''Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is a six issue comic book miniseries published by Marvel Comics in 1988. It was written by

Bob Harras Robert Harras (born January 11, 1959''Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comics writer and editor, who was editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics from 1995 to 2000 and editor-in-chief of DC Comics from 2010 to 2020. ...

and drawn by

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. Each issue is 48 pages long and are referred to as books. The series was the first time in almost twenty years when Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. was the main focus and the series sold exceptionally well. Prompting Marvel to produce an ongoing series of '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' in 1989 that lasted 47 issues.

Publication history

#''Book One of Six: The Delta Equation'' (June 1988) Cover by Jim Steranko #''Book Two of Six: Into the Depths'' (July 1988) Cover by

Bill Sienkiewicz Boleslav William Felix Robert Sienkiewicz ( ; born May 3, 1958) is an American artist known for his work in comic books—particularly for Marvel Comics' ''New Mutants'', ''Moon Knight,'' and '' Elektra: Assassin''. Sienkiewicz's work in the 1980 ...

#''Book Three of Six: Uneasy Allies'' (August 1988) Cover by M. D. Bright #''Book Four of Six: The Eastern Connection'' (September 1988) Cover by

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#''Book Five of Six: The Ascension Call'' (October 1988) Cover by Kevin Nowlan #''Book Six of Six: Light of Truth'' (November 1988) Cover by Tom Palmer

Plot

The series is about a rogue LMD (

Life Model Decoy A Life Model Decoy (frequently known by the abbreviation LMD) is a fictional android appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. LMDs duplicate all outward aspects of a real living person with such authenticity that they can easi ...

) who is after Nick Fury's infinity formula so the LMD decides to infiltrate S.H.I.E.L.D. The spy network has become corrupt and Fury's has to go underground to fight it.

Reception

Marc Buxton of ''

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'' expressed that ''Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.'' stands as one of the finest S.H.I.E.L.D. stories ever written and that it features the finest writing of future Marvel editor-in-chief Bob Harras’ career. Lesley Goldberg of ''

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'' stated that the series is a great Nick Fury story. Supermegamonkey.net stated that the series creator Bob Harras built a nice conspiracy thriller with the story, with elements from James Bond by way of Jim Steranko and that the art by Neary and DeMulder is straightforward and good.

In other media

* The series served as inspiration for the 2014 film '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier''.

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