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Ultimate X-Men
#9 · 2001
9.8
Character
Nick Fury comics
Nick Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, cover-dated May 1963, from Marvel Comics, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. His first appearance as Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is Strange Tales #135 (August 1965).
- First appearance
- Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1
- Cover date
- May 1963
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- Creators
- Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
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What is the first appearance of Nick Fury?
Nick Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, cover-dated May 1963, a Second World War combat series by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. His modern-day identity as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. began in Strange Tales #135 (August 1965), which is also the first appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra. Collectors treat both issues as Fury keys for different reasons.
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Key issues
Strange Tales #135: the first appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra
Strange Tales #135 (August 1965), by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, reintroduced Nick Fury as the modern-day director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and, in the same issue, introduced S.H.I.E.L.D. itself, the Helicarrier, the Life Model Decoy and Hydra. It is a Silver Age key whose importance grew with the organisation's central role in Marvel's films and television.
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