Captain America (vol. 1) #146 (Feb. 1972):
“Mission: Destroy the Femme Force!”
by Gary Friedrich, Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten

Captain America (vol. 1) #146

Title: “Mission: Destroy the Femme Force!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 1972

Publisher:
Written by: Gary Friedrich
Art by: Sal Buscema, John Verpoorten

22 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) (lead character)	Protestant	Redeemers; Secret Defenders...  The Avengers; The Invaders; The Ultimates; Weapon Plus		5,992
Femme Force		S.H.I.E.L.D. [all-female SHIELD sub-group]		6
Nick Fury	secular	black; S.H.I.E.L.D....  The Howling Commandos; The Ultimates		1,898
S.H.I.E.L.D.		[government agency; intelligence agency...]		1,188
HYDRA	HYDRA	[largest worldwide subversive organization]		283
Agent 13 (Sharon Carter)	Christian (denomination unknown)	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		262
The Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (details, pg. 10-11, 21)  Only Kingpin's hands, arm and knees can be seen. He is living in Harold Howard's penthouse suite. and his true identity won't be revealed until later, but it is clearly him.	Catholic (lapsed)	HYDRA		619
Contessa Valentina		Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		146
Supreme Hydra (Richard Fisk)		HYDRA [led own organization; Kingpin's son]		73
Agent Twelve	indeterminate	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		5
Agent Seven	indeterminate	Femme Force; S.H.I.E.L.D.		5
Falcon (Sam Wilson) (7-panel cameo, pg. 12-13)	Baptist	black; SHIELD Super-Agents...  The Avengers		531
Redwing (7-panel cameo, pg. 12-13)	N.A.	falcon; Pet Avengers [falcon; partner of Falcon (Sam Wilson)]		128
Eric Koenig (7-panel cameo, pg. 5-6)	Nazi (former)	S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Howling Commandos		35
Operative 17 (4-panel cameo, pg. 5-6, 8)	HYDRA	HYDRA [knocked out pilot of SHIELD plane during raid]		2
Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) (photo/picture/video, pg. 12)  Red Skull is being punched by Captain America in film Nick Fury shows Falcon in a full-page image.	Nazi	Axis Mundi; HYDRA...  The People's Militia; THEM [Captain America's arch-nemy]		298
Howard Hughes (character based on)  In this issue, the character of "Harold Howard" (whose identity and penthouse apartment in Las Vegas are usurped by the Kingpin) is completely based on Howard Hughes.		[famed billionaire aviator]		82
Larry Fine (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  SHIELD agent/Femme Force member (to captured HYDRA agents): "Keep 'em up! Just because we're female doesn't mean we won't shoot!" other Femme Force agent: "If they don't know that by now--- they're the slowest learners since Larry, Moe and Curly Joe!"	Jewish	Three Stooges		321
Curly Howard (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  SHIELD agent/Femme Force member (to captured HYDRA agents): "Keep 'em up! Just because we're female doesn't mean we won't shoot!" other Femme Force agent: "If they don't know that by now--- they're the slowest learners since Larry, Moe and Curly Joe!"	Jewish	Three Stooges		146
Harold Howard (mentioned, pg. 10, panels 2-3)  male tourist: "This is it, Honey--- the same hotel that the mysterious Harold howard lives in!" female tourist: "Just think-- we'll be sleeping under the same roof with one of the richest men in the world!" male: "What do you mean ONE of?! He practically owns this town! He mus be THE richest!" [more] Pages 10-11, 21: Hydra leader (revealed in next issue to be Kingpin) hides out in Howard's Las Vegas penthouse, having taken over Howard's identity.		[reclusive billionaire; based on Howard Hughes]		3
Moe Howard (mentioned, pg. 6, panel 5)  SHIELD agent/Femme Force member (to captured HYDRA agents): "Keep 'em up! Just because we're female doesn't mean we won't shoot!" other Femme Force agent: "If they don't know that by now--- they're the slowest learners since Larry, Moe and Curly Joe!"	Jewish	[actor; comedian]		342
Jack LaLanne (mentioned, pg. 20, panel 3)  HYDRA agent: "The intercom said there's a SHIELD attack in Sector Two!" other HYDRA agent: "Yeah-- by female agents, yet! This oughtta be like a day at Jack LaLanne!"		[fitness guru; nutritionist...]		39

Sharon Carter and the Contessa appear again as the leaders of "Femme Force" in this issue.

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