Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD #6
Cover Illustrator: Jim Steranko
Writer: Roy Thomas
Penciler: Frank Springer
Letterer: Artie Simek

An exiled extra dimensional race is poised to use the destruction of the Earth as a gateway back to their homeworld.

• Continuity Notes
• The cover is one of the most popular illustration of Nick Fury, frequently seen on posters and other SHIELD-related media
• Winner of the comics industry 1968 Alley Award for Best Cover
• Featured as the cover for the second issue of the 2 issue Steranko reprint SHIELD series in the 1980's
• Cover appears in the comic book gallery in the finale of the 1999 film Unbreakable
• The Collective Intelligence recieved a handbook entry in Marvel Legacy: The 1960s Handbook

Review
Backup team of Thomas and Springer return with a solid B-movie serial story which would do Alex Raymond proud. The character of Alex Randall is realized well and comes across with a real sense of tragedy and conflict. The story is elaborate, save for the aliens who are out tech'ed by SHIELD. The last-minute reprieve in itself was well-done, however in the context of the entire series its beginning to get repetitious.

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