(October 1968)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Olympia Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Format:
- standard color comic.
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #35 (June 8, 1977) [pp. 1-7], #36 (June 15, 1977) [pp. 8-11], #37 (June 22, 1977) [pp. 12-20] -
in Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1983 series) #2 (January 1984) - in Nick Fury: Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2000 series) #[nn] (November 2000)
- in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn] (September 2001)
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[Whatever Happened To Scorpio?]
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Inks:
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Colors:
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Letters:
- Jim Steranko (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- Spy
- Characters:
- Scorpio; Nick Fury; Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
- in Nick Fury: Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2000 series) #[nn] (November 2000)
- in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn] (September 2001)
-
What Ever Happened To Scorpio?
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. / comic story / 20 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jim Steranko
- Pencils:
- Jim Steranko
- Inks:
- John Tartaglione
- Colors:
- Jim Steranko
- Letters:
- Sam Rosen
Content Information
- Genre:
- Spy
- Characters:
- Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]; Nick Fury; Pickman (locksmith); Scorpio [Jake Fury] (unrevealed); Dum Dum Dugan; Senator Irksome
- Synopsis:
- Val reads Nick's horoscope in the morning paper, which says "Someone in your past will return today." Nick pays a visit on Pickman, who's helping him locate someone, and he doesn't want SHIELD involved. The ESP Division picks up "possible danger", sending Nick to a seemingly-deserted warehouse-- and straight into a trap set by Scorpio! Nick's Farrari is destroyed, and Nick is captured. While unconscious, Scorpio creates a face-mask to allow him to impersonate Nick, then goes in disguise to view the test of the latest model of LMD. But as it begins, no one else realizes the robot has been replaced with Nick, drugged so he can't speak! Miraculously, Fury manages to dodge one death trap after another, then faces his would-be killer. Val, trying to save Nick's life, shoots at the "LMD"-- but hits Pickman instead, who found his way in via a secret passage. Nick pursues the escaping imposter, who tears off his mask, revealing his true identity to Nick-- just before being caught in a hail of gunfire from a group of SHIELD agents! After, Nick stands alone on a dock, looking out over the water, wondering if the man who tried so very hard to murder him is still alive...
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #35 (June 8, 1977) [pp. 1-7], #36 (June 15, 1977) [pp. 8-11], #37 (June 22, 1977) [pp. 12-20]
- in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
- in Nick Fury: Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2000 series) #[nn] (November 2000)
- in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is Scorpio? (Marvel, 2001 series) #[nn] (September 2001)
-
Indexer Notes
Identity of Scorpio revealed by Roy Thomas in THE AVENGERS #72 (January 1970), reprinted in ESSENTIAL AVENGERS Vol.4 (2004). Pickman based on Robert Morley. More details revealed when Scorpio returns in THE DEFENDERS #46, 48-50 (April, June-August 1977). Full background of character not revealed until flashback in FURY #1 (May 1994). Steranko repeated the gimmick of ending the story by having a character diving into water thru a hail of gunfire in CAPTAIN AMERICA #111 (March 1969). Nick's Ferrari, which he's had since STRANGE TALES #162 (November 1967) is destroyed; he gets a replacement in NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD #8 (January 1969).
["Dear Stan and Co., After living with..."]
Don't Yield, Write S.H.I.E.L.D. / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Frank Springer
- Inks:
- Frank Springer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- Spy
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from Ronn Foss; Paul Butler; Murray Selzer; Jeff Pierce; Achille Di Bacco; Don Plosker; and Donald McGregor. Includes a single panel reproduced from the previous issue.
["Another Marvel Masterpiece"]
The Avengers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Avengers Annual #2 (Sept. 1968) shown as "On Sale Now!".
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
[Whatever Happened To Scorpio?]
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. -
1.
What Ever Happened To Scorpio?
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. -
2.
["Dear Stan and Co., After living with..."]
Don't Yield, Write S.H.I.E.L.D. -
3.
["Another Marvel Masterpiece"]
The Avengers
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