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S.H.I.E.L.D.
Series · 18
books · 1995-2016

Books in series

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Marvel Masterworks

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., Vol. 1

2007

Having revolutionized everything from war to Westerns to good ol' superheroes, in 1965 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. With Cold War covert ops snagging headlines and James Bond topping the box office, Marvel's greatest minds unveiled a whole new wild world upon the comic book faithful. So break out your Priority A-1 Clearance, and get ready to dive into the world of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Featuring more amazing gadgets and world-dominating baddies than you can shake a Heli-Carrier at, this Masterworks collects, for the first time ever, the complete early S.H.I.E.L.D. extravaganzas. With guest stars including Tony Stark, Captain America, and Nick's trusty team of Dum Dum Dugan, Gabriel Jones, and Jasper Sitwell, not to mention the Marvel debut of comics visionary, Jim Steranko, this book is truly a watershed of Silver Age wonder! You know it. We're not going to hold you back, so say it loud, say it proud, "Don't yield, back S.H.I.E.L.D.!" Collecting Strange Tales #135 - 153, Tales of Suspense #78 and Fantastic Four #21; written by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas and Dennis O'Neil; pencilled by Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, John Severin, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, Howard Purcell and Ogden Whitney, with a cover by Jack Kirby.
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Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2000

The year is 1966. The glamorous adventures of sophisticated espionage agents rule movies, novels, and television...but not comic books. Enter Jim Steranko. This trailblazing artist would soon take over both the writing and penciling duties of Strange Tales, bringing with him a bold style of equal parts cinematic verve and mindbending psychedelia. The result is a groundbreaking series of spy stories that startled readers with their pacing, design, and sheer genius. The year is 2000. Now Steranko's legendary tales of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. are collected for a new generation—and they're just as innovative and eye-popping as ever!
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Fury/Black Widow

Death Duty

1995

The new Russia: murder, extortion, corruption: sounds just like the ol' U.S.A.. And when a diplomat is found murdered on the grounds of the United States Embassy, Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are drawn into an international crisis that pits secret agents against Russian Mafioso. Into this seething cauldron enters The Black Widow, full-time Avenger as well as Russia's most famous expatriate, and Night Raven, the angel of death and destruction. His bloody one-man war against crime is just a pastime; his real obsession is to kill one person, Yi Yang, the woman who made him immortal. A modern, fast-paced thriller that will dazzle and delight you, told in hard-edged, dark, somber style by Cefn Ridout and Charlie Adlard.
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Secret War

2004

Starring Wolverine, Spider-Man, Daredevil, Captain America, Black Widow, Luke Cage and more! Brian Michael Bendis, the most popular and acclaimed writer in comics, reveals the darkest chapter in Marvel Universe history! When Nick Fury discovers a disturbing connection between many of Marvel's deadliest villains, he assembles a ragtag team of the MU's most misunderstood heroes for a secret mission to do what the U.S. government could never allow - eventually leading to a super-powered blowout between a who's who of NYC heroes and mutants! Featuring the American debut of the stunning, fully painted work of Italian artist Gabrielle Dell'otto.pCollects Secret War #1-5 and From the Files of Nick Fury.
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Iron Man

Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Haunted

2008

Tony Stark's duties with S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Initiative take him to Omaha, Nebraska, where Iron Man encounters an old hero with a grudge, and two all-new superhumans. Collecting: Iron Man 21-28, Annual 1
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Secret Invasion

War Machine

2009

The Skrulls have stricken Iron Man with an alien virus that renders his armor and technology useless! But Tony Stark plans for every possibility...so it's time to say hello to Tony's not-so-little friend - War Machine, weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D.! But can one man, even one as well-armed as James Rhodes, stand alone against a worldwide invasion? Witness an exciting new chapter in both Tony and Rhodey's history! Collecting: War Machine: Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D. 33-35, Iron Man 144
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Secret Warriors, Vol. 2

God of Fear, God of War

2010

Baron Strucker and Norman Osborn team up to drive out the Marvel Universe's ultimate covert superteam. It's wall-to-wall insanity as the Dark Avengers and the Thunderbolts go after the Secret Warriors. It's time for Ares to get his son back! Collecting: Secret Warriors 7-10, Dark Reign: The List Secret Warriors
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Secret Warriors, Vol. 3

Wake the Beast

2010

Nick Fury quietly moves his forces into place as the war between the armies of Leviathan and the armies of Hydra kicks into gear. Also, the long-awaited origin of the mysterious Hive, and we finally find out who the father of Stonewall is. Collecting: Secret Warriors 11-16
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Secret Warriors, Vol. 4

Last Ride of the Howling Commandos

2010

The glory days of WWII are revisited as you are invited to the reunion of Steve Rogers, Nick Fury and the remaining members of the U.S.'s most elite Special Unit from the Greatest Generation! Find out why ComicBookRecources.com raves that Secret Warriors is "a surprisingly tense and engrossing black-ops story". Collecting: Secret Warriors 17-19, Siege: Secret Warriors
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Secret Warriors, Vol. 5

Night

2011

After the devastating events of The Last Ride of the Howling Commandos, an even more determined Nick Fury sets his endgame in motion. Join us as Jonathan Hickman begins to bring all his mad plans to fruition and we rocket towards the jaw-dropping conclusion of what ComicBookResources.com calls "a great, anything-goes series!" Collecting: Secret Warriors 20-23
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Secret Warriors, Vol. 6

Wheels Within Wheels

2011

What ties Hydra, The Howling Commandos, and Leviathan together? How did Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Baron Von Strucker, Kraken, and Orion become part of the same mysterious organization? It's all here in Wheels within Wheels. Collecting: Secret Warriors 24-28
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Secret Warriors

The Complete Collection, Vol. 1

2015

Nick Fury, former director of the now-defunct S.H.I.E.L.D, has gathered a special handpicked team. Young and untested, the Secret Warriors are the offspring of the most powerful forces on Earth...and with Fury's guidance, they might just have what it takes to save the world. But their mission is upended when Fury uncovers a bombshell Hydra conspiracy that reaches back for decades, to the very beginnings of S.H.I.E.L.D.! COLLECTING: Secret Warriors 1-16, Dark Reign: The List - Secret Warriors 1, material from Dark Reign: New Nation 1
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Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 2

Gods and Monster

2013

Superstar creator Walt Simonson returns to draw the Hulk and Thor! When Bruce Banner takes his lab team to Jotunheim, that means only one thing: Hulk vs. Frost Giants! Thor joins the fray, but what's wrong with the God of Thunder - and why doesn't he recognize Hulk? As the Frost Giants prepare to invade Earth, not even Hulk and Thor can stand in their way - so they'll have to call in some help! Plus, the secret of the Portal to Jotunheim is revealed, as Bruce Banner lands a bombshell surprise on his assistants! Collecting: Indestructible Hulk 6-10
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Indestructible Hulk, Vol. 4

Humanity Bomb

2014

Inhumanity tie-in! Bruce Banner has been recruited to save the planet! But who is working against him? As the Hulk battles Iron Man and the Beast for the fate of the world, one of Banner's lab assistants has fallen to the Terrigen Mists - but how has it changed them? And as the danger escalates, will Banner's other assistants make it out alive? Banner has one last chance to prevent Terrigenesis - but the Hulk has unleashed a menace even worse than the Mists, and it's a problem that Hulk can't smash! Plus: before Bruce Banner and Tony Stark became heroes, they built weapons. But who inspired them? S.H.I.E.L.D. sends Hulk and Iron Man to retrieve the world's greatest weapon designer...but will they come back as weapons of mass destruction themselves? Collecting: Indestructible Hulk 16-20, Annual
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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Volume 1

The Coulson Protocols

2016

It's high-stakes espionage in the Marvel Universe in this brand-new series inspired by the hit television show Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.. The good news for Phil Coulson is that he's been reunited with his former love: Lola, who, it turns out, is not a flying car. The bad news is that she turned his mind into a weapon that could destroy the Marvel Universe! Tony Stark guest-stars! Collecting: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1-6 & material from All-Different.Point One
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S.H.I.E.L.D., Volume 2

The Man Called Death

2016

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent you've been demanding - Skye, a.k.a. Quake, a.k.a. Daisy Johnson - has only one ally she can turn to: her father, Mr. Hyde! Plus: Agent May and Mockingbird, together against a band of super-powered monstrosities! A commemorative 50th Anniversary story spanning the past and present! Howard the Duck, side-by-side with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Dominic Fortune, a hero from yesteryear resurrected to defeat an enemy from the past! And more! Collecting: S.H.I.E.L.D. 7-12
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Captain America - Peggy Carter, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

2014

Marvel's Agent Carter makes the leap from the movies to the small screen this winter - and Marvel has you covered with this essential look at Peggy's espionage career! • In the dark days of World War II, Peggy Carter - aka Agent 13 - works with the French Resistance to liberate Nazi-occupied Paris. When she meets Captain America, will their mutual missions blossom into romance? • And in the modern day, Peggy Carter, now an Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., faces down the Red Skull! • Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FIRST THIRTEEN, CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #184-186, and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA (2011) #1-2 and TALES OF SUSPENSE (1959) #77. Rated T+ From: http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1...
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Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Monster Squad

2016

Hidden deep beneath Area 13 lies the clandestine headquarters of S.T.A.K.E. - a top secret division of S.H.I.E.L.D. that houses aliens, mythical beasts and all manner of extra-normals. Now, under the command of legendary soldier - and newly resurrected Life Model Decoy - Dum Dum Dugan, these monsters step out of the shadows and defend the world against threats too dangerous for normal men as the All-New, All-Different, all-too-literal Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.! COLLECTING: HOWLING COMMANDOS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. 1-5, MATERIAL FROM S.H.I.E.L.D. 9

Authors

Roy Thomas
Roy Thomas
Author · 45 books

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel—After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes—particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America—and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles. Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Stan Lee
Stan Lee
Author · 155 books

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics. With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Ed Brubaker
Ed Brubaker
Author · 94 books

Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed. In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.

Frank J. Barbiere
Frank J. Barbiere
Author · 4 books

Frank J. Barbiere is a #1 Amazon.com best-selling writer from New Jersey. Frank is a former English teacher with degrees from Rutgers University and the Graduate School for Education. After breaking into the comics industry with the creator-owned hit Five Ghosts (Image Comics), Frank has since worked for every major publisher in the U.S., as well as having a global presence in France (Glenat Comics), Italy (Cosmo Editoriale), and Spain (Norma) with his creator-owned work. He has written notable runs on Avengers World and Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. at Marvel Comics, as well as the creator-owned series Black Market and Broken World (BOOM! Studios), The Revisionist (Aftershock Comics), Violent Love (Image Comics), and The White Suits (Dark Horse Comics). In 2017, Frank began working as a writer and narrative designer in the video games industry. He has since contributed to the Destiny franchise and was lead writer on Darksiders Genesis and Ruined King: A League of Legends Story. He currently works as a Lead Writer at Skydance Interactive.

Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart
Author · 54 books

See also John Harkness. Steve Englehart went to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. After a stint in the Army, he moved to New York and began to write for Marvel Comics. That led to long runs on Captain America, The Hulk, The Avengers, Dr. Strange, and a dozen other titles. Midway through that period he moved to California (where he remains), and met and married his wife Terry. He was finally hired away from Marvel by DC Comics, to be their lead writer and revamp their core characters (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Green Lantern). He did, but he also wrote a solo Batman series (immediately dubbed the "definitive" version) that later became Warner Brothers' first Batman film (the good one). After that he left comics for a time, traveled in Europe for a year, wrote a novel (The Point Man™), and came back to design video games for Atari (E.T., Garfield). But he still liked comics, so he created Coyote™, which within its first year was rated one of America's ten best series. Other projects he owned (Scorpio Rose™, The Djinn™) were mixed with company series (Green Lantern [with Joe Staton], Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four). Meanwhile, he continued his game design for Activision, Electronic Arts, Sega, and Brøderbund. And once he and Terry had their two sons, Alex and Eric, he naturally told them stories. Rustle's Christmas Adventure was first devised for them. He went on to add a run of mid-grade books to his bibliography, including the DNAgers™ adventure series, and Countdown to Flight, a biography of the Wright brothers selected by NASA as the basis for their school curriculum on the invention of the airplane. In 1992 Steve was asked to co-create a comics pantheon called the Ultraverse. One of his contributions, The Night Man, became not only a successful comics series, but also a television show. That led to more Hollywood work, including animated series such as Street Fighter, GI Joe, and Team Atlantis for Disney.

Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis
Author · 216 books

A comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts. Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man. Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce. Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly. Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six. Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion. He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.

Dennis O'Neil
Dennis O'Neil
Author · 33 books

Dennis "Denny" O'Neil was a comic book writer and editor best known for his work for Marvel Comics and DC Comics from the 1960s through the 1990s, and Group Editor for the Batman family of titles until his retirement. His best-known works include Green Lantern/Green Arrow and Batman with Neal Adams, The Shadow with Michael Kaluta and The Question with Denys Cowan. As an editor, he is principally known for editing the various Batman titles. From 2013 unti his death, he sat on the board of directors of the charity The Hero Initiative and served on its Disbursement Committee.

Jack Kirby
Jack Kirby
Author · 16 books
Jack Kirby (born Jacob Kurtzberg) was one of the most influential, recognizable, and prolific artists in American comic books, and the co-creator of such enduring characters and popular culture icons as the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Hulk, Captain America, and hundreds of others stretching back to the earliest days of the medium. He was also a comic book writer and editor. His most common nickname is "The King."
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