10 Amazing Stan Lee Comics Marvel Fans Must Read
7. Sgt. Fury And His Howling Commandos #6
Stan Lee is not a name you'd associate with military comics and were it not for a bet, Sergeant Nick Fury would have never existed. It was originally created as a bet from Martin Goodman, the publisher for Marvel at the time, who said that the pairing of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby could sell any title, no matter how ridiculous it was.
Though there are arguments to be made that the later spin-offs Capt. Savage or Combat Kelly had sillier names, Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos was made to prove that Goodman's statement was true.
The premise is similar to many war comics of the Silver Age, this time focusing on the adventures of Sergeant Nick Fury and the First Attack Unit, also known as the Howling Commandos. This particular issue has the Howling Commandos already suffer some heavy events in the five preceding issues, including the death of a team member. This issue, they're deployed to North Africa to face off against the Desert Fox himself, Erwin Rommel.
However, Stan Lee infused a deeper meaning into this deployment for the group, as they're paired with a bigoted officer who can speak German. The message is simple but powerful, as Lee and Kirby effectively lay bare the horrendous ideology that America and her Allies strove to defeat from 1939-1945.