Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline)

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Marvel Comics crossover event comic book storyline

Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline) is a 2004–2005 Marvel Comics crossover event written by Brian Michael Bendis that follows Nick Fury’s covert, unauthorized strike against Latveria and its far-reaching consequences for the superhero community.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Secret War	2
Secret War #2	2
Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline) canonical	1
Secret War hardcover collection	1

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Target entity: Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline)
Context triple: [Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, inspiredBy, Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline)]

A. Secret War
The Secret War refers to the covert U.S.-backed conflict in Laos during the broader Vietnam War era, involving the CIA, Hmong forces, and the Royal Lao Government against communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces.
B. Secret Wars (1984)
Secret Wars (1984) is a landmark Marvel Comics crossover event in which numerous superheroes and villains are transported to a distant "Battleworld" by the cosmic Beyonder to fight in an epic, universe-shaping conflict.
C. Secret Wars (2015)
Secret Wars (2015) is a Marvel Comics crossover event in which the multiverse collapses into a single patchwork planet called Battleworld, reshaping the Marvel Universe and its characters.
D. Civil War (Marvel Comics event)
Civil War (Marvel Comics event) is a major Marvel Comics crossover storyline that pits superheroes against each other over government-mandated registration of their secret identities, fundamentally reshaping the Marvel Universe.
E. Battle of Sokovia
The Battle of Sokovia is a major climactic conflict in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where the Avengers confront Ultron as he attempts to use the Eastern European city of Sokovia as a doomsday weapon.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline)
Target entity description: Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline) is a 2004–2005 Marvel Comics crossover event written by Brian Michael Bendis that follows Nick Fury’s covert, unauthorized strike against Latveria and its far-reaching consequences for the superhero community.

A. Secret War
The Secret War refers to the covert U.S.-backed conflict in Laos during the broader Vietnam War era, involving the CIA, Hmong forces, and the Royal Lao Government against communist Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces.
B. Secret Wars (1984)
Secret Wars (1984) is a landmark Marvel Comics crossover event in which numerous superheroes and villains are transported to a distant "Battleworld" by the cosmic Beyonder to fight in an epic, universe-shaping conflict.
C. Secret Wars (2015)
Secret Wars (2015) is a Marvel Comics crossover event in which the multiverse collapses into a single patchwork planet called Battleworld, reshaping the Marvel Universe and its characters.
D. Civil War (Marvel Comics event)
Civil War (Marvel Comics event) is a major Marvel Comics crossover storyline that pits superheroes against each other over government-mandated registration of their secret identities, fundamentally reshaping the Marvel Universe.
E. Battle of Sokovia
The Battle of Sokovia is a major climactic conflict in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where the Avengers confront Ultron as he attempts to use the Eastern European city of Sokovia as a doomsday weapon.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Marvel Comics crossover event ⓘ comic book storyline ⓘ
antagonist	Lucia von Bardas ⓘ
antagonistAffiliation	Latverian government ⓘ
artStyle	painterly realism ⓘ
chronologyPosition	set before New Avengers (2005) formation ⓘ
collectedIn	Secret War hardcover collection ⓘ linked to: Secret War (Marvel Comics storyline) Secret War trade paperback ⓘ
consequence	Nick Fury goes into hiding ⓘ Nick Fury removed as S.H.I.E.L.D. director ⓘ strain on trust between superheroes and S.H.I.E.L.D. ⓘ
continuity	Marvel Universe ⓘ
countryOfPublication	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
editor	Tom Brevoort ⓘ
endYear	2005 ⓘ
featuresLocation	Latveria ⓘ New York City ⓘ
featuresTeam	S.H.I.E.L.D. ⓘ
format	limited series ⓘ
genre	espionage ⓘ superhero ⓘ
impactOnCharacter	Daisy Johnson is introduced as a S.H.I.E.L.D. operative ⓘ linked to: Daisy Johnson Luke Cage is critically injured in a retaliatory attack ⓘ
inspiration	real-world covert operations and U.S. foreign policy debates ⓘ
introducesCharacter	Daisy Johnson ⓘ
inUniverseEvent	classified S.H.I.E.L.D. operation in Latveria ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Captain America ⓘ Daredevil ⓘ Luke Cage ⓘ Nick Fury ⓘ Spider-Man ⓘ Wolverine ⓘ
notable	one of the early major Marvel events of the 2000s centered on Nick Fury ⓘ
numberOfIssues	5 ⓘ
penciller	Gabriele Dell'Otto NERFINISHED ⓘ
plotElement	mind-wiping of participating heroes ⓘ retaliatory attack on New York by technologically enhanced villains ⓘ
plotSummary	Nick Fury leads a covert, unauthorized strike on Latveria to stop its secret funding and arming of supervillains. ⓘ
precedes	Secret Invasion (Marvel Comics storyline) ⓘ linked to: Secret Invasion
publisher	Marvel Comics ⓘ
rating	T+ (Teen Plus) ⓘ
relatedWork	New Avengers (2005) ⓘ linked to: New Avengers Secret Warriors (Marvel Comics) ⓘ linked to: Secret Warriors
startYear	2004 ⓘ
targetAudience	teen and adult readers ⓘ
theme	ethical use of power ⓘ government secrecy ⓘ preemptive warfare ⓘ
writer	Brian Michael Bendis ⓘ

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