Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26066818-20151123195954

Traditionally, S.H.I.E.L.D. (Earth-616) began around the Modern Age of Comics, and Nick Fury in particular joined the organization as their second director after Fantastic Four #20. By the sliding timescale, S.H.I.E.L.D. should therefore be no older than 10-15 years old. Over the last few years, though, there have been indicators that Marvel is doing a "soft retcon" to establish S.H.I.E.L.D. as much older than that. Evidence I've noticed includes:

-, where Eric Koenig mentioned he was welcomed into S.H.I.E.L.D. by Nick Fury, and had been a member of the organization for 28 years. - Winter Soldier: The Bitter March, a S.H.I.E.L.D. adventure co-starring Nick Fury, taking place in 1966. -, where Dum-Dum Dugan died as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent back in 1966. -, indicating SHIELD was active at a time when Peggy Carter was still relatively youthful and vital.

Obviously, without a "hard retcon" (a comic or OHOTMU explicitly revising the timeline), it's tough to say all S.H.I.E.L.D. articles and timelines need to be revised. But I wanted to know if anyone else had the impression Marvel's heading in this direction, or have seen any other evidence like what I mentioned above? 