Shield
Comic book character
The Shield is the name of several superheroes created by MLJ. Appearing months before Captain America, the Shield has the distinction of being the first superhero with a costume based upon United States patriotic iconography. The character... Wikipedia
Creators: Harry Shorten, Irv Novick, and Charles Biro
No. of issues: (vol. 1); 2; (vol. 2); 7; (vol. 3); 4; (vol. 4); 17 (#1–16 plus 1 Annual); (vol. 5); 4
Publication date: June 1959 – present