Avengers (vol. 5) #2 (Feb. 2013): "We Were Avengers", page 22, panel 1:
Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers, at computer controls for satellite surveillance): "Retasking the Starkcomm sats and requesting access to the S.H.I.E.L.D. array."
Captain America (vol. 1) #105 (Sep. 1968): "In the Name of Batroc!", page 7, panel 5:
Captain America (to U.S. military general briefing him): "You say the agent who brought it [seismo-bomb] here was captured by SHIELD... but died before he could be made to talk?"
Captain America (vol. 1) #109 (Jan. 1969): "The Hero That Was!", page 20, panel 6:
Nick Fury: "I gotta git back to SHIELD now! Don't want the whole world to go ker-plunk -- just 'cause ol' Fury aint [sic] keepin' his eye on things!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #110 (Feb. 1969): "No Longer Alone!", page 5, panel 4:
Captain America (to U.S. Army soldier): "Don't just stand there, Mister! You can check out my authority by contacting SHIELD!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #125 (May 1970): "Captured -- In Viet Nam!", page 5, panel 2:
Captain America: "The first thing I'll need is clearance from the State Department! ...And my Avengers I.D. is jus the thing to get it for me! I guess it's only natural that I'd think of using THIS card before my SHIELD I.D.! Thinking of SHIELD would only serve to remind me of-- Sharon!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #128 (Aug. 1970): "Mission: Stamp Out Satan's Angels", page 2, panel 1:
Captain America: "Normally, I'd head right for SHIELD HQ--to see if Fury has any assignments for me-- and to catch a glimpse of Sharon! But after what happened before--after the way they set me up as a fall guy--called me a TRAITOR--I've HAD it with them!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #154 (Oct. 1972): "The Falcon Fights Alone!", page 18, panel 4:
Falcon: "I'll have to fly down there [Mosca Cay, in the Bahamas] and get him [Steve Rogers] myself. He's GOT to know! But somebody'll have to be on the lookout for that phoney HERE while I'm gone. SHIELD? No, I don't want Fury in this. He's still getting his head straight. The vibes aren't good right now. So that makes it-- the Avengers!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #155 (Nov. 1972): "The Incredible Origin of the OTHER Captain America!", pages 2, 4:
(pg. 2) Captain America (to Sharon Carter): "You know, Honey -- when I used to run through this SHIELD practice routine with Col. Fury -- It just never seemed to have as much going for it. Do you think you could take up cigars, to put me in the mood?"
(pg. 4) To a trained SHIELD agent, the thought is equal to the action.
Captain America (vol. 1) #168 (Dec. 1973): "...And a Phoenix Shall Arise!", page 17, panel 2:
Falcon: "Come on, Cap-- You didn't really expect me to fall for that 'I-vant-to-be-alone' routine, did you? I put a certified SHIELD tracer on your own grand old shield!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #174 (June 1974): "It's Always Darkest...!", page 8, panel 3:
Captain America: "A robot! On the outside, we run into SHIELD --And in here, a giant murder machine! Somebody pinch me and tell me I'm dreaming!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #187 (July 1975): "The Madness Maze!", page 17, panels 2-3:
Dredmund Druid (to Cap): "But your death is still inevitable--as is the ultimate fall of S.H.I.E.L.D.-- at the hand of the Druid! This, then, is both death-knell and call to battle, all hailed by the elimination of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s number one operative!"
Note: The Druid announces that Cap will die as part of his vendetta against SHIELD.
Captain America (vol. 1) #192 (Dec. 1975): "Mad-Flight!", page 2, panel 7:
airport security guard: "This flight's a charter-- and that spells PRIVATE!"
Steve Rogers: "That's all right, officer-- I'm on special assignment."
[Steve shows the guard the Priority A-1 badge from SHIELD]; guard: "SHIELD priority? Yessir! That's good enough, for sure. Go on through--"
Note: Using a SHIELD A-1 Priority badge, Captain America jumps gets on a charter flight.
Captain America (vol. 1) #212 (Aug. 1977): "The Face of a Hero!":
Sharon Carter featured prominently. Other SHIELD agents on pages 16-17.
Captain America (vol. 1) #232 (Apr. 1979): "The Flame and the Fury", pages 3, 7:
(pg. 3) Captain America: "Easy, Peg, don't try to move!"
Peggy Carter: "Cap? SHIELD communicator... in pocket... Get help... codeword is... unghh!"
Cap: "She's lost consciousness... [speaikng into communicator] Captain America to SHIELD-- A-1 priority!... [thinking] It's no use! Without the codeword, they won't answer! But I can't give up!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #233 (May 1979): "Cross Fire", page 10, panel 4:
Captain America (thinking/narrating flashback): "...the rally he'd held... in Central Park! Sharon had been there, as a SHIELD observer, but something had gone wrong..."
Captain America (vol. 1) #237 (Sep. 1979): "From the Ashes...", page 17, panels 2-3:
Captain America: "...your Lt. Stanford said I was a 'security hazard'. But now I suppose SHIELD has its tail in the wringer again, and you want Captain America to bail you out. Is that it?"
Nick Fury: "...this is more than just SHIELD, soldier... This is duty callin'!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #239 (Nov. 1979): "Mind-Stains On the Virgin Snow!", page 4, panel 7:
Captain America (thinking): "Snowfall... She's been haunting me ever since her vision came to me in Fury's office this morning-- contacting me psychically through a handful of metal discs found on dead S.H.I.E.L.D. agents... men apparently murdered by telepathy!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #425 (Mar. 1994): "Fighting Chance, Part One: Super Patriot Games", page 10, panel 3:
Diamondback (to Captain America): "Did you hear from SHIELD? Did they verify that Snapdragon's dead?"
Captain America: Reborn #4 (Jan. 2010), page 9, panel 1:
Norman Osborn: "...we do have a suspect in custody... an ex-S.H.I.E.L.D. operative who we believe was..."
Marvel Double-Shot #2 (Feb. 2003): "The Roots of All Evil", page 5, panel 9:
Loki (disguised as Nick Fury, crank-calling Vision on vid-com): "Vision, our S.H.I.E.L.D. computers are down! Do you have a mug shot of a terrorist named Butz? First name, Harry?"
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #1 (July 2000): "The Burrowers", page 15, panel 2:
Daredevil (referring to Black Widow's car): "Nice wheels. SHIELD issue?"
Black Widow: "Only the best from Uncle Nick."
Daredevil: "Any special options? Rocket? Lasers?"
Black Widow: "A killer stereo."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #2 (Aug. 2000): "Thunder Below", page 19, panel 2:
Black Widow: "These monsters are working with a purpose. And I don't think it's anything Giuliani has in mind. I saw we call in SHIELD and let them figure out what these tunnels are about."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #4 (Oct. 2000): "Zaran", page 5, panel 1:
Black Widow: "This is the full S.H.I.E.L.D. file on [Frank] Castle. It makes for some pretty ugly reading."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #5 (Nov. 2000): "Family and Friends", pages 3, 11-12:
(pg. 3) Punisher: "The Black Widow... Still with S.H.I.E.L.D. as far as I know. With her resources she might be the most dangerous of the crew."
(pg. 11) Nick Fury (to Black Widow): "But you're still on the S.H.I.E.L.D. payroll, honey. That gives me the right to be nosy. You used to honcho the Avengers, for cripe's sake. Now this crowd?" [more]
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #6 (Dec. 2000): "The Reckoning", page 12, panel 3:
Moon Knight: "The Widow knows what I'm talking about. You worked with SHIELD, Natasha. You know about strength in numbers. Swinging from rooftops and fistfights in alleys doesn't cut it anymore."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #7 (Jan. 2001): "Strange Matters", page 4, panel 2:
Black Widow: "I told Dagger you could help her. Daredevil recommended you. We've exhausted every other avenue: S.H.I.E.L.D. files and my own informants. Our last hope is you -- Doctor Strange."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #10 (Apr. 2001): "The Good with the Bad", pages 3, 7, 22:
(pg. 3) Dagger: "Umm... I don't actually have any money, Natasha."
Black Widow: "Don't worry. I have an expense account from S.H.I.E.L.D. I think saving New York City from an army of demons entitles you to a shopping spree."
(pg. 7) Black Widow: "I have diplomatic plates from S.H.I.E.L.D..."
Black Widow: "Standard S.H.I.E.L.D. option."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #12 (June 2001): "The Long, Long Night", page 2:
Cloak: "...Who're you?"
Nick Fury: "Nick Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Used to run the place."
Marvel Knights (vol. 1) #13 (July 2001): "No Rest for the Wicked", pages 1, 5:
(pg. 1) Dagger (to Black Widow): "Isn't that Colonel Fury? The guy who runs the secret spy thing you belong to? I thought he was your friend, Natasha."
(pg. 5) Dagger: "Any suspects?"
Black Widow: "LMDs are made by S.H.I.E.L.D."
Dagger: "But you work for S.H.I.E.L.D. Wow."
Black Widow: "...Someone inside S.H.I.E.L.D. wants me dead."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 2005): "Last Stand: Part 1", page 17, panel 3:
Peter Parker (to Mac Gargan): "One phone call. That's all it would take. One phone call to S.H.I.E.L.D. and you'd be in jail for the rest of your life for this, Gargan."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #11 (Apr. 2005): "Last Stand: Part 3", page 10, panels 1, 4:
(panel 1) Mary Jane Watson: "...but I had to call S.H.I.E.L.D. and let them know what was happening out there. I just know Osborn's gonna screw you over here."
(panel 4) Captain America: "Stop talking and go, Spider-Man. We've got these creeps under control and S.H.I.E.L.D. should be here any minute."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #16 (Sep. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder, Part Four", page 15, panel 5:
Spider-Woman (to mystery woman working for Owl): "C'mon, you think you're the first crook to figure out who I am? Do you know what S.H.I.E.L.D. does to people like you? A van will show up in 15 minutes and you'll never be heard from again."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #18 (Nov. 2005): "Wild Blue Yonder: Conclusion", page 16, panels 1-5:
(pg. 13) Owl: "SHIELD agents are trained in stealth. But still... why don't you get out first?"
gangster: "No Creel. But no cops either."
Spider-Man: "C'mon out, Owl. I'm all you got."
Owl: "Where are the SHIELD agents?"
Spider-Man: "Are you HYDRA? AIM?... Nope. You're some local hood... Your request to turn state's evidence got kicked down..."
The New Avengers (vol. 2) #30 (Nov. 2012), page 15, panel 2:
Mockingbird: "This is Mockingbird. S.H.I.E.L.D. Command! Someone tell Captain America we are under attack by joyless anti-mutant zealots."
Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #137 (Dec. 2009), page 8:
After being appointed the head of H.A.M.M.E.R. - S.H.I.E.L.D.'s replacement organization...
The Uncanny X-Men (vol. 1) #135 (July 1980): "Dark Phoenix", page 7, panel 1:
NYPD police captain (to Senator Edward Kelly): "With all due respect, Senator, we're out of our league here. My officers aren't equipped to fight super-powered mutants. Tackling the X-Men would be suicide. You want results-- Call the Avengers, or the Fantastic Four, or SHIELD."
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #1 (Aug. 2009): "Love--and Loss!", pages 19-20:
[pg. 4] Charles Xavier: "The challenge is finding an individual needle... within this very large haystack."
Nick Fury: "S.H.I.E.L.D.* has telepaths-- we'll be glad to help."
Footnote: "*Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage Logistics Directorate."
[pg. 4] Nick Fury: "I'm sorry, Charles. I'm calling in a S.H.I.E.L.D. strike force..."
Note: A SHIELD aircraft appears in a few panels, but other than Nick Fury, no SHIELD agents appear in this issue.
X-Men Forever (vol. 2) #4 (Sep. 2009): "Strike-Back!", page 12, panel 4:
Nick Fury: "S.H.I.E.L.D. should hndle this, Charles."
Charles Xavier: "Perhaps, Nicholas-- but the X-Men need to handle it."
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