Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 3 4

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Vol. 3) #4
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Cover Date	November, 1989
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Tom DeFalco

1. "Slips of Memory"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Bob Harras
Penciler(s)	Keith Pollard
Inker(s)	Kim DeMulder
Letterer(s)	Richard Starkings
Editor(s)	Greg Wright

Appearing in "Slips of Memory"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Nick Fury ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• ⏴ Werner von Strucker ⏵
• ⏴ Countess Valentina de Allegro Fontaine ⏵
• ⏴ Alexander Pierce ⏵
• ⏴ Alphonso "Mac" Mackenzie ⏵
• ⏴ Network Nina ⏵
• ⏴ Kate Neville ⏵
• ⏴ "Red" ⏵

Antagonists:

• Nazi Germany (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Schutzstaffel (Illusion or holographic simulation)
    • Death's Head Squadron (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • ⏴ Wilhelm Schmidt ⏵ (Possessed by Gnobian Mother) (Illusion and main story)
  • Baron Wolfgang von Strucker (Illusion or holographic simulation)
• ⏴ Death's Head Squadron ⏵
  • ⏴ Gnobian Mother ⏵ (Possesses Wilhelm Schmidt) (Illusion and main story)

Other Characters:

• Schutzstaffel (Mentioned)
• Adolf Hitler (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
• Howling Commandos (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Percy Pinkerton (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Izzy Cohen (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Gabe Jones (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Dino Manelli (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Dum-Dum Dugan (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • Rebel Ralston (Illusion or holographic simulation)
• Mary Dugan (Referenced) (Deceased)
• ⏴ Lump ⏵
• United States Army (Cameo)
• Several Gnobians (Illusion and main story)
• Deltite (Mentioned)
• A false Kree Sentry (Illusion or holographic simulation)
• Kree Empire (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
  • Jasper Sitwell (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Illusion and main story)
• Gnobians (Illusion and main story)
• LMDs
• Kree (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth (Illusion and main story)
  • Europe (Illusion and main story)
    • Germany (Illusion and main story)
      • Black Forest (Illusion and main story)
      • Gruenstadt (Mentioned)
      • Berlin
    • Italy (Mentioned) (Illusion or holographic simulation)
  • United States of America (Cameo)
• Earth Orbit (Illusion or holographic simulation)

Events:

• World War II (Illusion or holographic simulation)

Synopsis for "Slips of Memory"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

Nick Fury and his friends discover Baron Strucker's connection with the Death's Head Commandos, while the Death's Head Guards begin their take-over of the world by attacking NATO bases!

Notes

Continuity Notes

• According to Fury #1, the whole Gnobian affair was a plan organized by Wolfgang von Strucker used to distract Nick Fury during the time while Red Skull and Hydra were planning to resurrect the at-that-time deceased Strucker.
  • According to Fury #1, the Gnobians, as well as the Deltite, were mechanical constructs created by Arnim Zola.
  • As a consequence, Wilhelm Schmidt and Werner von Strucker were also part of this plan; since the Gnobians were robots, Schmidt has never been possessed by the Gnobian Mother. Schmidt faked the "possession" to convince the Death's Head Squadron, also "Gnobians" unaware of their real origins, to follow his orders.
  • Every "flashback" featured between Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Vol. 3) #3 and #6 needs to be considered as an illusion created by the "Gnobians". It remains uncertain how Fury can remember something that likely have never happened like the destruction of Gruenstadt. The "flashback" featured in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Vol. 3) #6 is a mere recollection of false events told by Schmidt as a part of Strucker's plan to confuse Fury.

Publication Notes

• This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.

See Also

• 2 image(s) from Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 3 4
• 1 reprint(s) of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Vol 3 4