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In "The Man for the Job!" from S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection, Nick Fury arrives at the Pentagon to find life-sized replicas of himself—Life Model Decoys—already in motion. As he’s whisked away in a high-tech car that transforms mid-drive, Fury is drawn into the secret world of SHIELD, an international defense force battling HYDRA’s global ambitions. With Tony Stark overseeing weapons and a hidden bomb threatening the Heli-Carrier, Fury must decide whether he’s ready to lead.

In "Find Fury or Die!", Nick Fury stays one step ahead as HYDRA agents close in, hunting the secret location of SHIELD’s headquarters. With a ruthless HYDRA Section Leader betting everything on a deadly game of deception, Fury turns the tables using a clever ruse that traps his pursuers in a false lead—only to leave the future of the operation hanging in the balance.

In "The Prize Is... Earth!", SHIELD agents make a desperate stand to protect vital microfilm from falling into HYDRA's hands, sacrificing themselves to buy time. As the world holds its breath, Leslie Farrington of Imperial Industries tasks his assistant Brown with uncovering secrets among the board members—unaware one of them is Hydra's hidden mastermind. In a chilling underground chamber, the HYDRA leader speaks to his daughter, Agent G, pleading his twisted cause as a final act of devotion—while the Betratron Bomb begins its countdown.

In "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!", Nick Fury races against time as the Betraton Bomb is launched, leaving SHIELD scrambling to respond. With Agent G pleading with her father, Imperial Hydra, and the world facing an ultimatum from HYDRA's Fox Division, even Tony Stark’s new weapon is seized—leaving Fury to confront a crisis with no clear path forward.

In "The Brave Die Hard!", Jo and her father, the Supreme Hydra, stand at odds as SHIELD closes in on Hydra’s hidden HQ. With the Braino-Saur’s location still a secret and a Betratron Bomb threatening Earth, Agent G must choose between loyalty and survival as Fury’s escape plan unfolds.

In "The End of Hydra!", Nick Fury leads S.H.I.E.L.D. in a high-stakes assault on HYDRA’s Nerve Center, where Dum Dum, Gabe, and their teammates fight through the Tiger squad and Skate Board Units using the Flying Wedge and Electro-Jab. With Stark disabling the Betraton Bomb in orbit and SHIELD moving in from all sides, the final confrontation unfolds as HYDRA’s leader ascends the stairs to Imperial Industries’ boardroom—just as the truth behind his identity begins to surface.

In "Operation: 'Brain Blast!'", SHIELD's E.S.P. Division deploys the Brainwave Stimulator to send Fury a mental warning of a mock attack, testing defenses while Mentallo—once a SHIELD agent with the power to project thoughts as images—plots his next move. With the rogue telepath tracking The Fixer, who escapes a jail cell using makeshift tools, the line between ally and enemy blurs as secrets from the past threaten to unravel SHIELD from within.

In "Who Strikes at --- SHIELD?", Nick Fury faces a chilling threat when the mind-controlled Fixer and the telepath Mentallo launch a coordinated assault on SHIELD HQ. Using a Thru-The-Ground Tank and a Static Distorter, they cut off communications and deploy Element Z to disable the team, culminating in Fury being forced into a mindless slave with an electronic mask.

In "The Day of the Druid!", Nick Fury races against time to stop a nuclear reactor meltdown while evading a deadly flying egg unleashed by a mysterious druid wielding ancient magic disguised as modern science. With Dugan by his side, Fury battles the egg’s arsenal in SHIELD’s flying car, finally destroying it with Grenade Guns—only to face a new mystery as the egg’s origins remain unexplained. Back at the SHIELD barber shop, new recruit Jasper Sitwell struggles to prove his credentials, claiming he’s been assigned to help Fury unravel the threat of the flying eggs.

In "Lo! The Eggs Shall Hatch!", Fury leads a squad of his own LMDs on a mission to track down his would-be assassin—only to find them felled by the mysterious Druid’s hatching eggs. As the battlefield erupts with armored eggs and chaos, Fury faces the Druid in a tense one-on-one showdown, wary of his men’s safety. With Sitwell’s sudden rise and cryptic offers, Fury can’t help but wonder if the real threat might not be the enemy—but the next generation.

In a tense encounter at Avengers Mansion, Captain America is interrupted mid-training by Nick Fury, who’s hunting leads on the mysterious organization THEM. When a rogue android attacks, the two barely fend it off—only to learn the enemy is part of a larger network, its forces growing in a hidden hydroponic lab monitored from afar. Fury insists S.H.I.E.L.D. handle it, but not before handing Captain America a Priority A-1 badge, marking the beginning of a deeper, more dangerous alliance.

In "When the Unliving Strike!", Nick Fury finds himself trapped aboard the Heli-Carrier Count Royale when a confrontation with A.I.M. escalates into a high-stakes standoff. With electric barriers and fission bombs at play, the line between ally and enemy blurs as mysterious androids erupt from the shadows. Fury’s instincts kick in as he pieces together the truth behind the attack—though the mastermind remains hidden.

In "The Enemy Within!", Fury faces a growing storm as military leaders and SHIELD's board turn against him, fueled by Count Royale's sabotage. With A.I.M. secretly probing SHIELD's vulnerabilities and a squad attacking the SHIELD barber shop, Fury, Dum Dum, and Jasper must act fast to protect their base—while Royale watches, convinced his schemes have finally sealed Fury’s fate.

In "The End of A.I.M.!", Nick Fury finds himself at the center of a conspiracy when A.I.M. steals an LMD—only to discover it's the real Fury. As the Heli-Carrier goes on high alert and agents scramble to track Count Royale, a hidden network of operatives from the Secret Empire emerges, revealing a deeper threat. With clues pointing to HYDRA’s long shadow and a shocking connection to "THEM," Fury races to uncover the truth before it's too late.

In "Hydra Lives!", Nick Fury takes a risky gamble to prove SHIELD’s theory that a sonic weapon can trigger an atomic missile—testing it on himself while recovering from injuries. At the urging of an undercover agent, he journeys to a remote party in the ancient ruins of Karnopolis, where the new Supreme Hydra, disguised as Don Cabellero, is waiting. As Fury prepares to confront the threat, a sudden sonic boom echoes through SHIELD HQ, signaling that the Overkill Horn is already being tested.