Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1
In "The Man for the Job!", Nick Fury leads a high-stakes assault on Imperial Hydra’s stronghold, using a Bazooka Drill to breach a steel door and confronting a traitorous leader torn between duty and his daughter’s life. As Fury and his team dismantle the threat, a new danger looms: Mentallo, a former SHIELD agent with telepathic powers, plots to ally with the mysterious Fixer to seize control of the world—posing a threat even Fury can’t afford to ignore. Written by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee, with Kirby’s dynamic art and Frank Ray and Joe Giella’s sharp inks, this issue blends Cold War-era espionage with sci-fi flair, while Frank Giacoia’s iconic cover captures the tension of a world on the brink.
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As SHIELD mops ups the HYDRA thugs, Fury, Dum Dum, Gabe & Agent G head upstairs to capture Imperial Hydra, using a "Bazooka Drill" to tear thru a solid steel door barring their path. In the Imperial Industries International boardroom, Arnold Brown hesitates over the destruct button, unable to kill his daughter along with everyone else. His bodyguards emerge from the passageway, and not believing he's their leader, shoot him dead! Fury & his men burst into the room, killing the assassins as they attempt to flee. Fury has Agent G demonstrate a pair of "Vacuum-sole" shoes, which allow one to walk up or down a sheer wall-- and in front of a dumbfounded Dum Dum, he allows her to escape. Fury gives them each a week off, saying he's "sicka lookin' at yer ugly pans". He then pilots the stolen HYDRA saucer thru a secret "escape tunnel" under the city. Elsewhere, SHIELD's new E.S.P. Division decide to demonstrate their "Brainwave Stimulator" by sending Fury a mental warning of a mock attack. Elsewhere we meet Mentallo, who can project thoughts into images. Formerly a member of SHIELD, he'd tried using his power to take over, but escaped when he was discovered. SHIELD is working to duplicate his power with machinery, and he fears he must destroy them before they can find a defense against him. He picks up mental images of a criminal known as The Fixer, who manages a seemingly-impossible jailbreak with equipment built from using common objects! Mentallo hatches a plan to join forces with The Fixer, and together, "rule mankind". Fury fears that Mentallo could destroy SHIELD single-handedly...
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