Army Ranger unit. In Strange Tales August , the character was transformed into a James Bond -like spy and leading agent of the fictional espionage agency S. The character makes frequent appearances in Marvel books as the former head of S. It is eventually revealed that he takes a special medication called the Infinity Formula that halted his aging and allows him to be active despite being nearly a century old, later leading to him becoming The Unseen , herald of Uatu the Watcher , and forming a new team of Exiles.
Nick Fury appears in several Marvel series set in alternate universes , as well as multiple animated films, television shows, and video games based on the comics. Jeff Ward also portrayed Deke Shaw , a character based on the original Fury, from the fifth to the seventh season of Agents of S. Jackson 's appearance and screen persona. Fury and his Howling Commandos , [ 7 ] as the cigar-chomping NCO who led a racially and ethnically integrated elite unit.
The series ran issues May β December , though only in reprints after issue July Following several issues by creators Lee and Kirby, penciller Dick Ayers began his long stint on what would be his signature series; John Severin later joined as inker, forming a long-running, critically acclaimed team.
Roy Thomas succeeded Lee as writer, followed by Gary Friedrich , who became a signature series as well. The page feature was initially created by Lee and Kirby, with the latter supplying such inventive and enduring gadgets and hardware as the Helicarrier β an airborne aircraft carrier β as well as human-replicant LMDs Life Model Decoys , and even automobile airbags.
And I thought, just for fun, I'm going to bring Sgt. Fury back again. But it's now years later and I'm going to make him a colonel, and I'm going to make him the head of an outfit like U. So I had to think of a name, and I love names, so I came up with the name S. Writer-penciller- colorist Jim Steranko began on the feature in Strange Tales December , initially over Kirby layouts.
