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Nicholas Joseph Fury is a fictional character portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise , based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name . Prior to taking the role, Marvel incorporated Jackson's likeness into the design of the Ultimate Marvel version of the character . As of 2020, Fury has appeared in eleven of twenty-three MCU films, beginning with the first MCU film, Iron Man , in 2008, and most recently appearing in Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019. He will also appear in a leading role for the upcoming Disney+ show Secret Invasion . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury_(Marvel_Cinematic_Universe) ------------------------------ The Avengers  are a fictional team of  superheroes  appearing in  American comic books  published by  Marvel Comics . The team made its debut in  The Avengers  #1 ( cover-dated  Sept. 1963), created by writer-editor  Stan Lee  and artist/co-plott...

Colonel Nicholas Joseph Fury Sr. is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee , he first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), a World War II combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping man as leader of an elite U.S. Army unit. The modern-day character, initially a CIA agent, debuted a few months later in Fantastic Four #21 (Dec. 1963). In Strange Tales #135 (Aug. 1965), the character was transformed into a spy like James Bond and leading agent of the fictional espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D. The character makes frequent appearances in Marvel books as the former head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and as an intermediary between the U.S. government or the United Nations and various superheroes . It is eventually revealed that he takes a special medication called the Infinity Formula that halted his aging and allows him to be active despite being nearly a cen...

Colonel Nicholas Joseph Fury is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee , Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963), a World War II combat series that portrayed the cigar-chomping Fury as leader of an elite U.S. Army unit. A popular character over a number of decades, in 2011, Fury was ranked 33rd in IGN 's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes, and 32nd in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers". He has sometimes been considered an antihero. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Fury ------------------------------ Marvel  Comics is the common name and primary imprint of Marvel Worldwide Inc., formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, an American publisher of  comic books  and related media. In 2009,  The Walt Disney Company  acquired  Marvel Entertainment , Marvel Worldwide's parent company. M...