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Rebel Ralston

Rebel Ralston

47 appearances · Silver Age · 1963–2025 · 3 key issues
Who is Rebel Ralston?

Rebel Ralston is a member of the Howling Commandos, Nick Fury's elite World War II combat unit. He serves alongside legendary soldiers like Gabe Jones, Izzy Cohen, and Dino Manelli as part of the rough-and-tumble Sergeant Fury comic series.

Rebel Ralston is a Marvel stalwart who burst onto the scene in the Silver Age, debuting in the legendary The Avengers #2 in 1963 courtesy of the incomparable team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Most at home in the rough-and-tumble world of Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos, Rebel has spent decades sharing the page with iconic figures like Sgt. Nick Fury, Gabe Jones, Izzy Cohen, Dino Manelli, and Percival Pinkerton — an all-star roster that speaks to the quality of company this character keeps. With affiliations spanning both the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, and three key collector issues to their name, Rebel's 47 appearances stretch impressively across more than six decades of Marvel history. For fans who love the gritty, heroic heart of Marvel's war comics tradition, Rebel Ralston is absolutely worth seeking out.

Teams & affiliations
Howling CommandosFantastic FourWeapon X ProgramAvengers
★ First appearance
The Avengers #2
Nov 1963

Top series

Covers through the years — 1963–2022

The Avengers #2 1963
The Avengers #2
Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #1 1968
Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #1
Sgt. Fury #109 1973
Sgt. Fury #109
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #149 1978
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #149
Marvel Two-in-One #77 1981
Marvel Two-in-One #77
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 1989
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #3
Captain America Annual #9 1990
Captain America Annual #9
Fury #1 1994
Fury #1
Gambit #10 1999
Gambit #10
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #2 2006
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #2
Essential Sgt. Fury #1 2011
Essential Sgt. Fury #1
The Twelve #2 2012
The Twelve #2
Captain America: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection #2 2022
Captain America: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection #2

Appearances

The Avengers (1963)
#2
Fantastic Four (1961)
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, 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)
Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2004)
#2
All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update (2007)
#1
Sgt. Fury & His Howling Commandos One-Shot (2009)
#1
Essential Sgt. Fury (2011)
#1
The Twelve (2012)
#2
Marvel Masterworks: Sgt. Fury (2013)
#1
Captain America Epic Collection (2014)
#16
S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
#9
Captain America: Heroes Return - The Complete Collection (2020)
#2
Nick Fury vs. Fin Fang Foom (2025)
#1