Why it's Hot:
- 1st appearance of Scorpio, later revealed to be Jake Fury, the brother of Nick Fury
Synopsis:
Before Nick Fury even knows his assailant is there, shots ring out and Fury collapses! The figure removes its mask... only to reveal Nick Fury! Starts off with Nick Fury infiltrating some base, when he is suddenly shot from behind and killed. However, it is discovered that it was in fact an LMD (Life Model Decoy) of Nick Fury and the killer was the real Nick Fury, who along with Dum Dum Dugan were testing out LMDs as field agents in a simulator room. It is also established that Nick Fury shot the LMD 3 times, but the LMD is reported as being shot 4 times. Nick concludes that someone else believed the LMD was Nick and shot him. The only clue is a card with a scorpion emblem printed on it. There are also side stories taking place in Las Vegas about a comedian named Flip Mason who has a gambling addiction and owes money to a gangster named Minton Hackett, who in turn is apparently going big time in the criminal world. There is also a car race scene showing a driver with a familiar scorpion emblem on his wrist. We then go back to Nick who is in the Nevada desert testing a suit able to withstand multiple blaster attacks and is about to be tested against a missile. However, we see that among the testers is someone sporting a wrist tattoo of a scorpion emblem. We go back to Nick who discovers his suit has been shut off and will be unprotected when the missile arrives. Unable to contact Unit One, Nick contacts Unit Two to get a nearby rocket sled for testing astronauts activated by remote control. Nick just makes it to the sled in time as it rockets off. Back at Unit One, Scorpio has rendered everyone at Unit One asleep, when Nick crashes through a wall riding a SHIELD motorcycle (how he got the motorcycle is never shown) and Nick and Scorpio battle it out. Meanwhile, in the side story of Mason and Hackett, due to a case of mistaken identity, Mason receives a briefcase of money intended for Hackett. When Hackett asks for the case from the contact, a gunfight ensues and spills out onto...
