(June 1968)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1968-02-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Olympia Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1968, page 250, registration number B474940.

Who Is Scorpio? (Table of Contents)

Nick Fury / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO)
Pencils
Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO)
Inks
Jim Steranko (signed as STERANKO)
Colors
Jim Steranko
Letters
Sam Rosen (logo)

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Nick Fury (in disguise); Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]; Nick Fury L.M.D.; Scorpio; Dum Dum Dugan
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Who Is Scorpio? (Table of Contents: 2)

Nick Fury / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Steranko (credited)
Pencils
Jim Steranko (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Jim Steranko
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Dugan! Looks like that wraps up your theory!
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Nick Fury L.M.D.; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Pinky (lounge owner); Flip Mason (stand-up comic); Mitch Hackett (racketeer); Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]; Scorpio [Count Julio Scarlotti]
Synopsis
Fury sneaks into an island fortress, only to get shot in the back. Surprise! It's an L.M.D., and the shooter is the real Fury! But on examination, Dugan informs Fury the L.M.D.'s been shot 4 times, not 3-- which means, someone tried to assassinate him! The only clue is a tiny badge with a "Scorpio" symbol on it. In San Francisco, comic Flip Mason's on the run from gambling debts. In Kansas City, racketeer Mitch Hackett looks forward to joining the mob. In NYC, Fury & Val walk in the rain. At the Monza Autodrome, Count Julio Scarlotti wins a race-- and we see he has a Scorpio tattoo on his wrist. Days later in Nevada, Fury helps test an "EPB G-System" (Entrope Phase Barrier Guard System), a force field which is hoped may one day protect entire armies. As SHIELD prepares one final test (with an H-Bomb!) we see the tech firing the missile has a Scorpio tattoo on his wrist. Fury suddenly realizes the EPB's down, and nobody answers his comm. He races across the desert to a rocket sled used by NASA to escape as the missile descends on the spot he was relaxing. At the U.S. Government Research Center in Las Vegas, everyone's been put to sleep with gas by Scorpio-- when Fury arrives via motorcycle! As the hooded villain speaks of vengeance and "The Parable Of Doom", Fury wonders who the HELL this guy is? Nearby, a mobster mistakes Mason for Hackett and gives him a suitcase of money. Mason takes it, thinking all his problems are gone! Hackett arrives wondering where his suitcase is (not realizing it actually contains a time-bomb), and a gunfight erupts. The two fights intersect paths, and Hackett winds up shooting Scorpio's escape craft, causing it to go up in an explosive fireball, of which Val says, "No one could live through that!" As Mason is about to call his wife, the bomb goes off.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

First line of dialogue appears on page 4.
Mystery continues in NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD #5 (October 1968). Scorpio's mention of "The Parable Of Doom" seems to suggest a connection with Baron Strucker (see STRANGE TALES #156 / May 1967). However, neither Jim Steranko or Roy Thomas followed up on this potential sub-plot.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study Free Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

The Liftee Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Precise Publications / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Don't Yield, Write S.H.I.E.L.D.! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Steranko (2 illustrations)
Inks
Jim Steranko (2 illustrations)
Colors
Jim Steranko
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
'Behold the Savage Sky' proved to me once and for all...
Characters
Nick Fury
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Ken Kahre, Paul Dushkind, Wayne Chimento, Mike Hudak, Donald McGregor, Carle Germelman, Jo Anne Baldwin and Steve Esperes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Spider-Man; Thor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Who Is Scorpio?
    Nick Fury
  2. 1. ["Gigantic art mural offer!"]
    Colonial Studios
  3. 2. Who Is Scorpio?
    Nick Fury
  4. 3. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study Free Booklet
  5. 4. ["Marvel super-hero T-shirts"]
    Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Free! Muscle course that can add 3 inches to your arms fast!"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  7. 6. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. [Shop by Mail]
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail; Stamps]
  10. 9. ["Now you can be taller instantly!"]
    The Liftee Company
  11. 10. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["The senses-shattering surprises go on and on-!"]
    Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["I'll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications
  14. 13. ["'Behold the Savage Sky' proved to me once and for all..."]
    Don't Yield, Write S.H.I.E.L.D.!
  15. 14. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Spider-Man; Thor
  16. 15. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
  17. 16. ["Make money get prizes"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Bill Devine
  • Merlin Haas
  • Ralf Haring
  • Ethan Hoddes
  • Kirk House
  • Steve Jenner
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore