Shadow Council
| Shadow Council | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Secret Avengers #1 |
| Created by |
Ed Brubaker Mike Deodato Jr. |
| In-story information | |
| Base(s) | Various |
| Member(s) | Aloysius Thorndrake Max Fury |
Shadow Council is the name of a fictional villainous organization appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
The Shadow Council first appeared in Secret Avengers #1 and was created by Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato Jr.
The Shadow Council first came into view in the 19th Century when Confederate soldier Aloysius Thorndrake found a portal to Mars and was altered by a being called the Abyss granting him immortality. He formed the Shadow Council where he acts as its Director. For a hundred years, the Shadow Council has been working with various governments and parties to prepare for the arrival of the Abyss.
The Shadow Council have their first encounter with the Secret Avengers on Mars where Sharon Carter is attacked by someone that looks like Nick Fury as she has the Crown of Tentacles. When the Secret Avengers find some mind-controlled Shadow Council members, they end up shooting themselves upon failure which reaches "Nick Fury" as the Secret Avengers are attacked by Nova who is possessed by the Serpent Crown.
Ant-Man stumbles into a portal called the Vanishing Point that took him to the Shadow Council's citadel in Texas. At the same time, "Nick Fury" is meeting with Aloysius Thorndrake who is musing over the Crown of Tentacles. When Aloysius is alerted to the events on Mars, he orders Fury to send the 9th Legion.
Thorndrake later shows the rest of the Shadow Council the Serpent Crown as Ant-Man goes through the Vanishing Point to stop the kamikaze Shadow Council soldiers.
When Captain Steve Rogers and Sharon Carter ask Nick Fury about the character that looks like him, Nick Fury states that it was a Life Model Decoy that was stolen by Scorpio, who had modified its LMD to make it believe, despite numerous deactivation, that it was the true Nick Fury. Five years ago, a mysterious man reactivated the Life Model Decoy and helped it to escape where the mysterious man named it Max Fury. In the present, Max Fury is doing some research on the Secret Avengers in the Shadow Council's headquarters. The mysterious man that helped Max Fury to escape is revealed to be John Steele who tells Max Fury that the Secret Avengers must be watched or taken down if necessary.
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