*Marvel: It’s always a great pleasure to welcome the works of Jim Steranko to our catalogue, and nowhere more so than in the pages of Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD from 1968. He only stayed with the title for a few issues after it launched from Strange Tales, but what issues they were! In his SHIELD issues, Jaunty Jim took the brakes off and went all-out when Nick Fury’s Pals n’ Gals got their own full-length series, with cinematic storytelling and psychedelic designs, particularly on the cover and splash pages, that utilised the full potential of the medium with an imagination seldom seen since the heyday of Eisner. Nick Fury #1, ‘Who Is Scorpio?’, is the definitive example, with the popular espionage tropes of the day turned up to 11, and a striking cover image that still resonates in the fandom psyche half a century later. Issue #3 is a haunting and evocative Holmesian tribute, redolent with mood and atmosphere, and issue #5 returns to the spy tropes with a psychedelic vengeance, as the Scorpio subplot is resolved, courtesy of many lingering images (narratively unnecessary, but visually appreciated) of Nick’s main squeeze, La Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Our newest Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD #1 is a VG+ pence copy, with beautiful unmarred cover image, at £27. #3 is FN- p £18, and issue #5 is FN p £25. All pictured here for your delectation, but if you think the covers are stunning, wait till you look inside! SORRY, #1 NOW SOLD