Who Is Jake Fury? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Jake Fury is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Jacob Fury, with over 99 comic issue appearances. The angry younger brother of Nick Fury, Jake Fury has been known both as the criminal Scorpio and undercover as the terrorist leader Kraken.

Who is Jake Fury?

Origin Jake Fury was the younger brother of Nick Fury but rarely fell in line with his older brother. During World War II, Jake took an anti-war stance against the United States' involvement in the European conflict despite Nick already out there serving with the Howling Commandos . He was later persuaded by events to change his viewpoint and enlisted, following Nick's lead into a life of military and espionage. However, this did not resolve the friction between Jake and Nick. Jake resented Nick's fortunes and did not enjoy being stuck in his brother's shadow. He came to resent military life in general as well. Still, this did not stop Jake from becoming a formidable soldier and covert operative. Creation Jake Fury was created by Jim Steranko .and first appeared in Strange Tales issue 159.

Key facts

Jake Fury is of human origin and first appeared in "Who Is Scorpio?". The character is published by Marvel. With 99 recorded issue appearances, Jake Fury ranks among the most featured characters in comics.