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Stoner was also used in the Fury/Agent 13 limited series. He was never referred to by name, but "the previous director of SHIELD" was revealed to be alive when he lured Fury into a pocket reality trap, failed, and died for real. This all took place in flashbacks when Sharon Carter found Fury in that pocket reality, where he had been chillin' since Punisher killed his LMD in Double Edge Omega.

There was also a Handbook-style History of HYDRA printed waaaay back in the 1970's when HYDRA showed up in Daredevil #119-121, which detailed the full history of the group known at the time. It was reprinted in the Essential series, I wanted to say Essential Daredevil 4 or 5.