Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Vol 1 8

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #8
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Art by: Frank Springer
Release Date	October 3, 1968
Cover Date	January, 1969
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Stan Lee

1. "Thus Speaks Supremus!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Ernie Hart Frank Springer
Penciler(s)	Frank Springer Herb Trimpe
Inker(s)	John Tartaglione
Colorist(s)	Uncredited
Letterer(s)	Herb Cooper
Editor(s)	Stan Lee

 Greetin's gents! Fury's the name! Let's get down to business! 

—Nick Fury

Appearing in "Thus Speaks Supremus!"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Colonel Nick Fury ⏵

Supporting Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Supreme International Council
    • ⏴ Tony Stark ⏵
    • Numerous unnamed members
  • ⏴ Agent "Dum-Dum" Dugan ⏵
  • ⏴ Agent Jimmy Woo ⏵
  • ⏴ Agent Gabe Jones ⏵
• Fatima Abboud (First appearance)

Antagonists:

• Supremus (Ulysses Abboud) (First appearance; dies)
• Supremus' "Mindless Ones"
  • Half-Man (First appearance; dies)
  • Numerous unnamed genetic creations
• Assassins
  • Cedric Twigg-Smythe (First appearance) (Mind controlled by Supremus)
  • Pierre St. Cyr (First appearance) (Mind controlled by Supremus)
  • Tumumba (First appearance) (Mind controlled by Supremus)
  • Pepe Soulange (First appearance) (Mind controlled by Supremus)
  • Giuseppi Valenti (First appearance) (Mind controlled by Supremus) (Impersonates an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

Other Characters:

• British Intelligence (Mentioned)
  • Geoffrey Ainsley (Photo) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains) (First appearance)
• Howling Commandos (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Life-Model Decoy (Mentioned)
• Zombies (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • Washington, D.C.
  • Europe (Photo)
    • United Kingdom (Photo)
      • England (Photo)
        • London (Photo)
          • Hyde Park (Photo)
    • France (Mentioned in narration)
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Africa
    • Morocco
      • Tangier (Mentioned)
      • Cape Spartel (First appearance)
        • Caves of Hercules (First appearance) (Destroyed)

Items:

• Supremus Exoskeleton (First appearance)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Portable Distorters
• Supremus' Zombie Gas (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• Nick Fury's Porsche 904
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Aerial Sled (First appearance)

Synopsis for "Thus Speaks Supremus!"

A new villain calling himself Supremus attempts to take out Nick Fury and end S.H.I.E.L.D. as part of a mad plan to take over all the world. Supremus, having been mocked all his life for his crippled body and deranged mind had eventually grown to hate all humans and wanted to make the entire world his mindless slaves. Fury, with the help of Supremus' sister Fatima is able to save the day.

Notes

Publisher Notes

• This issue contains a letters page, "Don't Yield, Write S.H.I.E.L.D.!". Letters are published from, Robert Ewing, J. Scott Stewart, Roger G. Ledbetter, Peter Strupp, Mike McKeegan, George Spillers, Lynn Nelson, and Fernaio Polanco.

Continuity Notes

• The "Mindless Ones" in this issue are not the supernatural ones from the realm of the Dormammu, but creations of Supremus.

See Also

• 1 image(s) from Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Vol 1 8
• 7 reprint(s) of Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD Vol 1 8