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Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan as he appeared on the cover ofSecret Warriors#4 (May 2009). Art byJim Cheung.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1 (May 1963)
Created byStan Lee(writer)
Jack Kirby(artist)
In-story information
Full nameTimothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan
Team affiliationsS.H.I.E.L.D.
Howling Commandos
U.S. Army
Rangers
British Army
Flying Commandos
Great Wheel
"Avengers" (1959)
Godzilla Squad
S.T.A.K.E.
C.R.A.D.L.E.
Notable aliasesLibra
AbilitiesExtensive military training, skilled marksman, expert in espionage and intelligence

Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader"Dum Dum"Duganis a character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.He is an officer ofS.H.I.E.L.D.and is one of the most experienced members ofNick Fury's team, known for his marksmanship withriflesand trademarkbowler hat.

Neal McDonoughappeared as the character in the 2011Marvel Cinematic UniversefilmCaptain America: The First Avenger,the 2013Marvel Studiosshort filmAgent Carter(post-credits), in 2014 in the 1st episode of season 2 ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,and also in 2015 in the fifth episode of the first season of Marvel'sAgent Carterand also returned as an alternate version of the character in theDisney+animated seriesWhat If...?(2021).

Publication history[edit]

Dum Dum Dugan first appeared inSgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos#1 (May 1963), and was created byStan LeeandJack Kirby.[1]

Dum Dum Dugan received an entry in theOfficial Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89#2.[citation needed]

Fictional character biography[edit]

Dum Dum Dugan was originally portrayed as a British citizen inSgt Fury#1, but laterretconnedto be born inBoston, Massachusetts.DuringWorld War II,while working as acircus strongman,Dugan helpsNick FuryandSam "Happy" Sawyerescape the Nazis during a mission. Dugan joins theBritish Army,and when Sawyer is charged with creating Fury'sFirst Attack Squad,formally listed as "Able Company" and nicknamed theHowling Commandos,Sawyer invites Dugan to transfer into theUS Armyand be Fury's second-in-command. Dugan's exceptional strength saves the day in several of his adventures in theSgt. Furycomic books.Dugan is an enlisted man with the rank of corporal, and wears thechevronsof his rank on the front top of his trademark bowler hat throughout World War II.[volume & issue needed]

Dugan leaves the U.S. Army before theKorean War,but rejoins during the war asSecond Lieutenantunder the promotedFirst LieutenantFury, once again as his second-in-command of the reformed Howling Commandos. Fury had already received a battlefield promotion to Second Lt. earlier.[2]Dugan remains with Fury when Fury continues his military career into theVietnam War,as shown inSgt. Fury and his Howling CommandosAnnual #3-4, and later into espionage work. Dugan's exact rank is not stated, but he is addressed as "Captain" at one point. He remains with Fury when Fury goes into the CIA and later into the originalS.H.I.E.L.D.[volume & issue needed]

Different accounts state that Dugan and other members of the Howling Commandos receive the Infinity Formula to explain how they all remain youthful and active despite being all into their 60s and 70s in the modern era. Other stories contradict this artificial maintenance of youth by Dugan as merely dyeing his hair and suffering aheart attack.[3]

Later on in life, he is placed in charge of internal security on the S.H.I.E.L.D.Helicarrier.[volume & issue needed]

Dum Dum is placed in charge of a SHIELD unit coined the Godzilla Squad, charged with the task of tracking and stopping the radioactivekaiju.[4][5]Over the course of the twenty-four issueGodzilla, King of the Monstersseries, Dugan goes from loathing the creature's destructive tendencies to accepting the beast's existence afterGodzillasaves him on numerous occasions. Dugan goes on to recall a long list of his greatest nightmares, one of which includes Godzilla.[volume & issue needed]

After suffering a heart attack, Dugan is formally promoted to Fury's permanent second-in-command of S.H.I.E.L.D. as "Deputy Director",[6]though he has acted as such before his formal appointment.[volume & issue needed]

Power struggles[edit]

InMarvel Graphic Novel#18:She-Hulk,Dum Dum Dugan ran S.H.I.E.L.D. during one of Fury's absences. His authority is usurped by the craven, sex-obsessed agentRoger Dooley.She-HulkandWyatt Wingfootare illegally captured to which Dugan protests Dooley's forciblestrip searchof She-Hulk in public but is overruled. Dugan regains his authority when Dooley is killed in action.[7]

Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.[edit]

During theNick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.six issue series, Dum Dum Dugan and, later, the entirety of S.H.I.E.L.D., deal with another mutiny from within. Dugan was shown to have been shot to death while taking out the trash.[8]In this series,Hydrawas revealed to have been a sister organization of S.H.I.E.L.D., with both directly controlled by the mysterious council, who had replaced many of the organization's top brass - including Deputy Director Dugan - withLife Model Decoyandroid duplicates to speed the survival of the fittest selection process that the council had been forcing between the two organizations over the decades.[9]All the officers who were thought to be killed were shown to have been replaced with Life Model Decoy android replacements and were found alive. Dugan retires, along with many of the older officers, at the end of this series.[10]Dugan's retirement does not last long, as he rejoins Fury when the next version of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate) is created.[11]

Dugan calls onSquirrel Girlto help him take down various supervillains.[12]

With Fury's absence at the S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, Dugan is placed second-in-command toMaria Hill.[volume & issue needed]Dugan is put in charge of mutant affairs, and deals withWolverine.[volume & issue needed]Dugan apparently knows a dire secret to Logan's past.[volume & issue needed]

Civil War[edit]

In Marvel'sCivil Warcrossover,Dum Dum Dugan and several other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are sent to captureCaptain Americato which the entire group is defeated.[13]He expresses regret to fellow agentSharon Carterfor trying to capture Steve Rogers.[14]He also states his concerns about losing faith in S.H.I.E.L.D due to the war and the way the organization is run under Hill as Director.[volume & issue needed]

Afterwards, Dugan turns in his letter of resignation when Tony Stark takes over as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. as he does not approve of the changes made or the way the organization is run. Dugan's resignation is not accepted as he is too vital to S.H.I.E.L.D.; despite his disapproval of Stark's leadership, Stark still trusts Dugan, and Dugan alone, with the command of a weapon that could send an abandoned Manhattan into the Negative Zone, destroying the island and anyone inside duringWorld War Hulk,stating that theHulkand the Warbound are too dangerous a global threat to leave Manhattan free. Stark trusts that Dugan will know the appropriate time to execute the plan, if at all. Dugan never used the weapon.[volume & issue needed]

Dugan later proved his worth and loyalty to S.H.I.E.L.D during a confrontation with Hill, where he forced Hill to confront the fact that Hill was apparently willing to take actions that would allow innocent people to die while still sticking to 'the book' because the alternative was to disobey orders, informing Hill that some situations weren't in 'the book'.[15]Inspired by Dugan's words, Hill ended up putting her career on the line by locking down theUnited Nationsunder S.H.I.E.L.D. martial law so Stark could escape a tribunal and track down theMandarin,with Dugan providing a version ofIron Man'sarmorafter the Extremis abilities were deactivated.[16]

Dum Dum is stabbed through the chest byDaken.[17]

Secret Invasion[edit]

It was later revealed that, shortly after Rogers's death, Dugan was ambushed and stabbed by aSkrullimpersonator who then took his place and utilized theFantastic Four's powers.[18][19]The impostor destroys the Peak, the orbital base ofS.W.O.R.D.,in a suicide strike that allows theSkrullarmada to invade Earth.[20]After the invasion, Iron Man discovers the Skrulls' kidnap victims alive and well, including Dum Dum andValentina Allegra de la Fontaine.[21]Dugan is later shown in a support group meeting with the others that had been replaced by Skrulls; Dugan wanted to leave immediately but is convinced to stay.[22]

Secret Warriors[edit]

After a confrontation that goes badly between theSecret Warriorsand theGorgon,Fury calls up Dum Dum Dugan's "Howling Commandos"PMCfor help in the missions, needing "a couple of nasty old bastards with a bad habit of shooting first and asking questions later." Dugan learns that the new S.H.I.E.L.D. organization has been controlled by their old enemies HYDRA right from the start,[23]the same as the older incarnations of S.H.I.E.L.D.[24]Dugan later shows up as part of Fury's efforts to bring down HYDRA and yet another secretive organization, the RussianLeviathan.[25]Dugan andJasper Sitwellsoon became all that is left of the Howling Commandos PMC after battles with HYDRA and Leviathan and are arrested by the U.N. At the end ofSecret Warriors,Dugan and Sitwell were released.[volume & issue needed]

Dugan is recruited as part of a multi-verse wide effort to stop a supernatural-powered Nazi zombie army. Assisted byHoward the Duck,he takes a team of warriors to the affected reality and manages to neutralize the threat at the source.[26]

A HYDRA group attempts to devastate civilization via super-powered shock-troops and media that inflames people's personal beliefs into irrationality. Dugan leads the effort in destroying this group, often with high explosives. He works closely with Carter and theFalcon.Dugan is severely wounded in the upper arm but recovers.[27]

Original Sin[edit]

During theOriginal Sinstoryline, it is revealed Dum Dum Dugan was killed in 1966 while on a Black Ops mission, and Fury - the only other person who knew about the mission and Dugan's death - had his body preserved and his mind tied into a transmission device that projected his consciousness into an advanced LMD; Fury claimed that this was done because of not wanting to lose his best friend and felt needing him to serve as a conscience. Dugan finds out, accusing Fury of doing this to feel guilty about things, reasoning that Fury could convince himself that he was still a hero if he felt bad about his actions as the man on the wall. Telling Fury not to bring him back again if they were ever friends, Dugan thinking he was nothing but a mechanical fraud and Fury saying nothing to let Dugan think otherwise, then shoots himself in the head.[28]

Involvement with S.T.A.K.E.[edit]

Months later, Hill deemed it necessary to bring the LMD of Dugan back and removed the blocks that prevented his resurrection so he could return to Area 13 and help S.T.A.K.E. (Special Threat Assessment for Known Extranormalities).[29]

Dugan is later appointed to lead the latest incarnation of the Howling Commandos.[30]

During theAvengers: Standoff!storyline, Dugan discovered that Dr. Paul Kraye had Hill imprisonOrrgoat Pleasant Hill. Upon locating Pleasant Hill, Dugan leads the Howling Commandos to Pleasant Hill where they fight past the inmates. When they confront Kobik, she teleports the Howling Commandos back to S.T.A.K.E. HQ. Once back at S.T.A.K.E. HQ, Dugan learns from Orrgo that Kraye released all the inmates there to cause havoc, causing the Howling Commandos to spring into action.[30]

Involvement with C.R.A.D.L.E.[edit]

During the "Outlawed"storyline, Dum Dum Dugan appears as a member of C.R.A.D.L.E. when a law is passed that forbids superheroes who are below the age of 21.[31]Dugan led some C.R.A.D.L.E. agents to arrestSpider-Manfor teen vigilantism. But Spider-Man escapes them, leaving Dugan embarrassed for being defeated. C.R.A.D.L.E. uses Spider-Man's prior history and came too close to him at Brooklyn Visions Academy.[32]

Other versions[edit]

Nick Fury and Dum Dum Dugan inThe Transformersfrom Marvel Comics[volume & issue needed]

1602[edit]

InMarvel 1602,the commander of Sir Nicholas Fury's soldiers is named Dougan.[33]In1602: New World,he is the defender of theRoanoke Colony.[34]

Earth X[edit]

Dugan appears, on the other side of the afterlife, in the climactic battle against Mephisto's forces inEarth XVolume 1, issue 'X'. Along with multiple modern superheroes, Dugan fights with many of his old 'Howling Commandos' comrades. He had perished due to being taken by the Hydra entity.[35]

The Transformers[edit]

Dum Dum Dugan andNick Furyshow up in the issue "Prisoner of War!" fromThe Transformersas guest characters along withPeter ParkerandJoe Robertson.They also reference Godzilla's comic in this appearance, though not by name, due to Marvel no longer holding the licence at the time.[volume & issue needed]

Ultimate Marvel[edit]

Dugan appears inUltimate X-Menseveral times, once at the end of theBlockbusterstoryline,[36]then again, duringNew Mutants,[36]and one more time as a hologram at the beginning of theMagnetic Northstory arc. Here, Dugan is scarred and aging but physically fit, and is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Director of Mutant Operations. He has a mysterious connection to Wolverine, even remembering Logan's real name while Wolverine himself couldn't recall it.[36]Also of note is that this version of Dugan has never been seen with the mainstream version's trademark derby hat. In the "Ultimate Origins"five-parter it is shown that he was involved withProject: Rebirth,the project that made Captain America, appearing as an already grown man in 1943, essentially replacingChester Phillipsin Mainstream continuity.[37]Thanks toa runaway mutant,Dugan andNick Furyled a strike team at theWeapon X facility,but not before killingMalcolm Colcordon the true origins behind mutants, and rescuingT'Challa Udaku.[38]

In other media[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

Neal McDonough as Dum Dum Dugan inCaptain America: The First Avenger.

Video games[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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