S.H.I.E.L.D. #1

High-tech weapons. High-stakes missions. High-octane adventure! For the men and women of S.H.I.E.L.D., it’s just another day in the field! Special Agent Phil Coulson brings together the best and the brightest, the gifted and the elite, normal people and superhumans from across the Marvel Universe on an as-needed basis to confront, combat and curtail dangers beyond the scope of any conventional peace-keeping force! Writer Mark Waid (DAREDEVIL) and a rotating crew of mission-specific top flight Marvel artists make you one promise: Every issue: Twenty pages. One mission. Unlimited budget. Unlimited imagination. Six periods. And a helper monkey. Welcome to Level Eight. Welcome to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Characters: Ava Ayala, Beast, Black Knight (Whitman), Blue Marvel, Captain America, Carol Danvers, Dum Dum Dugan, Falcon, H.E.N.R.Y., Hawkeye, Heimdall (Marvel), Hercules (Marvel), Hulk, Hyperion, Iron Fist, Iron Man, Jane Foster, Jarvis, Jemma Simmons, Jim Hammond, Leo Fitz, Luke Cage, Maria Hill, Melinda May, Nightmask, Nova (Alexander), Phil Coulson, Power Man (Alvarez), Shang-Chi, She-Hulk, Silk, Storm, Sunfire, Surtur, Thing, Valkyrie (Marvel), Vision