S.H.I.E.L.D.
S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional intelligence and security agency in Marvel Comics, standing for Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division.
The organization defends Earth against extraordinary threats, staffed by agents and superheroes alike.
S.H.I.E.L.D. appears throughout Marvel films, television series, and comics, often as the bureaucratic counterpart to individual superheroes: Nick Fury runs S.H.I.E.L.D.
American superhero comic publisher
- Stan LeeProlific superhero comics creator
- HydraMulti-headed mythical serpent
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
- LeviathanScriptural marine serpent
Nick Fury · counterintelligence · spy-fi · superspy · flying car · gadgets
Superhero media conglomerate
- AvengersThose seeking retribution
- HawkeyeIowa resident's nickname
- Captain AmericaSupersoldier with vibranium shield
- TahitiFrench Polynesia's largest island
Nick Fury · Quake · Winter Soldier · Phase One · collapse · rebuilding · Mockingbird
Multi-headed mythical serpent
- LeviathanScriptural marine serpent
- AIMDiscontinued messaging platform
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- double agentsSpies betraying their employers
Ward · moles · compromised · Winter Soldier · sleeper agents · Red Skull · corruption · betrayal
Power to act
- FuryClassical avenging deity
- agentsThose who act for others
- covertIntentionally concealed
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
protocol · classified · operatives · headquarters · Hill · recruitment · divisions · personnel
Marvel Comics
American superhero comic publisher
- Stan LeeProlific superhero comics creator
- HydraMulti-headed mythical serpent
- espionageCovert intelligence gathering
Nick Fury · Leviathan · counterintelligence · spy-fi · superspy · flying car · gadgets
Marvel
Superhero media conglomerate
- AvengersThose seeking retribution
- HawkeyeIowa resident's nickname
- Captain AmericaSupersoldier with vibranium shield
Nick Fury · Tahiti · Quake · Winter Soldier · Phase One · collapse · rebuilding · Mockingbird
Hydra
Multi-headed mythical serpent
- LeviathanScriptural marine serpent
- AIMDiscontinued messaging platform
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
double agents · Ward · moles · compromised · Winter Soldier · sleeper agents · Red Skull · corruption · betrayal · takeover
agency
Power to act
clearance · protocol · classified · operatives · headquarters · Hill · recruitment · divisions · personnel · command
- Fictional Groupsguild, brotherhood, order, legion, league
- Fictional BrandsAcme, Acme Corporation, Duff Beer, Kwik-E-Mart, Soylent Green
- MarvelIron Man, Captain America, Spider-Man, Avengers, Thor
S.H.I.E.L.D.transparency
State of being see-through
public accountability · free press · whistleblowers · WikiLeaks