Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #15

Nick Fury strides front-and-center on this Keith Pollard and Kim DeMulder cover, cigar clamped between his teeth and weapon in hand, while an enormous alien craft looms ominously overhead in the star-filled sky. Surrounding him is a full ensemble of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents braced for chaos — and the Fantastic Four are right in the thick of it, with the Thing, the Human Torch, and their teammates visible amid the mayhem. Part one of the five-part "Apogee of Disaster" sets a sprawling, high-stakes tone that promises the kind of globe- (and apparently orbit-) rattling espionage action that made this 1990 series such a treat for Marvel fans.