During the Silver Age of Comic Books there was only one
Marvel Comic Book hero that starred in two separate series. Nick Fury
was the star of Marvel's " war comic for people who don't read war
comics " , SGT.FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS. He also starred in NICK
FURY , AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D A series that first ran as a feature in
STRANGE TALES before graduating to it's own title. I never gave much
thought to a Sgt. Fury flick. We already had more than enough John Wayne
war movies. But a Nick Fury ,Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D movie made during the
height of the spy-craze would have been bosso-keeno.
It was in Strange Tales No.135 (Aug.1965) that ex-World War Two hero
Sgt. Fury , now a colonel , was recruited to be the director of a new
counter-espionage agency in a life or death struggle against the forces
of Hydra. But much like Captain Kirk on the original STAR TREK , Colonel
Fury never learned to delegate. He wasn't just S.H.I.EL.D's director.
He was the organization's No.1 field agent. But who to cast as the
combat veteran turned secret agent? For the longest time I had thought
Dean Martin. Dino had portrayed secret agent Matt Helm in a series of
campy spy spoofs and may have been good as artist/writer Jim Steranko's
version of the character. And it was Martin who played opposite Daliah
Lavi in the best of the Matt Helm movies THE SILENCERS (1966).
Lavi was the only real choice to play the part of Valentinia Alegra de
la Fontaine (Val to her friends). The stunning Israeli actress/singer
had appeared in a number of Euro-Spy movies. And reportedly Val was
inspired by the actress. I thought she would have made a great Modesty
Blaise as well. But that's another discussion.
Someone suggested to me a better choice to play Colonel Fury may have
been Robert Lansing. And I had to agree. Lansing would have been perfect
as the S.H.I.E.D agent created by Jack Kirby and later drawn by John
Severin. And if your a fan-boy of a certain age you remember him as Gary
Seven on the STAR TREK episode Assignment:Earth. Watch it again. That
was Nick Fury. In either case I wouldn't have put Fury in that skintight
bodysuit that Steranko eventually did. Too much like Steranko's Spyman
from Harvey Comics. Too campy.
Hmmm.I remember Steranko's Gabe Jones.Might have got Sammy Davis to play him in a S.H.I.E.L.D movie based on Steranko's comics.
ReplyDeleteLansing's tough-talking Frank Savage from "12 'O Clock High" made me see him as Fury, too. Either in a foxhole or a flying car.
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Matthew 1
[17] So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations.
Revelation 1
[20] The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
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