Eric Koenig

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character_name=Eric Koenig
real_name=Eric Koenig
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" vol. 1 #9 (Aug 1964)
creators=Stan Lee and Dick Ayers
alliance_color=background:#cccccc
alliances=S.H.I.E.L.D. Howling Commandos
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Eric Koenig is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe.

Publication history

Eric Koenig's first appearance was in "Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos" vol. 1 #27 (February 1966), and he was created by Stan Lee and Dick Ayers.

The character subsequently appears in "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #35-56 (October 1966-July 1968), "Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders" #1 (January 1968), "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #57-61 (August-December 1968), 63-67 (February-June 1969), "Captain Savage and his Battlefield Raiders" #11 (February 1969), "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #70-71 (September-October 1969), "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos Annual" #4 (1968), "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #77-81 (April-November 1970), #83-84 (January-February 1971), #88 (June 1971), #90 (August 1971), #92 (October 1971), #94 (December 1971), "Captain America" #145-146 (January-February 1972), "Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos" #96-97 (February-March 1972), #100 (July 1972), #106 (January 1973), #108 (March 1973), #110 (May 1973), #112 (September 1973), #114-117 (October 1973-January 1974), "Captain America" #188-190 (August-October 1975), "Rampaging Hulk" #4 (August 1977), "Captain America" #273-274 (September-October 1982), Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 (July 1988), "Marvel Comics Presents" #77-79 (1991), "Incredible Hulk" vol. 2 #434 (October 1995).

Eric Koenig received an entry in the "All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z: Update" #3 (2007).

Fictional character biography

Eric Koenig was a member of the original Howling Commandos and fought alongside the team during World War II. He was a pilot as well as a trainer and was very Anti-Nazi German as the Nazis killed his sister. He was the replacement of Dino Manelli, who was away on a special mission, and then replaced Izzy Cohen when he was a Prisoner of War. Upon Cohen’s return, Koenig stayed as a member of the team. After the war, Koenig was one of the Howlers that joined Nick Fury in forming S.H.I.E.L.D.In Nick Fury vs. SHIELD #1-3, a Life Model Decoy of Koenig appeared and was part of the Deltite affair. It destroyed itself in issue 3, after being captured and scanned by Tony Stark.

External links

*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/koenigeric.htm