Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Vol 1 4

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Vol 1 #4 Published September, 1968 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jim Steranko "And Now It Begins" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler Frank Springer Inker Frank Springer Letterer Sam Rosen Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #3 Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #5

It wuzn't exactly no bed of roses back in the big one... no matter what nutty movies they make about it nowadays! Mebbe we didn't have the A-Bomb hangin' over our heads... but it never killed anybody deader than a Nazi Luger!

-- Nick Fury

Appearing in "And Now It Begins"

Featured Characters:

•  Nick Fury 

Supporting Characters:

•  Tony Stark 
• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Unnamed agents

Antagonists:

• Hydra
  • Imperial Hydra
  • Agent H
  • Agent R
  • Agent T (voice only)
  • Agent N (voice only)
  • Agent C
  • Agent L

Other Characters:

• Charles Atkins (First appearance)

Locations:

• Washington, D.C.
  • Midtown Towers
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier

Vehicles:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car
  
  

Synopsis for "And Now It Begins"

The origin of S.H.I.E.L.D. is recounted as well as it finding its leader: Colonel Nick Fury.

Notes

• This issue is a reworked version of the origin story told in Strange Tales #135.

• The caption on page 16 which recounts Nick Fury's introduction to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier was lifted from Stan Lee's narration in Strange Tales #135.

• This issue contains a letters page, "Don't Yield, Write S.H.I.E.L.D.!". Letters are published from Edward Romero, Donlad F. McGregor, Steve Shuchart, Steven Grant, Mike Richmond, and Ralph Duby.

See Also

• 2 Image(s) from Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Vol 1 4

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