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Also known as Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage, Law-Enforcement Division, Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate, Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division

Key facts

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The organization's logo, as shown on the issue of Secret War: From the Files of Nick Fury #1 (May 2005)
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Marvel Comics
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Strange Tales #135(August 1965)
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Stan Lee (writer)Jack Kirby (artist)
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Intelligence agencySpecial law enforcement
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The HelicarrierTriskelion
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List of S.H.I.E.L.D. members

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

48 sections
Contents
  • Publication history
  • Titles
  • Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Kitty Pryde, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th anniversary
  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Fictional organizational history
  • Organizational structure and procedure
  • Prominent members
  • Bases of operation
  • Related organizations
  • A.R.M.O.R.
  • H.A.M.M.E.R.
  • S.P.E.A.R.
  • S.T.R.I.K.E.
  • EuroM.I.N.D. and S.H.A.P.E.
  • S.T.A.K.E.
  • S.W.O.R.D.
  • W.A.N.D.
  • Orchis
  • Reception
  • Critical reception
  • Other versions
  • Amalgam Comics
  • House of M
  • Mutant X
  • Ultimate Marvel
  • S.A.F.E.
  • H.A.T.E.
  • H.A.N.D.
  • Depictions in translation
  • In other media
  • Television
  • Animation
  • Film
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • Films
  • Television
  • One-Shots
  • Video games
  • Miscellaneous
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional espionage, special law enforcement, and counter-terrorism government agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, this agency first appeared in Strange Tales #135 (August 1965), and often deals with paranormal activity and superhuman threats to international security.

The acronym originally stood for Supreme Headquarters, International Espionage and Law-Enforcement Division. It was changed in 1991 to Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate. Within media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as multiple animated and live-action television series, the backronym stands for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “S.H.I.E.L.D.” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.