S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Overkill!" is a pulse-pounding entry in Jim Steranko’s legendary S.H.I.E.L.D. series, showcasing his masterful blend of espionage, paranoia, and sleek, kinetic art—every page drawn and colored by Steranko himself, with inks by Joe Sinnott and letters by Sam Rosen. When Nick Fury infiltrates a fortress only to be shot by an L.M.D., the mystery deepens: the assassin is the real Fury, and a Scorpio symbol on a tiny badge becomes the first clue in a web connecting a race car driver, a fugitive comic artist, a mobster, and a secret government test gone wrong. Cover by Steranko, this 2013 collection captures the height of Steranko’s creative peak—where every panel feels like a piece of living spy pulp.
In "Overkill!", Nick Fury lands in the ruined city of Karnopolis under false pretenses, only to find himself trapped by a squad of HYDRA robots and confronted by the new Supreme Hydra, who plans to trigger global nuclear annihilation with the Overkill Horn. With Dugan torn between loyalty and orders, and Fury racing to escape in a HYDRA jet he doesn’t realize is part of the trap, the fate of the world hangs on a silent radio and a desperate flight through the sky.
In "The Power of SHIELD!", Nick Fury uses ingenuity to send a signal without a radio, narrowly avoiding catastrophe—only for Agent Sitwell to proceed with launching a Strato-Mine capable of igniting the atmosphere. Meanwhile, the Supreme Hydra, disguised as Emir Ali-Bey, races across the desert in his Hover-Limousine to intercept Laura Brown, the captured daughter of a former traitor, unaware that Fury is already on his trail.
In "Beware... the Deadly Dreadnought!", Fury races to secure Laura’s safe transport to SHIELD’s West Coast HQ, but a sudden ambush by the towering, weapons-loaded Dreadnought throws everything into chaos. With AUTOFAC revealing Laura as the Supreme Hydra and Bronson’s true allegiance in question, Fury must fight for survival while the truth slips through his fingers.
In "Death Trap!", Nick Fury faces a deadly double threat aboard the Heli-Carrier: a seemingly benign science demo by Prof. Trojak, whose Q-Ray hides a HYDRA infiltration, and his own three best friends—hypnotized and turned against him. With the ship under siege and loyalty unraveling, Fury must outthink both the enemy within and the chaos unfolding around him, all while uncovering the mystery of an unconscious Laura in a HYDRA uniform.
In "The Tribunal!", Fury’s hidden base is destroyed, leaving the world reeling—only for Bronson to emerge as the Supreme Hydra, launching a global threat from his high-tech fortress on Hydra Island. With a deadly plague poised to strike Earth and a fabricated trial set for Laura, Fury, captured aboard the Heli-Carrier, uncovers a shocking truth: the mastermind behind the scheme is none other than Baron Strucker, his long-lost enemy from World War II.
In "Crisis!", Nick Fury fights for survival on Hydra Island as the deadly Death Spore looms and Strucker prepares to turn his corpse into a weaponized army. With SHIELD scrambling to find a bomb aboard the Heli-Carrier, Fury goes rogue, taking on HYDRA forces one by one in a desperate bid to stop Strucker’s plan—until the two face off in a brutal showdown, where Strucker’s Satan Claw gives him the edge.
In "Final Encounter!", Nick Fury faces off against the cunning Baron Strucker in a high-stakes showdown on Hydra Island, where electrified floors and deadly traps test their resolve. With a daring escape into a submerged pit and a twist involving a face-changing gizmo, Fury outsmarts his enemies—turning the tables in a final, explosive gambit that wipes out Hydra's stronghold.
In the aftermath of Hydra Island’s destruction, the Heli-Carrier docks in New York, setting the stage for new missions and quiet moments. As Jasper takes on a secret assignment, Gabe heads undercover in Greenwich Village with a trumpet in hand, and Dum Dum visits family in Boston, Fury shares memories with Laura in Hell’s Kitchen before offering her a chance to join SHIELD—prompting a shopping spree to help her decide. At UNIT, the rigorous training academy, he mentors two new recruits: tech whiz Sidney E. Levine and skeptical Val, while testing their mettle with a sparring match against Captain America—only to be felled by a lingering side effect from an invisibility pill, leaving him with a startling clue about a past mission known as "The Big Blackout."
In "The Second Doom," Reed Richards and Ben Grimm race to save Captain America from a deadly fall at the Baxter Building, as S.H.I.E.L.D. scrambles to contain a mysterious invasion. With Fury clinging to the Statue of Liberty’s crown and the city plunging into chaos, Reed devises an Electro-Amplifier Rifle while Ben pilots an experimental saucer to the Clay Substation. As the Id-Paralyzer—a monstrous scorpion-shaped weapon—threatens to overwhelm them, Cap arrives just in time to rescue Fury, and the weapon’s activation cuts power across the East Coast. After the device is destroyed, Jimmy Woo reveals his suspicion: the mastermind behind it all was the Yellow Claw. In a hidden underground base, the Claw, his niece Suwan, and ally Von Voltzmann listen in, their voices cold with satisfaction as they speak of their "infallible" plan—The Second Doom.
In "So Evil, the Night!", Nick Fury takes the wheel of a dazzling, invisible Ferrari 330/P4 Berlinetta, its clear fiberglass body and color-shifting tech turning heads—literally—on the streets of Chinatown. With the Yellow Claw’s presence detected by Jimmy Woo, Fury ventures in alone, slipping into the shadows to confront Fang-Chu, only to be ambushed by Voltzmann and sent plunging into a nightmare of writhing tentacles.
In "And the Dragon Cried... Death!" from S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection, Nick Fury races against time after a bizarre theft involving a dragon statue tied to a deadly secret. With help from a reluctant ally and a cryptic clue hidden in the artifact’s voice, Fury must outwit the Yellow Claw before the Ultimate Annihilator is unleashed.
In "When Comes... Black Noon!", Nick Fury races against time and his own failing body after a near-fatal attack by The Claw. Using a Spectre-Suit and a transparent car, he infiltrates a deadly trap only to find himself aboard the massive Sky Dragon, dangling beneath the Claw’s ultimate weapon. The fate of New York hangs in the balance as Fury fights to stay conscious and strike back—before the sky turns black.
In "Behold the Savage Sky!", the SHIELD Heli-Carrier rushes to defend New York as The Claw unleashes chaos, leading to a high-stakes showdown where Dugan’s team charges in with daring precision. With Fury closing in, the battle escalates as The Claw reveals his true power—replicating himself through Duplikeds—before vanishing into the sky, leaving Fury to face a foe now armored and more dangerous than ever.
In "Armageddon!" from S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection, Jimmy holds his fallen love as The Claw swears revenge, and Fury declares he’s taking control—now. With the floor splitting open beneath them, a SHIELD Suicide Squad arrives via the Dreadnought, and as The Claw vanishes into the Space-Time Continuum inside an Infinity Sphere, Fury pursues him using a Prototype Warp-Vest and a Mind-Amplifyin' Gizmo, only to face a final, explosive twist.
In "Today Earth Died!", Nick Fury recounts a chilling dream to Jimmy Woo after returning from hyperspace, wondering if the robotic villains of his past were truly the same ones from the 50s. When a golden-skinned alien named Vaengr arrives in Manhattan with a mysterious "Prism of Miracles," Fury, Val, and Dugan board his ship—only to uncover a horrifying truth as the alien’s true purpose unfolds and Earth faces annihilation. Just as the nightmare reaches its peak, Fury wakes to find the real world echoing his vision, with a UFO report landing on his desk.
In "Who Is Scorpio?", Nick Fury finds himself tangled in a web of deception when a fake L.M.D. shoots him—only for his own team to reveal the assassin was never the real Fury. A single Scorpio badge becomes the only clue linking a series of seemingly unrelated events: a comic book artist fleeing debt in San Francisco, a mobster expecting a payoff in Kansas City, and a mysterious figure with a Scorpio tattoo at a high-stakes race. As Fury races across the Nevada desert to survive a nuclear test gone wrong, he uncovers a conspiracy that ties these threads together—only to face a hooded enemy who speaks of vengeance and a fate written in fire.
In "So Shall Ye Reap... Death!", Jimmy Woo faces a deadly fun house trial to prove himself as a SHIELD agent, while Nick Fury and Val share a quiet moment of romance back in his apartment. When their twin-bodied jet is brought down over the Pacific, Fury and Jimmy crash-land on a remote volcanic island transformed into a twisted Garden of Eden and a living laboratory by Centurius—once Dr. Noah Black, a 1930s scientist whose radical vision for evolution now threatens to end humanity. With help from a stranded movie crew and their robot gorilla prop, the duo must stop Centurius’s apocalyptic plan before the island’s dormant volcano unleashes destruction across the globe.
Nick Fury dives into a chilling mystery on the fog-drenched moors, summoned to investigate the suspicious death of an old army comrade. With only a trio of psychic detectives, a monstrous hound, and shadows that move too deliberately, he uncovers a case where the line between the supernatural and the secret service blurs.
In "What Ever Happened to Scorpio?", Nick Fury finds himself entangled in a deadly game of deception when a horoscope sparks a hunt for a ghost from his past. As he evades S.H.I.E.L.D.'s surveillance and races through a trap-filled warehouse, the line between man and machine blurs—especially when Scorpio impersonates him and a shocking betrayal leaves Val in peril. The story unfolds with tense precision, blending espionage and psychological suspense in a tale where identity is the deadliest weapon.
In "Taking the power of the double-page spread...", Jimmy Woo holds the lifeless body of Suwan as the SHIELD Suicide Squad crashes in through the Dreadnought, a massive tunneling machine. With The Claw vanishing into the Space-Time Continuum inside an Infinity Sphere, Fury tracks him using a Pseudo-Elliptoid Wrist Tracer, dons a Prototype Warp-Vest, and plunges into the psychic battle that follows. The confrontation escalates as Fury confronts the true nature of his enemy—revealing a shocking deception that rewrites everything they thought they knew.
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