Years went by. Howard Stark was long dead. As far as I knew, so was anyone else who might've ever known what I was doing. More superflock came along. Faster than I could keep count. I thought for a bit they might make me irrelevant. But, well... I love Steve Rogers like a brother. But not every job is for Captain America. 
Appearing in "The Secret History of Colonel Nicholas J. Fury"
Featured Characters:
- Nick Fury (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Woody McCord Jr. (First appearance) (Death) (Only in flashback)
- Howard Stark (Only in flashback)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed agents
- Punisher (Frank Castle)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
- Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes)
- Black Panther (T'Challa)
- Emma Frost
- Ant-Man (Scott Lang)
- Gamora
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
- Orb
Antagonists:
- Tribellians (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Deviant Mutates (Only in flashback)
- Skrull (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- US Army (Only in flashback)
- Moloids (Only in flashback)
- LMDs of Nick Fury
- Matilda
- Unit K-17/"Marty" (Mentioned)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Uatu the Watcher (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- C.I.A. (Mentioned)
- Hydra (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned)
- Aunt Matilda (Mentioned)
- Bruce Banner (Mentioned)
- Thor (Odinson) (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Mutants
- Zen-Whoberis
- Cyborgs
- Tribellians (Only in flashback)
- Deviant Mutates (Only in flashback)
- Skrull (Only in flashback)
- Moloids (Only in flashback)
- LMDs
- Watchers (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Earth (Only in flashback)
- North America (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Kansas (Only in flashback)
- Rocky Mountains (Only in flashback)
- New York (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- Empire State Building (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Chrysler Building (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Baxter Building (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Hell's Kitchen (Mentioned)
- Manhattan (Only in flashback)
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- New Mexico (Mentioned)
- United States of America (Only in flashback)
- Subterranea (Only in flashback)
- Iwo Jima (Mentioned)
- Berlin (Mentioned)
- North America (Only in flashback)
- Realm of Man-Eating Shadows (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Eye of Agamotto
- Cloak of Levitation
- Ant-Man's Helmet
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Only in flashback)
- Gamma Bomb (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car (Only in flashback)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "The Secret History of Colonel Nicholas J. Fury"
In order to give an explanation, Nick Fury told the heroes a story about his past. During a mission in Kansas, Fury found himself trying to fight off the aliens known as Tribellians. His forces were overpowered, but the tables were turned once Woody McCord arrived and defeated the monsters before being fatally injured. Howard Stark, McCord's partner, arrived to the scene and discovered Fury alongside Woody's corpse. He decided to show Fury the work McCord had been doing as defender of Earth, neutralizing any potential threat for the planet, and offered him Woody's job. Fury accepted and over the next years would secretly fight different super human threats, from aliens to Subterranean monsters and extra-dimensional beings, and those had been the corpses the different parties had found.
Before he could answer other questions, the Orb collapsed in the floor. Fury stated that his body was still absorbing what he stole from the Moon, and that they had to put him in the interrogation room as the clock was ticking. When Black Panther asked what happened to the Watcher, Fury replied merely that he had died, but also that he now supposed it was his turn.
Solicit Synopsis
• Find out the secret history of the Unseen!
• What is the Original Sin?Notes
- This issue gives thanks to Allan Heinberg and Ed Brubaker.