True Believers: Kirby 100th - Nick Fury Vol 1 1

Hydra (First appearance)
- Agent L (Unnamed) (First appearance; dies)
- Imperial Hydra (First appearance)
- Agent H (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed agents (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Bela Lugosi (Referenced) (Topical Reference)
Numerous Nick Fury LMDs (First appearance)
G-2 (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Humans
Life Model Decoy (First appearance)
Chickens (Mentioned)
Panthers

Locations:

Earth
- North America
  - United States of America
    - Virginia
      - Arlington County
        Pentagon
    - White House, Washington, D.C. (Mentioned in narration)
    - New York
      - New York City
        Manhattan
        Hydra Headquarters (First appearance)
        Pendulum (Hydra's Fight Ring) (First appearance)

Vehicles:

S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Car (First appearance)
S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier (First appearance)

Synopsis for "The Man For the Job!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #135

Colonel Nick Fury reports to the Pentagon where he is mysteriously cloned. Full of questions, he is then escorted to the streets above where the clones have been positioned to protect Fury from hidden assassins. Shoved into a car, another attack is thwarted by various spy gadgets that the car is equipped with. He is told about S.H.I.E.L.D. and that the attacks have come from HYDRA, where the agent responsible for the failed attacks on Fury is killed by Agent H, who replaces him. At S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ, Fury is greeted by Tony Stark, who is in charge of the Special Weaponry Section and told that he has been chosen to lead S.H.I.E.L.D. in their mission to destroy HYDRA. At first, Fury is reluctant, but after uncovering a bomb that had been rigged to blow up him and high-ranking officials, he quickly takes control and agrees to lead S.H.I.E.L.D.

Appearing in "Operation: Brain Blast!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #141

Featured Characters:

Colonel Nick Fury

Supporting Characters:

S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Agent "Dum Dum" Dugan
- Agent Gabe Jones
- Numerous unnamed agents
- S.H.I.E.L.D. ESP Division (First appearance)
  - Niles Nordstrom (First appearance) (Unnamed)
  - Three unnamed Thinkers
  - Numerous unnamed agents
Agent G (Ms. Brown)

Antagonists:

Mentallo (First appearance)
Fixer (First appearance)
Hydra
- Imperial Hydra (Arnold Brown) (Death)
- Numerous unnamed agents

Other Characters:

Tony Stark (Referenced)

Races and Species:

Humans
Mules (Mentioned)
Mutants
Cyborgs

Locations:

Earth
- North America
  - United States of America
    - New York
      - New York City
        Manhattan
        Imperial Industries Headquarters
        
        S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters

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.

Solicit Synopsis

Reprinting material from STRANGE TALES #135 and Vol 1 141

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