Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.

(Marvel, 1995)
™ and ©1995 Marvel Characters, Inc.

Nick Fury was a sergeant during World War II, became a colonel in the years that followed, and went on to head the intelligence organization S.H.I.E.L.D. Under his command, that organization waged war against enemies both at home and abroad from the 1960s up until the current day. Fury, meanwhile, was kept young due to an experimental formula that had been injected into him when he was serving in France during World War II.

As a spy organization, S.H.I.E.L.D. had more than its share of ups and downs, including a total disintegration as a result of the Delta affair (as seen in Nick Fury Vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.). It also went through several runs as a comic series, most recently in the 1989-1993 Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (3rd Series). In this short-lived comeback, Nick gets the full modern treatment, including a futuristic cyborg eyepiece instead of the old patch, and is forced to quit smoking cigars as part of Marvel’s ban on smoking.

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