Jimmy Woo is a fictional, Chinese-American secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic-book universe. Created by EC Comics great Al Feldstein and artist Joe Maneely, the character first appeared in Yellow Claw #1 (Oct. 1956) from Atlas Comics, the 1950s predecessor of Marvel. Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... In comic books, first appearance refers to first comic book to feature a character. ... The Yellow Claw #2, cover art by John Severin. ... Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics. ... Al Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC Comics and MAD Magazine. ... Joe Maneely (born 1926, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his 1950s work for Marvel Comics 1950s predecessor, Atlas. ... S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Agents of Atlas is a 2006 Marvel Comics comic-book miniseries about a group of superheroes composed of characters collected from various unrelated stories originally published in the 1950s by Marvels predecessor company, Atlas Comics. ... Alice, a fictional character from the work of Lewis Carroll. ... Chinese Americans (Chinese language: 美籍華人 or 華裔美國人) are Americans of Chinese descent. ... Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... A comic book or comicbook is a magazine or book containing sequential art in the form of a narrative. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Entertaining Comics was headed by William Gaines but is better known by its publishing name of EC Comics. ... Al Feldstein (born October 24, 1925) is an American painter of Western wildlife and an influential author-editor who wrote, drew and edited for EC Comics and MAD Magazine. ... Joe Maneely (born 1926, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his 1950s work for Marvel Comics 1950s predecessor, Atlas. ... The Yellow Claw #2, cover art by John Severin. ... Atlas Comics is the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ...

"Jimmy Woo" is also the name of an unrelated nightclub in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Motto: Je Maintiendrai (Dutch: Ik zal handhaven, English: I Shall Uphold) Anthem: Wilhelmus van Nassouwe Capital Amsterdam1 Largest city Amsterdam Official language(s) Dutch2 Government Parliamentary democracy Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Beatrix  - Prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende Independence Eighty Years War   - Declared July 26, 1581   - Recognised January 30, 1648 (by Spain...

Publication history

Jimmy Woo, from Strange Tales #166 (March 1968). Art by Jim Steranko & Joe Sinnott.

Jimmy Woo was the hero of an espionage series named for his antagonist, a "yellow peril" Communist mandarin known only as the Yellow Claw. While the short-lived series named after that villain ran only four issues (Oct. 1956 - April 1957), it featured art by industry legends Maneely, Jack Kirby, and John Severin. Woo would be re-introduced a decade later by writer-artist Jim Steranko in his landmark Marvel Comics feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.", in the company's first integration of Atlas characters into mainstream Marvel continuity. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics. ... Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ... Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. ... The genre of spy fiction — sometimes called political thriller or spy thriller or sometimes shortened simply to Spy-fi — arose before World War I at about the same time that the first modern intelligence agencies were formed. ... An antagonist is a fictional character or group of characters, or, sometimes an institution of a story who represents the opposition against which the hero(es) or protagonist(s) must contend. ... Yellow peril is also a humourous British term for a traffic warden. ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... A Mandarin was a bureaucrat in imperial China. ... Jack Kirby (August 28, 1917 – February 6, 1994) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books. ... John Powers Severin (born December 21, 1921, Jersey City, New Jersey) is an American comic book artist noted for his distinctive artwork with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and Frontline Combat, and for Marvel Comics, primarily on its war and Western comics. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Look up artist in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Captain America #111 (March 1969): Sterankos signature surrealism. ... Colonel Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day superspy in the Marvel Comics universe Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fury first appeared in Sgt. ...

Kirby took over as writer-artist with issue #2 — inking his own pencil art there and in the following issue, representing two of the very rare occasions on which he did so. On the final issue, Kirby's bold lines and dynamic compositions were given uncharacteristic grittiness by the scratchy inks of Western- and war-comics veteran Severin. Also unusually for a Kirby book, other artists drew the covers: Severin on #2 and #4, Bill Everett on #3. The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ... A penciller (or penciler) is one of a number of artists working within the comic industry. ... Western fiction is a genre of literature that is typically set in any of the American states west of the Mississippi River and between the years of approximately 1860 and 1900. ... War comics are a genre of comics that gained popularity in English-speaking countries following the Second World War. ... Bill Everett (May 18, 1917 – February 27, 1973) was a comic book writer/illustrator most famous for the creation of Namor the Sub-Mariner and co-creating Daredevil for Marvel Comics. ...

Well-regarded for its relatively mature storyline and in particular for Maneely's exquisitely atmospheric art, the book nevertheless failed to find an audience. Its influence rippled, however, as wunderkind Steranko brought the Yellow Claw, Woo and other characters from it into the Marvel universe, beginning with the "S.H.I.E.L.D. " story in Strange Tales #160 (Sept. 1967). Woo went on to join that espionage agency in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 (July 1968). S.H.I.E.L.D. (originally an acronym for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Universe that often deals with superhuman threats. ... Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics. ...

Woo went on to be featured in the 1977-1979 Marvel series Godzilla and the 2006-07 Marvel series Agents of Atlas. Before the cancellation of the 1990s alternate universe Marvel imprint Razorline, as produced but unpublished titles of its various series were preparing to blend the Razorline into primary Marvel continuity, Woo as well as Nick Fury and other S.H.I.E.L.D. agents guest-starred in Wraitheart #5. Woo starred as the leader of a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. operatives code-named Agents of Atlas, in the 2006-2007 series of that name. Facing The Avengers in Godzilla #23 (1979). ... Agents of Atlas is a 2006 Marvel Comics comic-book miniseries about a group of superheroes composed of characters collected from various unrelated stories originally published in the 1950s by Marvels predecessor company, Atlas Comics. ... A parallel universe, also sometimes called an alternate universe, is a hypothetical universe which exists separately from our own. ... Hokum & Hex #1 (Sept. ... Colonel Nicholas Joseph Nick Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day superspy in the Marvel Comics universe Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fury first appeared in Sgt. ... Agents of Atlas is a 2006 Marvel Comics comic-book miniseries about a group of superheroes composed of characters collected from various unrelated stories originally published in the 1950s by Marvels predecessor company, Atlas Comics. ...

Fictional character biography

James Woo is an Asian-American FBI agent assigned primarily to investigate and apprehend the Chinese-national mandarin known as the Yellow Claw, a Fu Manchu manqué. (Indeed, author Sax Rohmer had a Fu Manchu novel titled The Yellow Claw.) The Yellow Claw, who attempts world domination, claimed in 2000s comics that his American rubric is a mistransliteraion of the Chinese characters for "Golden Claw". Complicating matters, the Claw's grandniece, Suwan, was in love with Woo in the 1950s series. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... This article is about the fictional literature character. ... Arthur Henry Sarsfield Ward (February 15, 1883 - June 1, 1959), better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. ...

In retcon stories,^[1] Woo is the FBI agent assigned in 1958 to oversee the 1950s superhero team the Avengers, a short-lived predecessor of the later, more estabished team of that name. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Recovering from World War II and its aftermath, the economic miracle emerged in West Germany and Italy. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team that appear in the Marvel Universe. ...

As a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, Woo went on to join its "Godzilla Squad" to hunt down the giant monster Godzilla (the character from the long-running series of films from the Japanese movie studio Toho). This unit, led by Dum Dum Dugan, employed such weapons as a giant robot called Red Ronin, and was headquartered in a smaller version of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, known as the Behemoth. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A movie studio is a controlled environment for the making of a film. ... The current logo of Toho (in the US.) Toho Company, Limited , TYO: 9602) is a large Japanese film studio. ... Dum Dum Dugan (Thaddeus Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan) is a fictional character who appears in publications from Marvel Comics. ... For the fictional robot, see Mecha. ... Red Ronin Red Ronin is a gigantic robotic construct (a mecha) in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Helicarrier, an aircraft carrier specifically designed to be itself capable of independent powered flight in addition to the conventional functions of aircraft carriers, is the signature capital ship of the fictional intelligence/defence agency S.H.I.E.L.D., usually shown in Marvel Comics-published comic book magazines. ...

Woo was temporarily replaced by a Life Model Decoy (a form of artificial human utilized by S.H.I.E.L.D.) of the self-aware, renegade "Deltan" class,^[2] and went through five such bodies before dying with out with other repentant LMDs.^[3] Woo reemerged, at some point becoming a high-ranking agent within the S.H.I.E.L.D. Directorate. A Life Model Decoy (LMD) is an android designed to function as an exact body double for VIPs. ... The android Data, portrayed by Brent Spiner, from the TV series Star Trek: The Next Generation An android is a robot made to resemble a human, usually both in appearance and behavior. ...

In 2006-2007 stories, Woo attempted a secret raid of a group identified as The Atlas Foundation. Going AWOL and taking several other willing agents with him, he infiltrated an Atlas Foundation location, resulting in all the recruits being killed. Woo was critically burned and lost higher brain function. The former 1950s Avenger Gorilla-Man, by now also a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, gave the organization a classified record of the 1950s team, of which S.H.I.E.L.D. had no prior knowledge. Gorilla-Man rescues Woo with the aid of fellow 1950s teammates M-11 and Marvel Boy, who restores Woo to his 1958 self. For other uses, see Atlas (disambiguation). ... AWOL (pronounced a-wall) is an acronym for the United States and other armed forces expression Absent WithOut Leave or Absence Without Official Leave. The United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy use the term Unauthorized Absence (UA) instead. ... Gorilla-Man is the name of three fictional characters appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... M-11 is a fictional robot in the Marvel Comics comic-book universe. ... Marvel Boy is the name of three fictional comic book characters in the Marvel Comics universe, including predecessor companies Timely Comics and Atlas Comics. ...

Yellow Claw reprints

• Yellow Claw #1

"The Coming of the Yellow Claw"

Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #1 (Sept. 1974)

"The Yellow Claw Strikes" and

"Trap For Jimmy Woo"

Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #2 (Dec. 1974)

• Yellow Claw #2

"The Trap"

Marvel Premiere #1 (May 1972)

Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #3 (March 1975)

"Concentrate On Chaos"

Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #3 (March 1975)

"The Mystery of Cabin 361" and

"Temujai the Golden Goliath"

Giant-Size Master of Kung Fu #4 (June 1975)

• Yellow Claw #3

"The Microscopic Army"

The Golden Age of Marvel Comics (1997) ISBN 0-7851-0564-6

"UFO, The Lighting Man"

Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2004) hardcover ISBN 0-7851-1574-9

• Yellow Claw #4

One or more stories

• Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby, Volume 2 (2006) hardcover ISBN 0-7851-2094-7

Shang-Chi (Chinese: ; pinyin: shàng qì; literally rising of the spirit) is a Marvel Comics character, often called the Master of Kung Fu. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. ... Marvel Premiere is a comic book anthology series published by Marvel Comics. ...

Ultimate Universe

In the Ultimate Universe, Jimmy Woo is an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., partnered with Sharon Carter. He was introduced in Ultimate Spider-Man #15, in which he and Carter were assigned to capture Doctor Octopus. Ultimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the companys most popular superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, The Avengers and the Fantastic Four. ... Sharon Carter, alias Agent 13, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Ultimate Spider-Man is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... Dr. Otto Octavius, better known as Doctor Octopus is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an enemy and archenemy of Spider-Man. ...

See also

• List of S.H.I.E.L.D. members

Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. logo Marvel Comics fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate), created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Strange Tales #135 (August 1965), appears throughout the publishers entire comic...

Footnotes

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References

• Don Markstein's Toonopedia: The Yellow Claw
• Jess Nevins' "A Guide to Marvel's Pre-FF #1 Heroes: Jimmy Woo
• Comic Book Resources (June 12, 2006): "Agents Of Atlas Agent Profile: Woo, Jimmy Woo", by Dave Richards
• The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators
• Marvel Directory: Yellow Claw
• Atlas Tales
• The Grand Comic-Book Database
• Comic Book Resources - Parker Talks "Agents Of Atlas"
• Index to the Marvel Comics Universe: Jimmy Woo LMD (Deltan)