Summary of Character[]
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), a World War II combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping Fury as leader of an elite U.S. Army unit.
The modern-day Fury, initially a CIA agent, debuted a few months later in Fantastic Four #21 (Dec. 1963). In Strange Tales #135 (Aug. 1965) the character was transformed into a James Bond-like spy and leading agent of the fictional espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D.. The character makes frequent appearances in Marvel comic books as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as an intermediary between the U.S. government or the United Nations and various superheroes. It is eventually revealed that Fury takes a special medication called the Infinity Formula that halted his aging and allows him to be active despite being nearly a century old.
Nick Fury appears in several Marvel comic series set in alternate universes, as well as multiple animated films, television shows, and video games based on the comics. The character is portrayed by David Hasselhoff in the 1998 television movie Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. and by Samuel L. Jackson in the 2008 film Iron Man, its 2010 sequel Iron Man 2, the 2011 films Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Avengers, the first five of a nine film commitment as the character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. The Ultimate Marvel version of the character was based on Jackson's appearance and screen persona, well before he was cast in the role. In 2011 IGN ranked Nick Fury 33rd in the "Top 100 comic books heroes".
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Appearances in Show[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 9 I Love You, Iron Man: Iron Man and War Machine replaced his eyepatch with a waffle.
- Episode 24 5-second Cartoon: Nick Fury appeared at the end of ArTHOR, Arthor asks if there was a special cameo after the credits and it goes to back-faced man who turns around revealing to be Alfred E. Neuman disguised as Nick Fury.
Season 2[]
- Episode 2 (28) Captain America's Got Talent: Nick Fury appeared as one of the judges with Phil Coulson, Iron Man, and Piers Morgan.
- Episode 14 (40) Captain American't: Nick Fury makes a cameo.
- Episode 26 (52) Hulk Smash: Nick Fury makes a cameo.
Season 3[]
- Episode 1 (53) MADvent Calendar: Nick Fury is seen in the Avengers group photo.