![]() ![]() Shortly after Avengers #72 was published, Marvel briefly revived Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury would not stay dead for long two months after the publication of his book's final issue, the character would be revived in Avengers #72 (January 1970). The final original issue (#15, November 1969) of the series saw Nick Fury killed by a masked assassin known as "Bulls-eye" (no relations to the Daredevil villain of the same name). With the departure of Steranko, the sales for the book collapsed and was quickly canceled. The five issues that Steranko wrote set up a new rival for Nick Fury in the form of " Scorpio" a foreign assassin/race car driver whose true identity was a mystery to readers and S.H.I.E.L.D. Steranko would continue to provide covers for the book through issue #7. The series would be short-lived Steranko had issues meeting a monthly deadline for a 20 page book and ultimately left the series after 5 issues, only writing and drawing issues #1-3 and #5. Strange kept the original numbering of Strange Tales, Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Strange and Nick Fury spun off into their own books. In 1968, Strange Tales was canceled and Dr. Ultimately the serial would end with issue #168 and Nick Fury spun off into his own title. Strucker would be killed off shortly after appearing in the strip, though the character would be brought back to life in the 1989 Nick Fury series decades later. Furthermore, Steranko would retcon the origin of Hydra as the creation of Sgt Fury recurring villain Baron Wolfgang von Strucker. Steranko's art style would revolutionize the book, drawing critical and commercial acclaim. In Strange Tales #151, the series would undergo a major shift: Stan Lee gave control of the book to Jim Steranko. Stories would be serialized, lasting several issues each. The series introduced several different spy groups to the series: Hydra (formed by a businessman's rogue personal assistant), AIM (a mad scientist guild that was originally part of Hydra before splintering off), along with mercenary spies for hire such as the Fixer and Mentallo. Many of Nick's fellow Howling Commandos would be established as fellow agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., along with other characters such as the Contessa, who was Nick Fury's primary love interest and second-in-command. Early stories had Nick as a plain clothed spy, but the character would ultimately be transitioned into a leather catsuit with white gloves S.H.I.E.L.D. The early stories introduced the government spy organization S.H.I.E.L.D., which had Nick Fury as its top agent and leader. Both books would eventually alternate covers starting with #146. was given priority and the cover of the anthology book for the first year of the title's serialized run. Though Dr Strange was a commercial and critical hit for Marvel, Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. feature replaced then running Human Torch serial that ran alongside Dr Strange in Strange Tales, starting with issue #135. Does this charade date back to Captain America: The Winter Soldier? Even longer? As the trailer unfolds, the question of what foe Fury is actually facing begins to emerge.The Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Based on this conversation, we have to question just how long Fury has been using Talos as a body double. Don’t forget, while we’ve seen both Fury and Hill pop up in recent movies, Spider-Man: Far From Home revealed that at least some of those appearances were actually the Skrulls Talos and Soren in disguise. Hill gives her old boss a good scolding for ignoring her calls for so long. The opening scene in the Secret Invasion teaser trailer shows Fury (Sam Jackson) landing on Earth in a cloaked spaceship and meeting Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) in a bar somewhere in what we assume is Eastern Europe. But what has Fury so spooked, and how do the shape-shifting Skrulls fit in? Let’s delve into the first Secret Invasion trailer from D23 and break it down, while also pondering a few unanswered questions along the way. ![]() That’s the premise behind Secret Invasion, the new Marvel series hitting Disney+ in 2023. And now something is forcing the former Director of SHIELD to return home and unravel a vast conspiracy. ![]() ![]() Nick Fury may have been spending the last few years in space, but he’s been keeping his one good eye on Earth. ![]()
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