Originally Posted by
jackolover
I especially liked the moment in time when the super heroes arrived on the scene and Nick with gun in hand was ready to make the choice to wipe them out, or see what they could do for the world. He had seen Captain America (who was then dead), the Human Torch, and the Mystery Men, and they were helpful in the War. These new monsters and super men had the potential to be useful too. So he didn't kill the kid dressed like a spider, but I do like that moment of indecision. After Fury took on the Man on the Wall, Aliens mentioned that super humans on Earth would be hindrance to attack, so later, when he was inclined to act against Spiderman, he had second thoughts. I would have liked to have seen Nicks face when the FF and Avengers appeared, and Cap returned. Up to that point, in 1961, Nick was the only person who was in a position to be the hit man of the Aliens. (Wolverine and Sabretooth were loose canons and lone wolves and wouldn't get involved with this, perhaps because Wolverine was just out of the tub from Weapon X). To my mind, Nick would have felt some sort of relief, as well as apprehension, at the appearance of the super heroes, because so many new villains started to appear along side them. Does he kill the villains, or does he leave it to the super heroes, because they seemed to be taking care of it? That transition from being the lone gunman, to seeing the cavalry come over the hill, would be a wonderful time for Nick, and he would have wonderful stories to tell the super heroes once his secret life was exposed, like it is today in Original Sin. This should be a time where Nick takes his super heroes aside and thanks them for their input, or berates them for ruining everything. Bigger things have to be said in this series. I hope they get said.
It's why Aliens have kept saying, stay away from Earth. You cannot defeat humans. Humans may look unsophisticated, and during the Monster Age, when a huge level of aliens visited Earth, there was ample opportunity to take over the planet, but nothing eventuates, did it. There were no super heroes around then, just ordinary humans willing to take guard. It must have been difficult for Nick to decide, is that a Monster again, or a hero?