Publishers / Marvel / Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968) / #6
6November 1968
$0.12

Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #6

Marvel · November 1968 · on sale 1968-08-01

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Identification plate

Series
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
November 1968
Key date
1968-11-00
On-sale date
1968-08-01
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

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Cover (1968).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim SterankoNick Fury
2Doom Must Fall!comic story20script: Roy Thomas, Frank Springer, Archie Goodwin; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank Springer; letters: A. SimekNick Fury
4Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Bruce Banner, Thor Odinson, Captain Marvel, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Mar-Vell, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, The Thing, Thor
10Stop the Presses! Here’s Some Scoops and Scuttlebutt to Knock You Outta Your Teepee!in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank SpringerArnold Brown, Nick Fury, Imperial Hydra
13-letters page2pencils: Frank Springer; inks: Frank Springer; letters: Sam RosenNick Fury
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Buscema, Jim Steranko; inks: Frank Giacoia, Jim SterankoBruce Banner, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Black Panther, Thor Odinson, Captain America, Giant-Man, Goliath, Hawkeye, Hulk, Hulk, Iron Man, Hank Pym, Hank Pym

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD #21984On 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. #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-5034-3		2011On eBay ›
S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8536-9		2013On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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