The Shield made his first appearence in January of 1940 (This makes him the first super hero to wear the American Flag on his costume).

The first Shield was named Joe Higgins. His father was killed while working on a chemical formula that would give the ability of super strength. Joe completes his father's work and uses the chemical solution to give himself super strength and invulnerability. Now gifted with these powers, he fights the threats of America as a FBI agent known only as Chief J. Edgar Hoover (the real name of the first Director of the Fedral Bureau of Investigation).

He gains a kid partner named Dusty Simmons. Dusty's father was killed by foriegn agents.

When the Shield died, his son took over.

On the June of 1959, Archie comics Brought back the Shield. however the new Shield had no connection to the orignal shield. The new Shield's name was Lancelot Strong. His father experemented on him at a young aghe and he would find out later about his background and powers. His father had been killed by foriegn agents when he was younger. He was adopted by a family on a farm. He joined the army and played bothe the role of a private and the Shield.

Bill Higgins, who is the son of Joe Higgins, first appeared in Fly Man issue #31. He had all the same powers that his father had. He would also found Mighty Crusaders.