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1June 1968
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Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1

Marvel · June 1968 · on sale 1968-02-29

First appearance: ScorpioFirst appearance: Jake Fury LMDDeath of Nick Fury LMD
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Identification plate

Series
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
June 1968
Key date
1968-06-00
On-sale date
1968-02-29
Indicia publisher
Olympia Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Jake Fury LMD - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Nick Fury LMD.

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
0Who Is Scorpiocover1script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim Steranko; letters: Jim Steranko, Sam RosenValentina Allegra de Fontaine, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury LMD, Nick Fury, Jake Fury LMD First, Scorpio First
2Who Is Scorpio?comic story20script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Jim Steranko; letters: Sam RosenValentina Allegra de Fontaine, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury LMD Death, Nick Fury, Jake Fury LMD First, Scorpio First
4Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Thor Odinson, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Mar-Vell, Pietro Maximoff
11The Senses-Shattering Surprises Go On and On-!in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim SterankoNick Fury
13-letters page2pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim SterankoNick Fury
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita, Jack Kirby; inks: John Romita, Vince Colletta; letters: Sam RosenBalder, Donald Blake, Karnilla, Loki, Thor Odinson, Peter Parker, Sif, Spider-Man, George Stacy, Gwen Stacy, Thor, Ulik

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD #11983On eBay ›
Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is Scorpio? #[nn]2001On eBay ›
Nick Fury: Who Is Scorpio? #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-0766-5		2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3503-6		2009On eBay ›
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. [Marvel Legends Reprint] #[nn]2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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