Featuring: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD
Release: September 9, 1965
Cover: December 1965
12 cents
Sensationally written by: Stan Lee
Spectacularly laid-out by: Jack Kirby
Superbly illustrated by: Joe Sinnott
Silently lettered by: Artie Simek
12 pages
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You know that no insurance company would give a policy to a SHIELD man! There’s only one thing we won’t die of– and that’s old age!
I think you can tell at a glance my copy of this comic has seen better days.
The cover’s an interesting gimmick. It’s mostly just the first page of the issue, but then it has Dr. Strange holding the page. The caption tells us, “Amost everybody reads SHIELD!”
The Dr. Strange figure is drawn by Marie Severin, sister of John Severin, who drew the last couple issues of SHIELD. She’s been doing staff work at Marvel, but will soon enough be chosen to draw Dr. Strange herself.
You kind of get the sense that they didn’t have a cover at all, and this got thrown together by staff. But they get a nice test run for Ms. Severin on the Doctor.
The story opens with Nick Fury in outer space being pursued by…err… that… thing.
Ah, he’s being subjected to some virtual reality thing designed to pry from his mind the secrets of Stark’s new weapon, the, err, braino-saur.
They’ve struggled a bit with what to call the leader of Hydra. They’ve called him The Master. Last issue they tried Imperial Hydra. They seem to be on to something now with Supreme Hydra.
The basic story is that the daughter of Supreme Hydra is betraying him. This is a common issue for heads of global criminal organizations.
Are they allowed to say jackass? That sounds like a swear word.
Rating: ★★★☆☆, 55/100
Significance: ★★★☆☆
Sinnott’s work as the main artist here doesn’t quite live up to Severin’s from the last couple issues.
Characters:
- Nick Fury
- Supreme Hydra/Imperial Hydra/Brown
- Anthony Stark
- Gabe Jones
- Dum Dum Dugan
- Agent G
- Leslie Farrington
- Vincent Vandergill
- Wilson
Story notes:
- Hydra wants the secret of the braino-saur.
- Image-inducer gave Nick a visi-dream, which will be sent to Owl Division for analysis.
- Braino-saur a smart missile which can disarm another missile
- Supreme Hydra sends mechanical hunter after Fury.
- Supreme Hydra sends Tiger Division after Fury, though fears they’ll kill his daughter.
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Are they implying that a real dinosaur could breathe fire?
Duh. They’re dinosaurs.