Peggy Carter Gets A Comics Showcase In ‘Operation S.I.N.’ #1 In January [Preview]

Considering that she's soon to be the lead character in an ABC TV series, it only makes sense for Agent Peggy Carter to get a chance to shine in comics, too.

She'll be front-and-center, along with TV co-star Howard Stark, fighting Hydra in Marvel's new Operation S.I.N. miniseries, which launches in January. Just like the Agent Carter TV show, the series is set in the 1950s and depict the Marvel Universe's version of the Cold War. Kathryn Immonen (Runaways) writes the series, and Rich Ellis (Memorial) takes on art duties.

Here's how Marvel describes the series in a press release:

At the height of the Cold War, a supremely powerful alien energy source is discovered on Russian soil. In an effort to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, secret agent Peggy Carter and Howard Stark must intercept it before it’s too late. Only they’re not the only interested parties…

 

A new terrorist splinter group named Hydra is on the hunt, seeking the alien technology for their own sinister purposes. It’s only when a mysterious operative named Woodrow McCord enters the picture that Peggy and Howard will see just how far some people will go to keep Earth safe from harm.

Also of note: Marvel says the events of the series spin out of the Original Sin event, which explains why the title is what it is, and isn't simply Agent Carter.

The five-issue series begins Jan. 7, which is the day after Agent Carter premieres on ABC, so you'll be sure to get your full terrorists-in-the-50s-chasing-alien-technology fix.