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What Jim Steranko did in S.H.I.E.L.D. is one of his most famous works. He brought an unique spy noir tone to the series, which was pretty much groundbreaking back then, pushing the boundaries of visual language. He's considered a legend in the comic medium. So, yes. It's probably the best thing you can give anybody who wants to start reading about S.H.I.E.L.D..

Also, iff you'd like to get him something more modern and closer to Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., you can find here a paperback that collects the first six issues of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Vol. 3). It's a comic series that debuted last year, and it even features Phil Coulson, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons, and Melinda May (with guest appearances of Daisy Johnson). An accurate way to describe this series is as if the TV show had a blockbuster budget, it explores the Marvel Universe and guest stars different super heroes. This book is going to end next month with its issue #12, but it's going to be relaunched in January under the title Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. with a new first issue.