Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #15
In "The Assassination of Nick Fury," Nick Fury faces a deadly threat when HYDRA hires the assassin Bullseye to eliminate him during a concert by Country Joe and The Fish in Central Park. Written by Gary Friedrich, Herb Trimpe, and Dick Ayers, with art by Trimpe and Ayers and inks by Sam Grainger, this pivotal 1969 issue sees Fury and Laura caught in a shocking ambush—only for SHIELD to turn the tables in a tense confrontation that leaves the assassin dead. The cover, penciled by Trimpe and inked by Grainger, captures the moment of chaos with stark intensity.
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HYDRA hires the services of Bulls-eye, a paid assassin, to kill Nick Fury. Fury and Laura attend a concert by Country Joe and The Fish in Central Park when Bulls-eye strikes apparently assassinating Nick Fury in full view of horrified onlookers. Abruptly, Hydra leader Number 72 decides this would be the moment SHIELD would expect HYDRA to strike and changes his plans for an attack. Instead, SHIELD converges on Central Park and corners Bulls-eye, who decides to shoot it out with them but Dugan kills him.
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