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Percival Pinkerton
Percival Pinkerton

Percival Pinkerton

49 appearances · Silver Age · 1964–2026 · 4 key issues
Who is Percival Pinkerton?

Percival Pinkerton is a British soldier and member of the Howling Commandos, Nick Fury's elite World War II squad. Armed with a trademark umbrella and gentlemanly manner, the proper Englishman proved himself a fierce and capable fighter alongside Dum Dum Dugan and company.

Percival Pinkerton is one of Marvel's most enduring Silver Age soldiers, debuting in 1964 courtesy of the legendary Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and spending over six decades making his mark across the Marvel Universe. A proud member of the Fantastic Four's extended world, he's most at home in the rough-and-tumble pages of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., where he shares adventures with fan-favorite characters like Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Izzy Cohen, Dino Manelli, and Rebel Ralston. With four key-issue appearances to his name and a publishing history stretching from the heart of the Silver Age all the way to 2026, Pinkerton is a testament to the staying power of Marvel's wartime storytelling. For collectors who love digging into the rich ensemble casts that made Marvel's early decades so special, he's an absolute gem worth tracking down.

Teams & affiliations
Howling CommandosFantastic FourWeapon X ProgramAvengers
★ First appearance
Fantastic Four #29
Aug 1964

Top series

Covers through the years — 1964–2026

Fantastic Four #29 1964
Fantastic Four #29
Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #11 1969
Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #11
Sgt. Fury #109 1973
Sgt. Fury #109
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #149 1978
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #149
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 1988
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
Captain America #383 1991
Captain America #383
Gambit #10 1999
Gambit #10
Earth X #[nn] 2000
Earth X #[nn]
Captain America: Red Menace #1 2006
Captain America: Red Menace #1
Essential Sgt. Fury #1 2011
Essential Sgt. Fury #1
Captain America #11 2013
Captain America #11
Eternals 50th Anniversary Special #1 2026
Eternals 50th Anniversary Special #1

Appearances

Fantastic Four (1961)
Journey into Mystery (1952)
Sgt. Fury (1963)
Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders (1968)
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968)
#4
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos (1974)
Marvel Two-in-One (1974)
#77
Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. (1988)
#1
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (1989)
Captain America Annual (1971)
#9
Captain America (1968)
Marvel Comics Presents (1988)
The Adventures of the Thing (1992)
#4
Fury (1994)
#1
Gambit (1999)
#10
Earth X (2000)
Paradise X Special Edition (2001)
Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Golden Age Marvel 2004 (2004)
Captain America: Red Menace (2006)
#1
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2004)
#2
Dark Reign: New Nation (2009)
#1
Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos One-Shot (2009)
#1
Essential Sgt. Fury (2011)
#1
The Twelve (2012)
#2
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#16
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
#9
Eternals 50th Anniversary Special (2026)
#1