Creature Commandos is a fictional team of superheroes in the DC Comics universe. The team was created by writer Steve Niles and first appeared in "Creature Commandos" #1 in 1980. The original lineup consisted of Rick Flag Jr., a human leader, and four metahumans with animal-like features: Komodo, a humanoid Komodo dragon; Bushido, a humanoid Japanese wolf; Gorilla Messiah, a humanoid gorilla; and Phaselock, a humanoid Bengal tiger.