Shield comic books issue 1

1st printing. Collects Astonishing Tales (1970-1976) #10, 12-13 and 15-20, Ka-Zar (1974-1977 2nd Series) #3-5, Marvel Team-Up (1972-1985 1st Series) #95, Hawkeye (1983 1st Series) #1-4, and material from Astonishing Tales (1970-1976) #8, Savage Tales (1971-1975 Magazine) #8 and Marvel Super Action (1976 Magazine).

Written by Roy Thomas, Mike Friedrich, Len Wein, Steven Grant, Gerry Conway, and Mark Gruenwald. Art by Herb Trimpe, Barry Windsor-Smith, Sal Buscema, Don Heck, Rich Buckler, Gil Kane, Dan Adkins, Jim Starlin, Marie Severin, Werner Roth, Jimmy James, Mark Gruenwald, John Buscema, Tony DeZuniga. Cover by Paul Renaud.

Discover how Barbara Morse became the Avenger known as Mockingbird!

She's a S.H.I.E.L.D. scientist who's trained for action and destined for greatness, and she's hunting down the Man-Thing in the Savage Land - with a little help from Ka-Zar! But what happens when the wild man follows Bobbi back to the urban jungle, and onto the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier?

Agent Morse hones her super-hero skills as a Huntress before donning her signature garb as Mockingbird for a run-in with Spider-Man! But will romance blossom when she meets the Avenging Archer Hawkeye, or will the two hot-headed heroes find themselves at odds on a vital mission?

Softcover, 440 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. Operation "Desert Shield" was the military operation which put some 500,000 troops, airmen and sailors of the United States and allied forces into the deserts and seas of the Middle East. This book contains over 100 photographs of the men and women, their vehicles and equipment, their weapons, their positions, their aircraft and their helicopters. Softcover, 8 1/2-in. x 10-in., 66 pages, full color. Cover price $15.95.

Add to cart Fine $4.20

Add to cart Fine $4.20

$1.00 Canadian price variant. Cover by Rudy Nebres. "America's Guardian," script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ricardo Villagran; Two-page featurette giving background on the Original Shield for readers who haven't followed the Mighty Crusaders. "End Game, Chapter 6," script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Tony deZuniga; Realizing there is a mole in the FBI, Joe finds him and gets him to talk; Then the FBI and the Shield storm Boroff's headquarters and save Professor Newton, but not before DELTA-3 learns the exact whereabouts of 42642. "Origins," script by Marty Greim, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Tony deZuniga; Joe is concerned when he reads an FBI bulletin regarding 3 robots he defeated on his very first adventure are being moved from storage; He joins Lisa as her escort to a black-tie function in Washington D.C. so he can check on the robots and ensure they pose no threat. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $1.00.

Volume 1 - 1st printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield.

Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 300 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $12.95.

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Add to cart Near Mint $6.00

Volume 1 - 2nd or Later Printing.

Written by Aneko Yusagi. Art and cover by Aiya Kyu.

Naofumi Iwatani, an uncharismatic otaku who spends his days on games and manga, suddenly finds himself summoned to a parallel universe! He discovers he is one of four heroes equipped with legendary weapons and tasked with saving the world from its prophesied destruction. As the Shield Hero, the weakest of the heroes, all is not as it seems. Naofumi is soon alone, penniless, and betrayed. With no one to turn to, and nowhere to run, he is left with only his shield.

Now, Naofumi must rise to become the legendary Shield Hero and save the world!

Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 300 pages, Text (with B&W Chapter Illustrations).

Cover price $12.95.

National Diamond Sales Advertisement Insert Variant. Slightly edited reprints: "When the Unliving Strike" (from Strange Tales 146) and "The Enemy Within" (from ST 147). Scripts by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby, Don Heck, and Mike Esposito. New Jim Steranko cover. Cover price $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Near Mint $23.00

Add to cart Very Fine $19.00

1st printing. Collects Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1989-1993 3rd Series) #1-5 and Fury (1994 Marvel).

Written by Bob Harras and Barry Dutter. Art by Bob Hall, Kim DeMulder, Keith Pollard, M.C. Wyman, Chris Ivy and Greg Adams. Cover by Jim Cheung and Paul Renaud.

Director no more, Nick Fury is a plain ol' Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. - but that won't stop him from calling the shots! And there are plenty to be fired, because Baron Strucker has a new vision for Hydra...and S.H.I.E.L.D.

As Strucker strikes and Fury faces treachery and betrayal from within his own ranks, he reunites with the Howling Commandos and Captain America - as well as a few faces he never thought he'd see again! And it all builds to a cataclysmic confrontation with Hydra that will usher in a whole new era for S.H.I.E.L.D. - and reveal the group's definitive secret origin!

Plus: Nick crosses paths with Luke Cage, investigates a murder and flashes back to the Cold War. But how does a decades-old adventure affect the here and now?

Guest-starring Wolverine and Iron Man.

Softcover, 352 pages, full color.

Cover price $34.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $8.30

Add to cart Very Fine $10.25

1st printing. "THE SHIELD: AMERICA'S 1ST PATRIOTIC COMIC BOOK HERO!" Collects stories from Pep Comics (1940-1987) #1-5 and Shield-Wizard Comics (1940-1944) #1. Relive the early days of comics' first super-patriot - a hero with great power, strength, and courage who donned the colors of the American flag, lived for democracy, and protected the world from foes of freedom! No, it's not who you think, it's The Shield! Leaping from the pages of Pep Comics #1 in January, 1940, The Shield bested his better-known counterpart by over a year. Softcover, 96 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #21 and material from Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #135-150 and Tales of Suspense (1959-1968) #78. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Jack Kirby. Celebrating S.H.I.E.L.D.'s 50th anniversary, Marvel proudly presents the very first S.H.I.E.L.D. adventures! In 1965, having revolutionized everything from super heroes to war and Westerns, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. Cold War covert ops had been dominating headlines, so they created an international organization to protect the Marvel Universe. Headed by Nick Fury, and featuring Tony Stark and the Howling Commandos, S.H.I.E.L.D. boasted amazing gadgets, world-dominating villains and the debut of the awesome Helicarrier! These inaugural adventures include the first appearances of Hydra and A.I.M.; a team-up with Captain America; and countless threats to every man, woman and child on planet Earth. Get ready to dive into the world of the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Softcover, 256 pages, full color. Cover price $24.99.

1st printing.

Written by Jim Steranko, Roy Thomas, and Stan Lee. Art by Jim Steranko, Frank Giacoia, and Jack Kirby. Cover by Jim Steranko.

Previously presented in the much-acclaimed Artist's Edition format, and winner of an Eisner Award, now you can appreciate this historic run of comics in the new Artisan Edition format.

In the mid-1960s, Jim Steranko burst into the Marvel Age of comics in a BIG way, and the innovative, cinematic techniques he introduced in his brief tenure at The House of Ideas stand to this day as a high-water mark in the history of graphic storytelling. More than any other series, Steranko is most associated with Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

This Artisan Edition collects the first 12 stories of Steranko's run, from Strange Tales #151-162, as well as his covers from these issues. Additionally, there will be a select number of extras presented. And, as usual, nearly all the pages have been scanned from the original art, from Steranko's private archives.

Story and art by Jim Steranko with additional script by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas. Additional Layouts by Jack Kirby.

Softcover, 8-in. x 12-in., 184 pages, full color.

Cover price $39.99.

1st printing. A tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan has reached the Cryptus shieldworlds. The Imperium musters its strength, for the aliens must be stopped here, as next in the hive fleet's path is the home world of the Blood Angels Space Marines, Baal itself. Many are the battlefields and the price of victory is steep. On Phodia, the sons of Sanguinius give battle to the dreaded Spawn of Cryptus. At Lysios, the Adepta Sororitas and Tempestus Scions hold the line against Leviathan. Far from the fighting, Blood Angels Sergeant Jatiel finds himself pitted against another threat, the necrons of Anrakyr the Traveller who may yet have a crucial impact on the greater war. Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 416 pages, Text Only. Cover price $17.00.