"Celebrating 50 years of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Marvel proudly presents the very first S.H.I.E.L.D. adventures! ... in 1965 Stan Lee and Jack Kirby set their sights on the spy game. Cold War covert ops had been dominating headlines, so they created an international organization to protect the Marvel Universe. Headed by Nick Fury and starring Tony Stark and the Howling Commandos, S.H.I.E.L.D. featured amazing gadgets, world-dominating villains and the debut of the awesome Helicarrier. These inaugural adventures include the first appearances of Hydra and A.I.M. ; a team-up with Captain America ; and countless threats to every man, woman and child on planet Earth..." -- Back cover.

"Contains material originally published in magazine form as Strange tales #135-150, Fantastic Four #21, Tales of suspense #78"