The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic #8
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the earliest adventures of Nick Fury as the cigar-chomping head of S.H.I.E.L.D., reprinting material from the 1960s that introduced the secret spy organization to Marvel's superhero universe. It features the work of legendary creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, blending Cold War espionage with super-science and setting the stage for Fury's long-running role as Marvel's top agent. Part of Hachette's Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection, this edition presents the formative stories that defined the character for decades to come.
"Hydra Lives!" delivers a pulse-pounding clash of espionage and high-stakes action, spotlighting Nick Fury in a pivotal mission where loyalty is tested and the fate of a city hangs in the balance. Written by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with dynamic art by Kirby and Jim Steranko, this story blends classic superhero tension with the gritty realism of early SHIELD operations. The cover by Jim Steranko captures the intensity, making this a must-have for fans of the era’s defining creators.
In a high-stakes test of wits and will, Nick Fury gambles everything to prove SHIELD’s worst fear: that HYDRA has mastered long-distance detonation via sonic weapon. With Dum Dum Dugan recovering and the team on edge, Fury accepts an invitation to a mysterious party in ancient Karnopolis, unaware that the man calling himself Don Cabellero is the new Supreme Hydra—and that an undercover agent has already slipped into his ranks. As the Overkill Horn’s sonic boom echoes through SHIELD HQ, Sitwell braces for the worst, knowing Fury’s mission may already be compromised.
In "Overkill!", Nick Fury finds himself outmatched in Karnopolis, bested by a squad of relentless robots and stripped of his gear. With the Supreme Hydra, Don Cabellero, revealing a global plan to unleash the Overkill Horn and trigger nuclear detonations, Fury must flee on a HYDRA jet—unaware the weapon is already onboard. As allies turn on each other and communications fail, the mission hangs in the balance.
In "The Power of SHIELD!", Nick Fury leads a desperate mission as HYDRA’s Supreme Hydra closes in, threatening global catastrophe. With Gabe Jones and Jasper Sitwell at his side, Fury must outmaneuver betrayal, evade a planet-igniting Strato-Mine, and race to save Laura Brown before the enemy’s wrath consumes them all.
When Nick Fury prepares to escort Laura Brown to SHIELD’s West Coast HQ, a sudden assault by The Dreadnought—a towering HYDRA robot armed with lethal precision—throws the mission into chaos. With Laura’s suspicions mounting that Agent Bronson might be the Supreme Hydra, and AUTOFAC’s shocking revelation throwing everything into doubt, Fury must fight through the onslaught while searching for her—only to discover she’s vanished, and the system now labels her as the enemy.
In "Death Trap!", Nick Fury faces a deadly double threat aboard the Heli-Carrier: a seemingly innocent science demo by Professor Anton Trojak hides a HYDRA infiltration, and his own closest allies—Gabe Jones, Dum Dum Dugan, and Jasper Sitwell—have been hypnotized into turning on him. With HYDRA forces closing in and chaos erupting around him, Fury must outthink both traitors and saboteurs, all while a mysterious, unconscious Laura Brown is discovered in the wreckage. When Lyndon B. Johnson arrives to assess the damage, the stakes rise even higher—Fury’s loyalty and command are now on trial.
When Nick Fury’s quarters are destroyed in a blast that kills him—apparently—his allies scramble to respond. Bronson, now revealed as the Supreme Hydra and operating from a high-tech fortress in the Pacific, declares war by threatening to unleash a global plague from the Heli-Carrier. With Laura Brown framed as the scapegoat, Fury, still alive and hiding on the Dyna-Soar, uncovers the shocking truth: the mastermind behind the scheme is none other than Baron Strucker, his long-dead enemy from World War II. As the world watches, a trial is set to begin—but who will be judged, and who is truly in control?
In the high-stakes thriller "Crisis!", Nick Fury finds himself hunted across the Heli-Carrier as HYDRA's Baron Strucker unleashes a deadly plan to survive the Death Spore plague and build a global army from Fury’s own body. With S.H.I.E.L.D. scrambling to locate the hidden bomb and Fury fighting back through the ranks of HYDRA operatives, every corridor becomes a battleground—until he finally confronts Strucker in a brutal showdown where the Satan Claw threatens to end it all.
In "Final Encounter!", Nick Fury faces off against Supreme Hydra Baron Strucker in a high-stakes showdown on Hydra Island. With HYDRA forces closing in and a deadly bomb ticking down, a shocking twist reveals two Struckers—one masked and panicked, the other in control—as Fury's cunning plan begins to unfold.
In a flashback to his Hell's Kitchen roots, Nick Fury shares stories with Laura Brown before offering her a spot at SHIELD. At UNIT, the elite training academy, Fury clashes with tech whiz Sidney E. Levine and the sharp-tongued Val as he navigates intense drills and a high-stakes sparring match against Captain America—only to be thrown off by a lingering effect from an invisibility pill, just as Cap reveals a crucial lead from a past mission.
In "Project: Blackout," Nick Fury recounts a forgotten mission from 1965 to Captain America and FBI agent Jimmy Woo, revealing a chilling conspiracy tied to Bedloe Island. When the ESP Division is wiped out by an explosion, Fury and Cap must confront an army of invaders using an "Id-Paralyzer" to enslave the East Coast—just as Cap’s borrowed anti-grav belt fails mid-flight and Fury is thrown from the Statue of Liberty’s torch.
In a pulse-pounding flashback, Captain America, Mr. Fantastic, and The Thing race against time to stop a devastating attack on the Statue of Liberty, with Nick Fury narrowly escaping a deadly fall. As Reed Richards and Ben Grimm foil a coordinated assault that plunges the East Coast into darkness, a hidden trio—The Yellow Claw, his niece Suwan, and the sinister Fritz Von Voltzmann—listen in, their eyes gleaming with cold triumph as they unveil their master plan: "The Second Doom."
In "So Evil, The Night!", Nick Fury takes the wheel of a sleek, invisible car crafted by The Gaff, setting off on a mission that leads him deep into Chinatown’s shadows. With Jimmy Woo tracking The Yellow Claw’s presence, Fury ventures alone into a web of danger, only to face the mastermind Fang-Chu—and a sudden, terrifying trap that sends him plummeting into the grasp of a monstrous octopus.
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