History
On Earth-7918, a world where the human race would reach the starts in the early 1900's, Dino Manelli would have a vastly different history than his Earth-616 counterpart. In this reality, Dino, an intergalactic ladies man was selected by Captain Sam Sawyer to be a member of the Howling Commandos. Sawyer would die in combat bringing the group their field commander Nick Fury, who would lead the group thereafter. Although the group used unconventional weapons and were constantly goofing off (much to the chagrin of Fury) they became a close knit fighting force.
Under the command of a computer Dino and the Howlers would be assigned to defend Space Station Midway where the next attack by the Betans was believed to be staged. The Howlers would soon learn that the station Admiral Strucker was a traitor to the Alphan military, hoping that the Betans would allow his home country of Germany take dominion over the Earth. While Fury fought Strucker to the death, Dino and the others would round up his followers. Upon learning that his friend Red Hargrove was shot down in space combat, Dino and the Howlers would disobey orders to rescue Hargrove.
Although they were reprimanded for disobeying orders, Dino and the others were commended for a job well done. While Dino is likely still active with the Howling Commandos, his subsequent activities remain unrevealed.