Al MacKenzie
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
First appearance | Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 (Aug. 1988) |
Created by | Bob Harras (writer) Paul Neary (artist) |
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Alter ego | Alphonso MacKenzie |
Team affiliations | S.H.I.E.L.D. C.I.A. |
Al MacKenzie is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., portrayed by Henry Simmons. After briefly becoming the host of Spirit of Vengeance, he eventually became the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Publication history
Al MacKenzie first appeared in Nick Fury vs. S.H.I.E.L.D. #3 (Aug. 1988), and was created by Bob Harras and Paul Neary.
The character subsequently appears in
An entry for Al MacKenzie appears in issue four of the reference series The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89.
Fictional character biography
Al MacKenzie was born in
MacKenzie later joined the S.H.I.E.L.D. organization full-time, and spent considerable time as the senior liaison officer to the C.I.A.[4] Subsequently, under unknown circumstances, MacKenzie resigned from S.H.I.E.L.D., and wrote a "tell-all" book entitled UnSHIELDed: an Unauthorized Insider's Look Behind the World's Most Powerful Global Spy Network, which purportedly explained some of the history behind the organization from his point of view.[5] Since then, he also acted as an unofficial source to Ben Urich, prodding Urich and Jessica Jones to attempt to expose Fury's unauthorized mission to Latveria.[6]
In other media
Mackenzie appears in the TV series
Simmons reprises his role in a six part web series titled Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Slingshot.[12]
References
- ^ The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe vol. 3 #4. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #1. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #3. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. vol. 3 #6. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Amazing Fantasy vol. 2 # 10. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ The Pulse # 9. Marvel Comics (New York).
- ^ Tancharoen, Kevin (director); Monica Owusu-Breen (writer) (March 17, 2015). "One of Us". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2. Episode 13. ABC.
- ^ "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Fitz + Mack's Bromance". Comics2Film. July 31, 2019. Archived from the original on August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Underwood, Ron (director); Monica Owusu-Breen (writer) (March 8, 2016). "Bouncing Back". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3. Episode 11. ABC.
- ^ Clark Gregg (director); Jed Whedon & Maurissa Tancharoen (writer) (May 10, 2019). "Missing Pieces". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 6. Episode 1. ABC.
- ^ Kevin Tancharoen (director); Jed Whedon (writer) (August 12, 2020). "What We're Fighting For". Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 7. Episode 13. ABC.
- ComingSoon.net. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
External links
- Al MacKenzie at Marvel Wiki