Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #82

Reprinting the Nick Fury story from Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #24, the Howlers earn some furlough time back in the States. While a couple of the team goes off to visit family, incognito Hollywood actor Dino arranges for a special USO style performance for the rest of his compatriots. Of course, it's not all glitz and glamour as Fury runs a foul of a secret Nazi cell operating in the United States. 

Lots of fisticuffs! Some really awesome cameos. Tinsel Town's most famous celebrities including Bob Hope appear. I really liked the reverse secret identity aspect of the story involving Dino Manelli. Enlisted under his birth name, none of the celebrities at the bash know that Dino is actually an Army grunt participating in top secret missions. Dino has used his connections as an actor to throw this private show from the Howlers. However, Dino is in disguise as his dashing leading man self, hosting the fete in a full tuxedo. None of his celebrity peers even suspect that Dino is one Fury's unit. In fact, I thought it rather hilarious when one actor wondered aloud why this handful of guys warranted such a celebration thrown by Dino.

A good story with a refreshing change of pace. I liked the downtime aspects better than the actual meat of the story. I'm just hoping that by going with some reprints in order to chronicle the complete World War II career of the Howling Commandos, I'm not missing anything like pages culled because of bronze age comic book page counts or a secondary feature starring a solo member of Fury's team. 

The things I do to save a buck ..

Worth Consuming!

Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.