Happy Sam Sawyer
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos#1 (May 1963) |
Created by | Stan Lee(writer) Jack Kirby(artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Samuel Sawyer |
Team affiliations | Howling Commandos United States Army |
General Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyeris a character that appears inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.His first appearance was inSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1.[1]
Publication history
[edit]Sawyer was created byStan LeeandJack Kirby.He first appeared inSgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos#1, May 1963. He was named after Stan Sawyer, a friend of Stan Lee in Hewlett Bay Park and a notable VoiceOver artist for commercials (Salem cigarettes, Hertz Rentacar Certs and many others) in NYC. Stan and Sheila Sawyer socialized with Stan and Joan in the early 60s, and Stan used his name for the character.[citation needed]
Fictional character biography
[edit]Happy Sam Sawyerwas assigned to theBritish Commandosby the U.S. Army. He trained for parachuting in Britain in 1940 with Finley's Flying Circus, alongside daredevil parachutistNick Furyand pilot Red Hargroves. They gave him the nickname “Happy Sam” because of his serious and consistently stony demeanor.[2]In 1942, Sawyer, who had been wounded in North Africa and was deemed unfit for combat missions, organized and led theHowling Commandos,Bull McGiveney's Maulers,Jim Morita's Nisei Squad, and Sgt. Bob Jenkin's The Missouri Marauders, as well as the Deadly Dozen.[volume & issue needed]When artistJohn SeverinjoinedSgt Fury and his Howling Commandoswith issue #44, Severin drew Sawyer as being much older and balder than his original depiction as a young man.
In a Sgt Fury annual set in theKorean War,Sawyer was a Colonel,[volume & issue needed]and in another annual set in theVietnam War,Sawyer was a full general.[volume & issue needed]
In modern times,Baron Struckercreated anLMDof Sawyer that attacked the original Howling Commandos as well asCaptain America.Sawyer would sacrifice himself when the LMD detonated itself while trying to gain missile navigation override codes.[3]
In the wake of his death, aS.H.I.E.L.D.assaultHelicarrierwas named in his honor in the mini-seriesIron Man: Hypervelocity.[4]There is also a Samuel J. Sawyer Memorial Veterans Hospital.[5]
In other media
[edit]- Happy Sam Sawyer appears in theX-Men: The Animated Seriesepisode "Old Soldiers", voiced by Lorne Kennedy.
- Happy Sam Sawyer appears in theAgent Carterepisode "The Iron Ceiling",portrayed byLeonard Roberts.[7]This version is African-American.[8]
References
[edit]- ^Heritage Comics and Comic Art Auction #7027.Heritage Capital Corporation. October 2010. p. 64.ISBN978-1-59967-501-5.RetrievedJune 28,2011.
- ^BlitzkriegSgt Fury and his Howling Commandos#34
- ^Captain America#274
- ^Iron Man: Hypervelocity#3, May 2007
- ^Young Allies 70th anniversary Special
- ^Sam Sawyer was named after a close friend of Stan and Joan Lee at the time named Stan Sawyer, who was a noted voice-over talent of commercials (Coca-Cola, Salem cigarettes, RCA Victor and others.
- ^Marvel.com (January 16, 2015)."DEBRIEFING MARVEL'S AGENT CARTER: THE IRON CEILING".Marvel.com.RetrievedJanuary 16,2015.
- ^Leto, Peter (director); Jose Molina (writer) (February 3, 2015). "The Iron Ceiling".Marvel's Agent Carter.Season 1. Episode 5.ABC.
External links
[edit]- Sam Sawyerat The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
- Happy Sam Sawyerat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)
- Happy Sam Sawyerat ComicVine