Pinky Pinkerton
Pinky Pinkerton | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #8 (July 1964) |
Created by | Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist) |
In-story information | |
Alter ego | Percival Pinkerton |
Team affiliations | Howling Commandos S.H.I.E.L.D. |
Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character's first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #8 (July 1964), in which he replaced Jonathan Junior Juniper who was killed in issue #4. He was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.
Pinky Pinkerton was portrayed by Richard Short, in the TV series Agent Carter which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Fictional character biography
Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton was an English member of the original Howling Commandos who fought alongside the team during World War II.[volume & issue needed] A British Army commando and gentleman ranker who used an umbrella as a weapon along with his Thompson submachine gun, Pinkerton had served alongside the unit commander Captain Samuel Happy Sam Sawyer prior to Pearl Harbor when both were with the British Commandos.
Along with Col Timothy
Though never explained in the series, Pinkerton wore a
In issue #23 ("The Man Who Failed") of
In the first Sgt Fury Annual taking place with the Howlers (Howling Commandos) being recalled up to service in the Korean War, Pinkerton was a sergeant as were all the other former private soldiers of the unit.[volume & issue needed] At the time of their 1966 Vietnam War mission (Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual #3) Pinkerton was managing a Playboy Club in London.[volume & issue needed]
Pinkerton, Izzy Cohen and Dino Manelli had a reunion with Nicholas Fury aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier.[2]
As with several other of the Howling Commandos, Pinkerton joined S.H.I.E.L.D.[volume & issue needed] He was said to have died in London after a long battle with cancer, with Dum Dum Dugan at his side.[3]
Pinkerton and the Essex Regiment
Pinkerton wore
Ancestry
Three ancestors of Percy were mentioned in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos. These include:
- A Pinkerton who survived the winter at Valley Forge in 1777-1778
- Pinkerton who fought in the battle of Waterloo in 1815.
- An ancestor who fought during World War I.
Character basis
In a 2002 interview with the
In Sgt Fury #23 Pinkerton was portrayed as a
In other media
- Pinky Pinkerton appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes episode "Meet Captain America". He is seen as a member of the Howling Commandos.
- Pinky Pinkerton appears in the Agent Carter episode "The Iron Ceiling", portrayed by Richard Short.[7] He is among the soldiers that assist Peggy Carter, Jack Thompson, and Dum Dum Dugan in raiding a Russian military complex that was selling stolen weapons to Leviathan.[8]
References
- ^ Lee, Stan The Man Who Failed #23 Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos
- ^ Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #44 (February 1993)
- ^ Secret Warriors #19
- ^ CNN.com - Marvel Comics unveils gay gunslinger - Dec. 13, 2002
- ^ Thomas, Roy (August 2011). "Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Interview!". Alter Ego (104): 22.
- ^ Page Not Found[permanent dead link]
- Marvel.com. Retrieved January 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
- Pinky Pinkerton at The Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe