NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD #1 (June1968) 7.0 F/VF •1st issue by Jim Steranko!!

Item Specifics

Series Name

NICK FURY, AGENT OF SHIELD

Issue Number

#1

Publisher

Marvel

Main Character

Nick Fury

Genre

Superhero

Grade

7.0 FN/VF

Certification

Uncertified

Signed

No

Item Description

Colonel NICHOLAS JOSEPH "NICK" FURY, created by Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, first appeared in _Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos_ #1 (May 1963), a World War II combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping man as leader of an elite U.S. Army unit. The modern-day character, initially a CIA agent, debuted a few months later in _Fantastic Four_ #21 (Dec. 1963). In _Strange Tales_ #135 (Aug. 1965), the character was transformed into a James Bond-like spy and leading agent of the fictional espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. From 1968, here is the first issue of the secret agent's exploits in his own title!

Acclaimed visionary artist JIM STERANKO not only wrote and pencilled NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, but COLORED it as well! In 'Who Is Scorpio?', Steranko gives us a wild ride through several intersecting subplots, all dealing with the mysterious presence, and evil interference of someone or some Thing named SCORPIO. The first three pages are a silent display of FURY sneaking into an island fortress . . before being shot in the back! And it gets progressively more harrowing from there!

This copy is great-looking and solid in every way -- a strong binding, supple pages, minimal toning, and great color for a 53-year-old comic! The only noticeable faults, unfortunately, are a chip missing near the top of the spine, a chip out of the edge of the front cover, and a small missing corner piece below that . . all of which lowers our conservative grading estimate to a 7.0 FN/VF. Overstreet says $74 for a 7.0 copy . . . but we're pricing it at just $50 . . with our always-L•O•W shipping . . . making it the most affordable copy of NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 here on HipComic!!

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