The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic
#8 - Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Part One
(November 2014)
Hachette Partworks,
2014 Series
- Price
- 9.99 GBP; 19.95 AUD; 24.99 NZD
- Pages
- 184
- On-sale Date
- 2014-11-12
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Hachette Partworks Ltd.
- Brand
-
Hachette Partworks Ltd
- ISBN
-
978-1-909766-15-0
- Barcode
- 9772049086024 76
- Editing
- Sarah Gale (managing editor, Hachette Partworks); Ed Hammond (editor, Panini UK); Stan Lee (original editor)
Issue Notes
Reprints Strange Tales issues 150 to 162 (back cover states #151 to 162).
This was the 76th volume released in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection.
This was the 76th volume released in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection.
[no title indexed]
Nick Fury / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; Baron Strucker; Laura Brown
- Reprints
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from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #157 (June 1967)
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[no title indexed]
credits, title page / 3 pages
Indexer Notes
Title page, indicia page and credits page.
Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Part One
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Marco M. Lupoi
- Letters
- typeset
Hydra Lives!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts); John Buscema
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Dum Dum Dugan; Senator Dudley (member of Plans & Operations Section); Supreme Hydra ["Don Cabellero"]; HYDRA
- Synopsis
- Fury subjects himself to a dangerous test in order to prove that an atomic missile can be detonated long-distance by a sonic weapon which SHIELD believes HYDRA has. While both he & Dugan are recovering from injuries, Don Cabellero, at the urging of an undercover SHIELD man, invites Fury to a party in ancient Karnopolis in the Sahara Desert. Caballero is a disguise for the new Supreme Hydra, who is aware a SHIELD agent has invaded his ranks. Fury tells Sitwell he will be in command during his absence but suddenly a sonic boom shakes the HQ as the Overkill Horn is being tested.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #150 (November 1966)
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The Moment of.. Overkill!
Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- HYDRA; Nick Fury
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #151 (December 1966)
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Overkill!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts); Jim Steranko
- Inks
- Jim Steranko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; HYDRA; Supreme Hydra ["Don Cabellero"]; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell; Gabe Jones
- Synopsis
- Fury lands in Karnopolis and is defeated by a squad of robots. Stripped of his gadget-laden clothes Fury faces the new Supreme Hydra, who tells of Hydra's plans to use the Overkill Horn to detonate nuclear weapons worldwide and emerge as the new rulers of earth. Dugan, upset by Fury's order to launch an H-Missile to destroy HYDRA's weapon (and thus Fury) tries to save his buddy, but is stopped when Gabe shoots him in the shoulder. Fury escapes on a HYDRA jet, unaware the Overkill Horn is on board the plane. As Sitwell prepares to destroy the aircraft, Fury realizes the radio isn't working.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #151 (December 1966)
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The Power of SHIELD!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts); Jim Steranko
- Inks
- Jim Steranko
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Jasper Sitwell; HYDRA; Supreme Hydra; Laura Brown
- Synopsis
- Fury signals SHIELD but after Sitwell realizes Fury is the pilot he still orders the launching of a Strato-Mine which could ignite the atmosphere. Supreme Hydra learns that Laura Brown, the daughter of his predecessor who helped Fury has been captured in Egypt. Donning a new disguise he leaves to exact punishment. Fury turns the plane around, and, discovering the hidden Overkill Horn, dives from the plane, picked up by a SHIELD submarine. The plane, followed by the Strato-Mine, obliterates Karnopolis and all within HYDRA base. Soon after, Fury & a SHIELD squad rescues Laura from HYDRA thugs.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #152 (January 1967)
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[no title indexed]
Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Colors
- Jim Steranko ?
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Dum Dum Dugan; Laura Brown; Nick Fury; HYDRA
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #153 (February 1967)
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The Hiding Place!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Roy Thomas; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (layouts); Jim Steranko
- Inks
- Jim Steranko
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Clipper Charlie; Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Laura Brown; HYDRA; Gabe Jones; Supreme Hydra; Dum Dum Dugan
- Synopsis
- The Supreme Hydra infiltrates S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #153 (February 1967)
-
Beware... the Deadly Dreadnought!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Jim Steranko (plot); Roy Thomas (dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jim Steranko
- Inks
- Jim Steranko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; Laura Brown; Gabe Jones; Supreme Hydra ["Agent Bronson" (alias)]; Jasper Sitwell; HYDRA; Boothroyd (Personal Effects Dept.); The Dreadnought (HYDRA Robot)
- Synopsis
- While the AUTOFAC computer works out the true identity of the Supreme Hydra, Fury plans to have Bronson transport Laura to SHIELD's West coast HQ. In the Personal Effects Dept. Fury is given a new weapons-laden outfit. Moments later he's attacked by The Dreadnought, a deadly 8-foot-tall HYDRA killer robot. Laura suspects Bronson may be the Supreme Hydra himself, and her suspicions are confirmed by AUTOFAC, but before she can pass on the info, Bronson overpowers her. Fury just barely manages to beat The Dreadnought, but finds Laura is missing-- and AUTOFAC names her as the Supreme Hydra!
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #154 (March 1967)
-
[no title indexed]
Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- HYDRA; Nick Fury
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #155 (April 1967)
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Death Trap!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; Lyndon B. Johnson; Jasper Sitwell; Professor Anton Trojak; HYDRA; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Supreme Hydra; Laura Brown
- Synopsis
- The Heli-Carrier takes on a number of VIP's, as well as Prof. Trojak and his "Q-Ray" for a demonstration. But Trojak is really a HYDRA agent, and his oversized machine has been used to smuggle several HYDRA thugs aboard! In addition to these dangers, Fury must also cope with his 3 best friends, who've been hypnotized to kill him. Fury manages to save the day, and an injured, unconscious Laura is found hidden in the computer room, wearing a HYDRA outfit. "LBJ" appears to blame Fury for the security screw-up, and orders him confined to quarters...
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #155 (April 1967)
-
The Tribunal!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Supreme Hydra [Baron Strucker]; Laura Brown; Jasper Sitwell; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; HYDRA; CAMEOS: Fantastic Four [The Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Thor; Scarlet Witch; Hawkeye; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; X-Men [Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast; Iceman; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Professor X]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Goliath [Hank Pym]; Wasp
- Synopsis
- Fury's quarters are destroyed, apparently killing him! Bronson heads for Hydra Island, a futuristic, hi-tech fortress in the Pacific resuming his guise as Supreme Hydra. He announces to the world that he's placed a Death Spore bomb on board the Heli-Carrier which will unleash a plague upon the entire Earth! He plans to stage a fake trial for Laura, as an example to all who would defy him. Having suspected Bronson from the start, Fury who was hiding on board the Dyna-Soar is captured and discovers the true identity of the Supreme Hydra is Baron Strucker, his old foe from WW2!
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #156 (May 1967)
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Crisis!
Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Inks
- Jim Steranko (signed)
- Colors
- Jim Steranko ?
- Letters
- Jim Steranko
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Supreme Hydra [Baron Strucker]; Laura Brown; Nick Fury
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #157 (June 1967)
-
Crisis!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Supreme Hydra [Baron Strucker]; Laura Brown; HYDRA; Jasper Sitwell; S.H.I.E.L.D. ESP Division; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury
- Synopsis
- Strucker announces that the impregnable dome over Hydra Island will keep them safe from the "Death Spore" plague, and plans to use Fury's body as the basis for an army of HYDRA androids to "police" the world, once he's dead from the Alpha Ray beam. But Fury escapes! As SHIELD searches the Heli-Carrier for the bomb with no result, Fury, "playing it by ear", takes on one group of HYDRA thugs after another, until Strucker faces him one-on-one. Thanks to his deadly "Satan Claw", Strucker gains the upper hand, and it looks like it might be the end...!
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #157 (June 1967)
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Final Encounter!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Supreme Hydra [Baron Strucker]; Nick Fury; HYDRA; Laura Brown
- Synopsis
- The battle between Fury & Strucker rages until Fury manages to remove his Satan glove. Minutes later, as HYDRA thugs enter the room, they discover 2 Strucker's! One of them is revealed to be wearing a mask, panics, and is incinerated in an Alpha-Particle Reactor Cube. The other orders Laura put aboard the Dyna-Soar and takes off from Hydra Island, despite the imminent detonation of The Death Spore bomb. Fury had used Strucker's device to disguise himself and Strucker. It detonates, and thanks to the impenetrable dome, only Hydra Island and all within are wiped off the face of the Earth!
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #158 (July 1967)
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Featuring: The Great Captain America!
Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Jim Steranko
- Pencils
- Jim Steranko; John Romita (alterations); John Verpoorten ? (alterations)
- Inks
- Jim Steranko; John Romita (alterations); John Verpoorten ? (alterations)
- Colors
- Jim Steranko ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #159 (August 1967)
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Spy School
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell; Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Laura Brown; Jake Fury; The Gaff [Sidney E. Levine]; Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro De Fontaine]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Synopsis
- Fury reminisces with Laura about his days growing up in Hell's Kitchen; then at SHIELD HQ, offers her a job as an agent. Fury goes to UNIT (Underground Network Intelligence Training academy) where recruits undergo rigorous education. He meets 2 new agents: Sidney E. Levine, a tech expert and Val, who scoffs at his attitude that the spy game is man's work. Fury takes on Captain America in a display bout for the recruits, but gets dizzy due to a side-effect of the invisibility pill he used earlier. Cap tells him he's found out who was responsible for a job they tackled a year ago.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #159 (August 1967)
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Project: Blackout
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Nick Fury; Jimmy Woo; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
- Synopsis
- Cap introduces Fury to an old friend, FBI man Jimmy Woo as Fury relates the events of November 10, 1965. The ESP Division became aware of a threat on Bedloe Island before they were killed by an explosion. Fury asked Cap for aid and the two met under the Statue of Liberty, where they found an army of invaders planning to use an "Id-Paralyzer" to turn everyone on the East Coast into mindless slaves. Cap races toward the Baxter Building for help, but the anti-grav belt he "borrowed" from the invaders cuts out in mid-air! Meanwhile, Fury, overcome by numbers, is tossed off the Statue's torch.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #160 (September 1967)
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The Second Doom!
Nick Fury / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Yellow Claw; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Nick Fury
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #161 (October 1967)
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The Second Doom
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Nick Fury; Jimmy Woo; The Yellow Claw; Suwan; Fritz Von Voltzmann
- Synopsis
- Reed Richards & Ben Grimm save Cap from falling to his death while Fury saves himself by catching onto the Statue's crown. Reed and Ben provide assistance to the pair and stop the invaders plans, cutting off all power on the East Coast, creating the New York City Blackout in the process. Back in the present Jimmy Woo tells Fury he believes the man behind the scheme was The Yellow Claw. In a underground base The Yellow Claw, his niece Suwan & his ally Von Voltzmann eavesdrop on the conversation, as The Claw speaks of his "infallible" scheme - "The Second Doom".
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #161 (October 1967)
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So Evil, The Night!
Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Jim Steranko
- Pencils
- Jim Steranko
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; Jim Steranko
- Colors
- Jim Steranko ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- spy; superhero
- Characters
- The Gaff [Sidney E. Levine, Gaffer]; Nick Fury; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]; Jimmy Woo; The Yellow Claw (Fang-Chu); Fritz Von Voltzmann
- Synopsis
- The Gaff presents Fury with his new car which is made entirely out of clear fiberglass, making it completely invisible from 100 feet away! Fury & Val go to SHIELD's rebuilt ESP Division. There, Jimmy Woo detects that The Yellow Claw is in Chinatown. Nick tells Woo it's his job now, and goes there alone. After a harrowing encounter with a pair of Claw goons, Fury impersonates one of them, and in a darkened shop, meets Fang-Chu (The Claw) face-to-face. But Voltzmann gets the drop on him, and an instant later, he falls thru a trapdoor into the tentacles of a "monster cephalopod" (octopus).
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #162 (November 1967)
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The Artist Jim Steranko
text article / 4 pages
Indexer Notes
Text article about artist Jim Steranko, with a number of examples of his art.
Art Gallery
illustration / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Mike Mayhew; Gabriele Dell'Otto; Erik Larsen; Keu Cha; Dave Bullock; Tim Bradstreet; Daniel Acuña; Darick Robertson; Ed McGuinness; Scot Eaton
- Inks
- Mike Mayhew; Gabriele Dell'Otto; Erik Larsen; Keu Cha; Dave Bullock; Tim Bradstreet; Daniel Acuña; Darick Robertson; Ed McGuinness; Scot Eaton
- Colors
- ?
Indexer Notes
A selection of illustrations, by various artists, of Nick Fury.
Art taken from...
The Pulse #7,
Secret Invasion #4,
Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors One Shot,
Incredible Hulk #346,
Incredible Hulk Vol. 2 #98,
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #21,
The Punisher #13,
Dark Reign: New Nation #1,
Fury: Peacemaker #1
and Captain America Vol. 4 #29.
Further Reading
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for other Marvel graphic novels.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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Nick Fury -
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Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Part One
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Hydra Lives!
Nick Fury -
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The Moment of.. Overkill!
Nick Fury -
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Overkill!
Nick Fury -
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The Power of SHIELD!
Nick Fury -
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[no title indexed]
Nick Fury -
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The Hiding Place!
Nick Fury -
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Beware... the Deadly Dreadnought!
Nick Fury -
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[no title indexed]
Nick Fury -
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Death Trap!
Nick Fury -
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[no title indexed]
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The Tribunal!
Nick Fury -
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Crisis!
Nick Fury -
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Crisis!
Nick Fury -
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Final Encounter!
Nick Fury -
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Featuring: The Great Captain America!
Nick Fury -
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Spy School
Nick Fury -
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[no title indexed]
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Project: Blackout
Nick Fury -
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The Second Doom!
Nick Fury -
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The Second Doom
Nick Fury -
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So Evil, The Night!
Nick Fury -
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The Artist Jim Steranko
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Art Gallery
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Further Reading
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Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Part One
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