Robert "Rebel" Ralston is a fictional character

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 in Marvel Comics

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' shared universe

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, the Marvel Universe

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. His first appearance was in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos

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vol. 1 #1 (May 1963).

Fictional character biography

Rebel Ralston is a native of Kentucky

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 and a founding member of the original Howling Commandos

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos

Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos are a fictional World War II unit in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, they first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 . The main character, Sgt...

 and fought alongside the team during World War II

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. Ralston was an accomplished horseman

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 and was skilled with a lasso

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. He was also the "creator" of the Howlers battle cry "Wahoo! “ In Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #24 Mr. and Mrs. Ralston were seen.

After the war, he was one of the founding members of the V-Battalion

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 and the Penance Council. In more recent times he was elected Senator of Texas

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, apparently with clandestine help from the V-Battalion. He rejoined his old comrades in the Howling Commandos to battle a Baron Strucker robot. The Commandos and Captain America stopped the Strucker robot but the Howling Commandos' superior, Captain Sam Sawyer

Happy Sam Sawyer

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 was killed. He survived an assassination attempt while co-chairing the Senate Defense Committee. He has worked closely with SHIELD and the Commission on Superhuman Activities.

Television

• Rebel Ralston appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
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  episode "Meet Captain America." He is seen as a member of the Howling Commandos.