Nick Fury's Howling Commandos

In 2005–2006, Marvel unleashed a seven-issue series that reimagined Nick Fury’s covert operations with a supernatural twist, courtesy of writer Keith Giffen and artists Eduardo Francisco, Dan Norton, and Derec Aucoin. This short-lived but memorable run assembled a bizarre black-ops squad of monsters and mystics—including the Frankenstein Monster, Vampire by Night, Merlin, and Gorilla-Man—to tackle threats too strange for conventional S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. It stands as a cult-favorite exploration of Marvel’s darker, weirder corners, blending espionage with horror in a way few series have dared.