Nick Fury may only have one good eye, but he alone sees the Skrull invasion coming and is in a position to do something about it.

Secret Invasion pays off on an ongoing Nick Fury storyline that began back in 2004's Secret War

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Secret War shows Fury enlisting a group of heroes on a clandestine and completely unsanctioned mission in Latveria.

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When Fury's actions are exposed, he loses his command of SHIELD and goes underground.

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That paves the way for Iron Man to become Director of SHIELD in 2006's Civil War.

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Fury spends months preparing and watching devastating conflicts like Civil War and World War Hulk play out in the Marvel Universe.

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He assembles a new team of teenage metahumans known as "Caterpillars"

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These super-powered children of known heroes and villains who aren't on the radar of the Avengers or the U.S. government.

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When the Skrulls finally launch their invasion, Fury and his newly minted Secret Warriors are ready to fight back.

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See Ant-Man is now in danger.

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