tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post383425594630587736..comments2024-03-09T13:14:56.299-08:00Comments on Silver Age Comics: Nick Fury, Agent of Shield #1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-24968607694017136072012-01-02T21:26:29.111-08:002012-01-02T21:26:29.111-08:00"And although he was head of the organization..."And although he was head of the organization, he also acted as its main field man." Like Captain Kirk, Nick Fury never learned to delegate. BTW, IIRC, Fury was "a full chicken colonel," not a lieutenant colonel, when he showed up as a secret agent in Fantastic Four #21 and Tales of Suspense #78.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-88443200065864981312011-08-16T15:25:27.311-07:002011-08-16T15:25:27.311-07:00I don't think it's hard to argue the serie...I don't think it's hard to argue the series got canceled because Steranko had left. Aside from (imho)a brilliant but raw fill-in by Barry Smith, the post-Steranko issues were horribly mediocre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-43208498782222517972011-08-13T20:56:34.284-07:002011-08-13T20:56:34.284-07:00the story goes Marvel booted Steranko off the seri...the story goes Marvel booted Steranko off the series for missing deadlines for which he was supposedly "notorious". Alas, the price we pay for sheer brilliance..swihttp://twitter.com/swibotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12464833.post-41794995777350275722011-08-12T13:19:29.874-07:002011-08-12T13:19:29.874-07:00Never been a huge reader of Nick Fury stuff, but t...Never been a huge reader of Nick Fury stuff, but this cover has always been a standout to me. Just pure 60s-era fun, which I guess is just part of the spy-genre from the time.Mark Ginocchiohttp://www.chasingamazingblog.comnoreply@blogger.com