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Appearing in "The Brave Die Hard!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #139

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Antagonists:

  • Hydra
    • Imperial Hydra
    • Numerous unnamed agents
    • Owl Division (Planning Staff) (Mentioned)
    • Tiger Division (Assassins)
      • Numerous unnamed agents
    • Imperial Industries International
    • Fox Division (Diplomacy) (Named only)
    • Sea Dragon Division (Naval Action) (Named only)
    • Mole Division (Administration) (Named only)
    • Leopard Division (Reconnaissance) (Named only)
    • Beaver Division (Engineers) (Named only)
    • Rhino Division (Heavy Weapons) (Named only)
    • Camel Division (Supply) (Named only)
    • Falcon Division (Air Action) (Named only)

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Items:

  • Image Inducer
  • Braino-saur
  • "What's My Line?" (Television Show) (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
  • Betatron Bomb (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
  • Hydra Hunter (First appearance)

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Synopsis for "The Brave Die Hard!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #139
Imperial Hydra tries to force Nick Fury to reveal where Braino-saur is, the only machine capable of stopping the Betatron Bomb in orbit above the Earth. Fury manages to escape his cell with the help of Agent G and while they fight to escape, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents bust in, guns blazing. Imperial HYDRA reluctantly releases the Tigers, the assassins of HYDRA, knowing that it could mean the death of his daughter. To be continued next ish....

Appearing in "The End of Hydra!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #140

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Hydra
    • Tiger Division (Assassins)
      • Numerous unnamed agents
      • Skate Board Unit A
        • Numerous unnamed agents
      • Skate Board Unit B
        • Numerous unnamed agents
    • Imperial Hydra (Arnold Brown) (Identity Revealed)
    • Numerous unnamed agents
    • Owl Division (Planning Staff) (Named only)
    • Beaver Division (Engineers) (Named only)

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Items:

  • Hydra Hunter (Destroyed)
  • Braino-saur
  • Betatron Bomb (Defused)

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Synopsis for "The End of Hydra!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #140
Fury and Agent G are able to fight off the Hydra Tigers and meet up with Dugan and Jones and the other Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., helping them in their battle. Meanwhile, Tony Stark personally pilots the Braino-saur into orbit and is able to deactivate the Betatron bomb. Imperial HYDRA, half-crazed over the defection of his daughter, climbs up to Imperial Industries International, revealing that he is Leslie Farrington's secretary, Arnold Brown. The issue ends as he is about to press the destruct button that will blow up HYDRA's base and Fury and all who are still in it....

Appearing in "Operation: Brain Blast!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #141

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Items:

  • S.H.I.E.L.D. Scramble Helmet (First appearance)
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. Bazooka Drill (First appearance)
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. Sledge Hammer (Power-Drive Hammer-Head) (First appearance)
  • Hydra Vacuum Shoes (First appearance)
  • Brainwave Stimulator (First appearance)
  • Psycho-Helmet (First appearance)

Vehicles:

  • Hydra-Ram

Synopsis for "Operation: Brain Blast!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #141
As the HYDRA Agents are being rounded up by S.H.I.E.L.D., Fury, Agent G, Dum-Dum and Jones break through the steel door that lead to the building above. Meanwhile, Imperial Hydra (who was revealed to be Arnold Brown last issue) hesitates with his finger over a destruct button, thinking that his daughter will be killed in the blast. Two HYDRA agents, in their haste to escape, shoot and kill Brown despite his claims that he is their leader. The others dash in and Agent G grieves over her father's body. With some urging from Fury, she 'escapes' and he returns to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Once there, he unwittingly is part of an experiment conducted by the newly-created ESP division of S.H.I.E.L.D. Thousands of miles away, a former agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is woken as he senses the telepathic minds behind "Operation Brain Blast". The man uses his mind to locate a prisoner, called the Fixer, who is using his talents to break out of jail. The man realizes that if they worked together as a team, they'd be able to rule the world.

Back at S.H.I.E.L.D., it is explained that Operation Brain Blast is trying to find a defence against mind readers and Fury is told about the ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and the power he has.

To be continued next issue.

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