{"id":1242,"date":"2010-09-28T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2010-09-28T22:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/?p=1242"},"modified":"2010-11-02T07:13:45","modified_gmt":"2010-11-02T14:13:45","slug":"comic-book-cover-swipes-exposed-26-nick-fury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blog\/2010\/09\/comic-book-cover-swipes-exposed-26-nick-fury\/","title":{"rendered":"Comic Book Cover Swipes Exposed #26 Nick Fury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font color=\"b18d58\">After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there&#8217;s something about uncovering these &#8220;swipes&#8221; that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.<\/font><\/p>\n<p>The first <strong>Scorpio <\/strong>debuted in <em>Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.<\/em> #1. <strong>Jim Steranko <\/strong>concocted a now-classic cover featuring Nick and his pals with his evil brother, Jake (Scorpio), lurking just around the corner. Years later, Acclaim Comics had a &#8220;swipe month&#8221;, and <em>Bloodshot <\/em>paid homage to this classic cover. <strong>Gordon Purcell <\/strong>also paid homage to that very cover with the Christian comic, Powermark&#8217;s <em>Seeker Series<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blogimages\/nick-fury-agent-of-shield-01.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1\" title=\"Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1\"\/><br \/>\nNick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1<br \/>\nJune 1968<br \/>\nJim Steranko\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blogimages\/bloodshot-v2-05.jpg\" alt=\"Bloodshot vol. II #5\" title=\"Bloodshot vol. II #5\"\/><br \/>\nBloodshot vol. II #5<br \/>\nNovember 1997<br \/>\nSal Velluto\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cyberspacecomics.com\/blogimages\/seeker-series-5.jpg\" alt=\"PowerMark Seeker Series #5\" title=\"PowerMark Seeker Series #5\"\/><br \/>\nPowerMark Seeker Series #5<br \/>\n2003<br \/>\nGordon Purcell\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\">\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><u>On Ebay<\/u>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22nick+fury%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Nick Fury<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22seeker+series%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Seeker Series<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22jim+steranko%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Jim Steranko<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22gordon+purcell%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Gordon Purcell<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22powermark%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">PowerMark<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%2bloodshot%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Bloodshot<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/stores.ebay.com\/CyberspaceComics__W0QQ_sacatZCyberspaceComicsQQ_sidZ13296653?_nkw=%22sal+velluto%22&#038;submit=Search&#038;LH_TitleDesc=1\">Sal Velluto<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there&#8217;s something about uncovering these &#8220;swipes&#8221; that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics. The first Scorpio debuted in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1. 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