team would feature in. The first original story featuring the Howlers in some years, Stern makes excellent use of the cast of the early Howler stories. Stern captures very well both the friendship forged under fire between Dugan and Fury, and the romance between Hawley and Fury. The touches of humor evoke the fun atmosphere of the best Howler adventures, right down to the typical pub brawl that featured in so many stories. The art, as becoming a Dr. Strange story, is on the trippy side, however sometimes it borders on being too comical.

As the first to mix supernatural goings-on with the Howlers, this story stands out as one of the best. It should be noted, as of this writing (2005), the majority of appearances by the Howling Commandos after their title ended have in fact mirrored this very story. The world of Dr. Strange would again feature in The Otherworld War, and just about every appearance outside of a Captain America comic feature the Howlers going up against vampires, aliens, or other supernatural foes.

April, 1944 and the Howlers are assigned to free Howard Stark from the clutches of the Red Skull. Parachuting behind enemy lines, the Howlers run into hostile enemy fire, but are soon joined by Captain America and Bucky. After a streak of bad combat luck for Ralston, its up to him and Bucky to lead the rescue for Stark.

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A rarity even in the Sgt Fury title itself, this spotlight on Rebel Ralston makes for a very good read. Reb's fear that he is losing his nerve fits right in with many of the self doubts the Howlers experienced throughout the series and it makes one consider the psychology of the trademark Howler battle humor more closely. Pairing up Reb with Bucky helps highlight the youth of some of the Howlers, a fact sometimes forgotten. The rest of the Howlers are not ignored, with just about everyone getting in a good quip, although Fury comes off rather more asshole then usual, but nothing OTT. The use of the Red Skull as the villain makes one wish he had made more then one appearance in the old title. The modern-day bookends with the assassination recall Sgt Fury #100, but for a genuine Sgt Fury war action story, I'll put up with it. A must own for Reb fans.

The Howlers are sent into Eastern Europe to help demolish an Nazi oil field, and cross paths with a local count who offers to aid the team if they free his people. Dino and Percy are wary of the count, and soon learn the man's true identity; none other then Count Dracula!

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Not fit to have the Howlers just fight Nazis, scribe Doug Murray throws in some supernatural menace with Count Dracula, making this story a double comeback of sorts. Murray avoids the temptation to make Fury and Dum Dum the star players, and actually gives Percy a nice spotlight, including a face off with Dracula (although the coincidence of Percy knowing Van Helsing is a bit of a stretch) The decision by Fury to ally with Dracula is interesting and made believable. Not exactly a typical Howling Commando story, but not bad either.

With noting is a slight error on the writer's part; at one point Fury mentions to Dracula that they are only seven of them, but in fact there is a full compliment of eight Howlers in this story. 

Chasing down a mysterious phenomenon in East Asia, Cap confronts the nefarious Mandarin! A certain Sergeant Fury is present and accounted for as well, but with allies like these.

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Part of the original Marvel Zone.com, this ongoing web adventure running under the banner title of "The Secret Adventures of Captain America", featured numerous "firsts", including a new first meeting of Captain America and Sgt. Nick Fury; one that is decidedly different then the one featured in the pages of Sgt Fury. Much better then Marvel's other web comics, this one featured music and actors performing the parts and good animation (in spots).

Oddly the story seemed to take the stand that Nick Fury was somehow opposed to Captain America beforehand, seeing him as some kind of glorified piece of propaganda. This portrayal turned me off to what little I saw.

Sadly this story went unfinished.