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7January 1990
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #7

Marvel · January 1990 · on sale 1989-11-21

First appearance: LeviathanFirst appearance: General Jack Kurgen
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Identification plate

Series
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 1989 series)
Issue
#7
Publication date
January 1990
Key date
1990-01-00
On-sale date
1989-11-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Barcode
02488521153501
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Leviathan - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of General Jack Kurgen - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Chaos Serpent, Part One of Four: The Treachery of Leviathancover1pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Kim DeMulderNick Fury, Leviathan First
1The Chaos Serpent Part One: Stealth Warfarecomic story23script: D. G. Chichester; pencils: Keith Pollard; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Steve Buccellato; letters: Rich StarkingsValentina Allegra de Fontaine, Nick Fury, General Jack Kurgen First, Leviathan First, Alphonso Mackenzie, Network Nina, Kate Neville, Alexander Pierce
2-in-house column0.5script: Stan Lee

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Classic #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-6064-9
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Sources

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