Have taken the first steps in my research by identifying key moments in American history that have impacted the Nick Fury and support characters. Some questions i've had and hope to answer in my paper...

1. what is a pinch-hitter, Stan lee had hired one and it made Steranko mad.
2. Cultural fascination with gadgets and spy's
3. what was the american stigma on war
4. What happened with the Economy to make the comics come to a crashing halt
5. what inspired HYDRA
6. Feelings towards blacks, jews, italians, english, and homosexuals.
7. raids into German territory during WWII
8. Effects of Steranko's Art style on comic industry
9. Psychedelic style of the late 60's early 70's
10. Why David Hasselhoff for the 1998 version of Nick Fury
11. Why reimagine Nick fury as Black, and why did Samuel L. Jackson inspire the new image of the character during the creation of the Marvel Ultimate Universe?