The Gary-Dick-John run on Fury was my regular reading of the series. I was a Fury fan with Strange Tales and his Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. Around the time of Steranko I developed more interest in the Howling Commando book. I was a spy genre enthusiast by way of Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Get Smart. In 2nd grade when my teacher had us create hand puppets so we could perform a duet skit in class I used the materials given us and created the Steranko Nick Fury. While my partner was engaged in joke telling I was spouting Marvelese expressions such as "Nuff Said" , "True Believer" , " The Hordes of Hydra" etc my classmates were speechless during my performance but at the end of class my teacher told me that she was very impressed with my imagination and presentation. Yahoo conquered school!
I have always loved Sgt. Fury and consider the full run I have as one of the jewels of my comic book collection. Grossly underrated, even though it lasted 160 issues +Annuals, and much of that time with bi-monthly publication and/or reprints! Sure Marvel tried to add additional war titles such as Captain Savage or Combat Kelly, but they never lasted, so Sgt. Fury held the line vs DC who had FIVE dedicated war titles (also very good by the way)! As you mentioned, virtually any issue from 44 to 81 is a gem in my book. Because of that run, as well as Cracked Magazine, John Severin has been firmly positioned as one of my favorite comic book artists. Love the episode!!!
Have to be Honest - as a UK reader of `Pow` comic, I found the `Nick Fury` strip - just not for me - to put it as politely as I can. The one time I `did` enjoy seeing Nick was when he `guest starred` in Pow`s own `fun` strip `Dare A Day Davy`. Possibly the strangest encounter that Nick Fury had in his `comic life`.
When I first discovered the early Marvel Universe three names stood out for me. Stan and Jack of course, but it's nice to hear that you appreciate the third: Chic Stone! Wonder why he wasn't used more often. (Rather than Colletta on the FF, for instance).
I always liked Chic Stone's inks on Kirby, and if you look at when he inked FF, and Captain America, and Avengers, it was all in the same year-long period. Stan always promised Chic he could pencil--which is what he really wanted to do--and that inking Kirby was prepping him for that, but he never gave Chic a chance to do it, so he left Marvel.
Thanks. Didn't know that. Stan knew what he was doing. Never rated Chic's art but loved his inking. Colletta, on the other hand had a nice art style but deadlines dictated that his inking is generally disliked. Sheldon Moldoff's art I hated most of all but he was a perfectly good inker. Shame these people didn't just stick to what they were good at but I guess there were reasons. In the case of Chic I think Stan should have paid him as much to ink as he paid many artists to pencil!
Why a "guilty pleasure"?😮 I wish Marvel would have continued the Fury Marvel Masterworks reprint series into the John Severin era, but I suspect the sales numbers for the earlier volumes just weren't there. I'd love to see the remainder of the run (and Captain Savage as well) possibly licensed out to Fantagraphics like they're doing currently with the '50s Atlas titles.
You totally missed David Hasselhoff as the BEST Nick Fury live action! He was in the TV movie, NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD. So much netter than SHAFT/Sam JAckson
Another great episode. Thanks
Great video, I look forward to each new one!
How refreshing it is to watch your videos discussing your love of comics and not the value of comics. Thank you!
Thank you, Ken! I agree, if I do say so myself!
Oh man; you just made my day.
This title was my first collection - and yes 16 had the best cover!
The Gary-Dick-John run on Fury was my regular reading of the series. I was a Fury fan with Strange Tales and his Agent Of S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. Around the time of Steranko I developed more interest in the Howling Commando book. I was a spy genre enthusiast by way of Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Get Smart. In 2nd grade when my teacher had us create hand puppets so we could perform a duet skit in class I used the materials given us and created the Steranko Nick Fury. While my partner was engaged in joke telling I was spouting Marvelese expressions such as "Nuff Said" , "True Believer" , " The Hordes of Hydra" etc my classmates were speechless during my performance but at the end of class my teacher told me that she was very impressed with my imagination and presentation. Yahoo conquered school!
I have always loved Sgt. Fury and consider the full run I have as one of the jewels of my comic book collection. Grossly underrated, even though it lasted 160 issues +Annuals, and much of that time with bi-monthly publication and/or reprints! Sure Marvel tried to add additional war titles such as Captain Savage or Combat Kelly, but they never lasted, so Sgt. Fury held the line vs DC who had FIVE dedicated war titles (also very good by the way)! As you mentioned, virtually any issue from 44 to 81 is a gem in my book. Because of that run, as well as Cracked Magazine, John Severin has been firmly positioned as one of my favorite comic book artists. Love the episode!!!
Have to be Honest - as a UK reader of `Pow` comic, I found the `Nick Fury` strip - just not for me - to put it as politely as I can. The one time I `did` enjoy seeing Nick was when he `guest starred` in Pow`s own `fun` strip `Dare A Day Davy`. Possibly the strangest encounter that Nick Fury had in his `comic life`.
When I first discovered the early Marvel Universe three names stood out for me.
Stan and Jack of course, but it's nice to hear that you appreciate the third:
Chic Stone!
Wonder why he wasn't used more often.
(Rather than Colletta on the FF, for instance).
I always liked Chic Stone's inks on Kirby, and if you look at when he inked FF, and Captain America, and Avengers, it was all in the same year-long period. Stan always promised Chic he could pencil--which is what he really wanted to do--and that inking Kirby was prepping him for that, but he never gave Chic a chance to do it, so he left Marvel.
Thanks.
Didn't know that.
Stan knew what he was doing.
Never rated Chic's art but loved his inking. Colletta, on the other hand had a nice art style but deadlines dictated that his inking is generally disliked.
Sheldon Moldoff's art I hated most of all but he was a perfectly good inker.
Shame these people didn't just stick to what they were good at but I guess there were reasons.
In the case of Chic I think Stan should have paid him as much to ink as he paid many artists to pencil!
Why a "guilty pleasure"?😮
I wish Marvel would have continued the Fury Marvel Masterworks reprint series into the John Severin era, but I suspect the sales numbers for the earlier volumes just weren't there. I'd love to see the remainder of the run (and Captain Savage as well) possibly licensed out to Fantagraphics like they're doing currently with the '50s Atlas titles.
A guilty pleasure because I was a die-hard superhero fan, which ol' Nick definitely wasn't.
You totally missed David Hasselhoff as the BEST Nick Fury live action! He was in the TV movie, NICK FURY AGENT OF SHIELD. So much netter than SHAFT/Sam JAckson
Ha-ha! No, I did NOT miss that.
@@TalesFromMySpinnerRack Hoff looked just like Fury and the movie was fun! Sam is awful...