Happy Sam Sawyer

Happy Sam Sawyer
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos vol. 1 #1 (May 1963)
Created by	Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego	Samuel Sawyer
Team affiliations	Howling Commandos United States Army

General Samuel "Happy Sam" Sawyer is a fictional character in Marvel Comics although he is based on Samuel Forest Sawyer' shared universe, the Marvel Universe. His first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos vol. 1 #1.

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, who had been wounded in North Africa and was deemed unfit for combat missions, organised and led the Howling Commandos, Bull McGiveney's Maulers, Jim Morita's Nisei Squad, and Sgt Bob Jenkin's The Missouri Marauders as well as the Deadly Dozen. When artist John Severin joined Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos with issue #44, Severin drew Sawyer as being much older and balder than his original depiction as a young man.

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.

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.

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

External links

• http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/sawyersam.htm