Roger Dooley is a fictional character appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
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.
Shea Whigham appeared as Roger Dooley in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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TV series ''
Agent Carter'' in the first season. He was depicted as the chief of the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) who oversaw agents
Peggy Carter
Margaret Elizabeth Carter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character in books featuring Captain America. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kir ...
,
Jack Thompson, and
Daniel Sousa.
Publication history
Roger Dooley first appeared in ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #18 and was created by
John Byrne.
Fictional character biography
Roger Dooley was a Level Four Special Officer for
S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in ''Strange Tales'' #135 (August 1965), it often deal ...
Dooley was placed in charge of an operation to evaluate
She-Hulk
She-Hulk (Jennifer "Jen" Walters) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Buscema, she first appeared in ''The Savage She-Hulk'' #1 (cover-dated February ...
. During the operation, he accidentally teleported a colony of sentient
cockroach
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es which later took over his body. When the cockroaches tried to have him take over She-Hulk, she threw him and his body ruptured.
Powers and abilities
Roger Dooley was a trained S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
In other media
Television
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Shea Whigham appears as Roger Dooley in ''
Agent Carter''. He is depicted as the chief of the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) who oversees agents
Peggy Carter
Margaret Elizabeth Carter is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character in books featuring Captain America. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kir ...
, Jack Thompson, and Daniel Sousa.
Because of a lack of "rich comic book history to draw from", Whigham created his own background for the character on which he said: "I don't think Dooley is a political appointee. I think I worked my way up through good hard work. I don't think I'm a politician in any respect. Dooley's got a pretty wicked sense of humor".
Unlike many of the other agents, Whigham believes that Dooley does respect Carter, saying "I think he likes her. I think he cares deeply. I'm not sure that he can always show that, but I think you'll see that he cares deeply about Carter. And these are things that keep him up at night, as well as the other boys, when I send them out on missions".
In the episode "Snafu", it is revealed that he has a wife named Loretta and two kids and that he served in World War II.
While he was away, Loretta was unfaithful which caused marital problems.
During the episode,
Dr. Ivchenko mesmerizes Dooley into locking Peggy Carter and Edwin Jarvis in the interrogation room and getting him Item #17. Ivchenko even finishes the job by mesmerizing Dooley into putting an explosive vest on. Upon being snapped out of the trance, Dooley finds the vest on him as it starts to heat up. When the vest is on the verge of exploding, Dooley asks his fellow SSR agents to give a message to his wife that he loves her while asking Carter to get Ivchenko. Dooley runs to the window while shooting out the glass and jumps out of it as the vest explodes during his fall.
References
External links
Roger Dooleyat Marvel Wiki
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Characters created by John Byrne (comics)
Comics characters introduced in 1985
S.H.I.E.L.D. agents
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