The Shield

Bursting onto the scene in 1991 courtesy of creators Grant Miehm and Mark Waid, The Shield is a Copper/Modern Age hero launched as part of DC's Impact imprint, sharing adventures with a colorful cast that includes The Jaguar, Joe Higgins, and Karen Thomas. Though the run was brief — wrapping up in 1992 — the character earned a place in Who's Who in the !mpact! Universe, a sure sign of a figure worth cataloguing, and even crossed paths with the wider DC universe via Hawkworld Annual. For collectors with a soft spot for the ambitious, short-lived Impact line, The Legend of the Shield is a compact, punchy slice of early-'90s superhero publishing that rewards a closer look.