History ComicBook / NickFuryAgentOfShieldStrangeTales

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, it stars titular super-spy Nick Fury (the original version of the character) and introduces the hi-tech spy agency ComicBook/{{Shield}}. and its recurring enemies, the villainous organisations ComicBook/{{Hydra}} and Characters/{{AIM}}.

''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is a 1965 comic series from Creator/MarvelComics, published as one of the stories in later issues of the AnthologyComic ''Strange Tales''. It was initially written by Creator/StanLee and illustrated by Creator/JackKirby.

The relatively short ''Strange Tales'' stories often keep the focus tightly on Fury himself but, in later issues, Gabe Jones and Dum Dum Dugan, two ex-soldiers from the ''Sgt. Fury'' series, also join S.H.I.E.L.D. - and a number of brand new characters are also introduced as agents to expand the supporting cast.

* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: The penalty for any Hydra agent who [[YouHaveFailedMe fails a mission]]. A potential replacement gets a shot at KlingonPromotion in a formal duel. The trope's played with, as it's involuntary for the incumbent, but not necessarily the challenger - who also gets a weapon, unlike the incumbent.
* KlingonPromotion: Downplayed and invoked. Hydra's formalised this as a YouHaveFailedMe ritual, which their leader invokes in the very first story. An agent who fails once [[InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath gets a duel with their would-be replacement]]. The replacement is armed, the incumbent isn't. If the incumbent wins but later fails again, they don't get another chance to fight their way out of the consequences.

A much younger Fury was already starring in Marvel's World War II ''[[ComicBook/HowlingCommandos Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos]]'' series, and Fury had been briefly introduced to the modern setting as a CIA agent (via a guest appearance in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'').

* CoolCar: The first issue sets the tone by introducing a fireproof, FlyingCar Porsche. Equipped with miniature surface-to-air Sidewinder missiles.

* AirborneAircraftCarrier: The S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-carrier is a huge flying base. TheReveal in the first story is when Fury, brought onboard without seeing his destination, throws a bomb out of a window and suddenly realises where he is..

A much younger Fury was already starring in Marvel's World War II series ''[[ComicBook/HowlingCommandos Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos]]'' series and Fury had been briefly introduced to the modern setting as a CIA agent (via a guest appearance in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'').

Many characters and elements from the original ''Strange Tales'' stories have since become very long-running, well-known aspects of the Marvel Universe, especially after versions of Fury, Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. featured in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. As of 2022, Nick Fury himself is now far better known as head of S.H.I.E.L.D. than in his original star role as a World War II commando.

* CoolCar: The first issue sets the tone by introducing a fireproof, armored, FlyingCar Porsche. Including miniature surface-to-air Sidewinder missiles.

* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: The penalty for any Hydra agent who [[YouHaveFailedMe fails a mission]]. A potential replacement gets a shot at KlingonPromotion in a formal duel. The trope's played with, as it's involuntary for the incumbent, but not necessarily the challenger - and challenger gets a weapon, whereas the incumbent doesn't.

* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath: The penalty for any Hydra agent who [[YouHaveFailedMe fails a mission]]. A would-be replacement gets a shot at KlingonPromotion in a formal duel. The challenger gets a weapon, the incumbent doesn't.

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, it stars titular super-spy Nick Fury (the original version of the character) and introduces the hi-tech spy agency ComicBook/{{Shield}}. and its recurring enemies, the villainous organisations ComicBook/{{Hydra}} and A.I.M..

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, it stars titular super-spy Nick Fury (the original version of the character) and introduces the hi-tech spy agency ComicBook/{{Shield}}. and its recurring enemies, the villainous organisations Hydra and A.I.M..

A much younger Fury was already starring in Marvel's World War II ''[[ComicBook/HowlingCommandos Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos]]'' series and Fury had been briefly introduced to the modern setting as a CIA agent (via a guest appearance in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'').

Creator/JimSteranko eventually became both writer and artist, with plots that sometimes shifted the threat away from the usual villains A.I.M. and Hydra. As part of this he also reintroduced characters from the short-lived 1950s ''Yellow Claw'' series (published by Marvel's predecessor Atlas Comics) into the growing Marvel Universe - most notably FBI agent Jimmy Woo and the titular villain, the Yellow Claw.

The first ''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' story was published in ''Strange Tales'' #135, released on May 4, 1965. The series was successful, and eventually moved out of ''Strange Tales'' after #168 (published February 1, 1968), launching its own SequelSeries comic (''[[ComicBook/NickFuryAgentOfShield1968 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''), which initially kept the same creative team.

Many characters and elements from the original ''Strange Tales'' stories have since become very long-running, well-known aspects of the Marvel Universe, especially after versions of Fury, Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. featured in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. As of 2022, Fury himself is now far better known as head of S.H.I.E.L.D. than in his original role as a World War II commando.

* CoolCar: The first issue sets the tone by introducing a fireproof, armored, FlyingCar Porsche. With built-in surface-to-air Sidewinder missiles.

The first ''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' story was published in ''Strange Tales'' #135, released on May 4, 1965. The series was successful, and eventually moved out of ''Strange Tales'' after #168 (published February 1, 1968), moving into its own SequelSeries comic (''[[ComicBook/NickFuryAgentOfShield1968 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]''), which initially kept the same creative team.

Set in the shared Franchise/MarvelUniverse, it stars titular super-spy Nick Fury (the original version of the character) and introduces the hi-tech spy agency ComicBook/{{Shield}}. and its recurring enemies, the villainous organisations of Hydra and A.I.M..

Many characters and features from the original ''Strange Tales'', stories have since become very long-running, well-known aspects of the Marvel Universe, especially after versions of Fury, Hydra and S.H.I.E.L.D. featured in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. As of 2022, Fury himself is now far better known as head of S.H.I.E.L.D. than in his original role as a World War II commando.

The first ''Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' story was published in ''Strange Tales'' #135, released on May 4, 1965. The series was successful, and eventually moved out of ''Strange Tales'' after #168 (published February 1, 1968), moving into its own SequelSeries comic ([[''ComicBook/NickFuryAgentOfShield1968'' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]), which initially kept the same creative team.

A much younger Fury was already starring in Marvel's World War II ''[[ComicBook/HowlingCommandos Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos]]'' series and Fury had also been briefly introduced to the modern setting as a CIA agent (via a guest appearance in ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'').

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