Ultimate Nick Fury
| Nick Fury | |
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Cover of Ultimates Annual #1
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #5 (August 2001) |
| Created by |
Brian Michael Bendis Mike Allred (based upon the original character by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) |
| In-story information | |
| Full name | Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury |
| Team affiliations |
S.H.I.E.L.D. Ultimates United States Army Avengers |
| Notable aliases | One-Eyed Eagle |
| Abilities | Leadership Genius-level strategist Slowed or halted aging from the Infinity Formula Skilled and experienced soldier Skilled with many weapons and fighting techniques Superhuman strength, speed, and agility |
General Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics' Ultimate Marvel section as a different version of Nick Fury. He has a substantial presence in all the Ultimate Marvel comics, appearing first in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up and Ultimate X-Men and later reappearing regularly in Ultimate Spider-Man and finally securing a regular, recurring role as the general of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the leader of the Ultimates, a re-imagining of the Avengers. His character was redesigned to look like Samuel L. Jackson, the actor who later went on to portray Nick Fury in several Marvel movies and television shows set in the established Marvel Cinematic Universe.
When Nick Fury first made his appearance in the Ultimate Universe, he had a vastly different design, resembling more the original mainstream version with notable differences, featuring a full head of close-cropped hair, a clean-shaven, younger appearance (particularly as depicted in Ultimate Marvel Team-Up) and less visible scarring around his eye-patch, not to mention lacking a specific resemblance to any actor. He wore seemingly normal clothing which integrated outlandishly high-tech capabilities such as phasing, invisibility, and "para-shoes" that allow him to descend hundreds of feet without the aid of a parachute (shown to be capable of flight in later issues).
When the character resurfaced in 2002 in The Ultimates, he had been redesigned to look like actor Samuel L. Jackson. and first appeared with this revised look in The Ultimates #1, as drawn by Bryan Hitch. The similarity is even noted within the comic itself, in a scene in which the Ultimates discuss who they think should play each of them in a hypothetical movie about the team. Fury's answer for himself is "Mr. Samuel L. Jackson, of course, no discussion."
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