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Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1968 1st Series) 16 CGC 5.0

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    Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD (1968 1st Series) 16 CGC 5.0

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #4423959015

    Starts Jul 22

    52-page giant; all reprints. Cover by Marie Severin. "Find Fury or Die!" (from Strange Tales 136), script by Jack Kirby (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Severin, inks by John Severin; HYDRA agents tail Fury walking in NYC, intent on finding SHIELD's HQ, not realizing he knows he's being followed; Leading the mission is HYDRA Section Leader B, a "Hydra-Hunter", who hands over his hood to the Imperial Hydra so there will be no place to hide should he fail; Of course, he hopes to become the next Imperial Hydra when he succeeds; When a few HYDRA agents show up at the barber shop which is secretly the entrance to SHIELD's NYC HQ, they're quickly captured and hypnotized into believing the HQ is located in a warehouse some blocks away; Using a huge vehicle called a "Hydra-Ram", the warehouse is attacked. Strange Tales #135 cover reprint, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Frank Giacoia. Strange Tales #136 cover reprint, pencils by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko (bottom tier), inks by Mike Esposito and Steve Ditko. "The Prize Is... Earth!" (from ST 137), script by Jack Kirby (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Severin, inks by John Severin. "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!" (from ST 138), script by Jack Kirby (plot) and Stan Lee (dialogue), pencils by Jack Kirby (layouts) and John Severin, inks by John Severin. 52 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25. Grade: CGC 5.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)