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5October 1973
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SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] #5

Marvel · October 1973 · on sale 1973-07-03

First appearance: Dreadnought
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Identification plate

Series
SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
October 1973
Key date
1973-10-00
On-sale date
1973-07-03
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Dreadnought - 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
0Death-Trap!cover1pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; letters: Danny CrespiNick Fury
1Beware... the Deadly Dreadnought!comic story10script: Jim Steranko, Roy Thomas; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan LeeDesmond Boothroyd, Laura Brown, Dreadnought First, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Gabe Jones, Jasper Sitwell, Wolfgang von Strucker, Supreme Hydra
2Death Trap!comic story10script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan LeeLaura Brown, Dum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Lyndon Johnson, Gabe Jones, Jasper Sitwell, Wolfgang von Strucker, Supreme Hydra
3Dietetic Doodlings and Dizzy Dispatches Designed to Delight! (Or: Just the Son of Satan and Me – and Satana Makes Three!)in-house column0.5letters: typeset
4FOOM!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset

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CollectionYear
S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn]
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S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus #[nn]
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Series context

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Sources

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