Publishers / Marvel / Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968) / #2
2July 1968
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Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #2

Marvel · July 1968 · on sale 1968-04-02

First appearance: CenturiusFirst appearance: Noah BlackFirst appearance: Brad Carter
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Identification plate

Series
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1968
Key date
1968-07-00
On-sale date
1968-04-02
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 Centurius - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

First appearance of P.D.Q. Werner - 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
0So Shall Ye Reap... Death!cover1pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim SterankoNoah Black First, Centurius First, Nick Fury
2So Shall Ye Reap... Death!comic story20script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Frank Giacoia, Joe Giella; colors: Jim Steranko; letters: Sam RosenNoah Black First, Brad Carter First, Centurius First, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Clay Quartermain, P.D.Q. Werner First, Jimmy Woo
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, Ben Grimm, Hawkeye, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Mar-Vell, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff
10-in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim SterankoNick Fury
13-letters page2script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenDum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John RomitaPeter Parker, Spider-Man

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 ›
S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8536-9		2013On eBay ›
S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-9853-6		2015On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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