Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #47

This is it — the series finale of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the cover by John Heebink and Don Hudson delivers the promise of "Final Retribution!" head-on. Nick Fury, eyepatch firmly in place and armed with S.H.I.E.L.D. hardware, trades brutal blows with a green-suited HYDRA agent whose glowing, energy-charged fist crackles with pink energy — the clash unfolding dramatically atop what appears to be the crown of the Statue of Liberty. Forty-seven issues in, Marvel sends off this espionage series with a confrontation that feels genuinely earned.