50 Year Celebration for Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.

This August you can celebrate a half century of Marvel’s premier intelligence agency in one colossal issue. Marvel present us with this first look at the oversized anniversary special  S.H.I.E.L.D. #9 (JUN150809), in which writer Mark Waid and artist Lee Ferguson answer a question that's been 50 years in the making. It is a question that lies at the heart of the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D. – who is the “Man Called D.E.A.T.H.”?! This full length story features a never-before-published S.H.I.E.L.D. sequence penciled by none other than the King himself: Jack Kirby. And inks are by Jim Steranko, proving that lightning does strike twice, true believers.

In this issue Al Ewing and Stefano Caselli also bring you the terrifying origin of the new Howling Commandos. Before they spin out into their very own series later this year, witness the return of Dum Dum Dugan as he steps from the shadows to assemble a team truly unlike any you’ve seen before.

Bringing the issue to a close, S.H.I.E.L.D. #9 also includes the very first S.H.I.E.L.D. story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby!

Be at your comic shop August 26 for a half-century celebration of espionage and intrigue when S.H.I.E.L.D. #9 (JUN150809) gives fans a tribute to one of the longest-standing spy agencies in comics history.