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Issue: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #4
Publication Date: September 1968
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Issues: #4 of 18 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Olympia Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/04/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: "SHIELD Origin Issue!" is a misnomer; story retells Fury's recruitment to SHIELD from STRANGE TALES #135 (August 1965); SHIELD's origin not revealed until FURY #1 (May 1994).
On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1968, page 250, registration number B474943.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (#1-15); squarebound (#16-18)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 2 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 8 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as 2 Content Items in other Issues:
FlagCaptain Britain #33 published May 1977 as ...So the World May Be Free! [Story on Interior Page(s)] pp. 9-14, with new splash
FlagCaptain Britain #34 published June 1977 as Doom in the Sky! [Story on Interior Page(s)] pp. 16-20
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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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SHIELD Origin Issue!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #94 published January 1969
as SHIELD Origin Issue [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury Agent of SHIELD #2 published January 1984
as Cover Gallery [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]thumbnail
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #[nn] [First Printing] published May 2000
as Nick Fury, Agent of... S.H.I.E.L.D. [Illustration on Cover, Front]with the words "SHIELD Origin Issue" removed
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury: Who Is Scorpio? #[nn] published November 2000
as Shield Origin Issue! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Who Is Scorpio? #[nn] published September 2001
as Shield Origin Issue! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagS.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn] published January 2013
as SHIELD Origin Issue! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Hypnotic whirling coin
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
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"And Now It Begins..."

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Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
First Line: Prologue: Death stalks the daylight hours as...
Synopsis: HYDRA repeatedly tries to murder Nick Fury before he can be recruited to head SHIELD. The agent in charge of the operation, Agent L, is executed for his failure by Agent H. After reminiscing about his days in World War II, Fury meets Tony Stark, who introduces him to the SHIELD board of directors, then shows him a film detailing HYDRA's operations. After Fury uncovers a bomb in the room and dispatches it, along with the spy who planted it, he realizes the danger facing the free world and takes the job.
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In Issue: FlagCaptain Britain #33 published May 1977pp. 9-14
In Issue: FlagCaptain Britain #34 published June 1977pp. 16-20
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #94 published January 1969
as And Now It Begins... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCaptain Britain #32 published May 1977
as And Now It Begins... [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 1-8, black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Frank Springer's first Marvel work. Springer had previously done SECRET SIX #1-2 (May-July 1968) for DC and "PHOEBE ZEIT-GEIST" in the magazine EVERGREEN REVIEW. Expanded retelling of the story from STRANGE TALES #135 (August 1965), following the retold origins in IRON MAN #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA #100, THE INCREDIBLE HULK #102, SUB-MARINER #1 and DR. STRANGE #169. Roy Thomas mistakenly refers to the leader as "Supreme Hydra", when in most episodes of the original serial he was referred to as "Imperial Hydra" (hinting at his connection with Imperial Industries International).
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Pete Duncan - "Dropout"

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Character(s): Bob; Helen; Pete Duncan
First Line: When I turned 16, I wanted to really start living...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 3 and 4.

Comics ad for the International Correspondence Schools I.C.S..
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Intelsat III Satellite

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Character(s): Cheerios Kid
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.
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First Line: Get big prizes or cash
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad with order coupon for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Between story pages 6 and 7.
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First Line: Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 9 and 10.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
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First Line: Fellows! Here's a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: military, war
First Line: 204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Mail order ad for toy soldier set from Revolutionary War Soldiers, Dept. RW-5P, Carle Place, Long Island, New York.
Between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
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Shop by Mail; Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Check the kind of body you want
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books.
Between story pages 18 and 19.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
First Line: More hysterical hoopla and hangups from your howlin' house of ideas!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Now you can be taller instantly!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for height increasing shoes from The Liftee Company located on top half of page.
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Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Wallace W. Reumann (photo)
First Line: I'll make you a master of karate
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
On lower half of page.
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First Line: Just in case you're wondering why this ish was done by...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Edward Romero, Donald F. McGregor (future comics writer), Steve Shuchart, Steven Grant (future comics writer), Mike Richmond, and Ralph Duby; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
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First Line: Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for Sgt. Fury Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #4 and Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #16.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Boys, girls, men, women
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

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