Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #13

The Hydra Affair rolls into Part 2 of 3 with this July 1990 issue, and Keith Pollard and Kim DeMulder's cover makes a strong case for the tension ahead — Nick Fury charges forward in his S.H.I.E.L.D. battle suit, eye-patch firmly in place and fists raised, while armed supporting figures and a massive Hydra skull loom across the crimson background. The cover banner promises "The Return of the Yellow Claw," and with a full battle scene of soldiers and firepower filling the composition, the stakes feel appropriately high. Bob Harras scripts the interior story "In Battle Joined," with art by Pollard and DeMulder keeping the action sharp throughout.