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The Shield (Joe Higgins)

 
The Shield
Joe Higgins

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Name: The Shield

Alter Ego: Joe Higgins

Other Names: Joseph Mitchell Higgins; Joseph Higgins; Joseph "Joe" Mitchell Higgins; Lieutenant Joseph Higgins; James Multoon Higgins; Joseph Mattoon Higgins; The Shield II; The Shield VI

Classification: hero hero  

Publisher(s): DC

First Appearance: Green Arrow and Black Canary #20 (July 2009): "Enemies List, Part Five: The Silence of Sounds"

Creators: Andrew Kreisberg, Mike Norton, Josef Rubinstein

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 40

Teams/Affiliations: U.S. Army

Family/Relatives: The Shield (father), The Shield (grandfather)

Occupation: military officer

Birth Place: USA

Race: white

Gender: male

Joseph Mitchell Higgins, who became the patriotic super-hero known as "The Shield," is the grandson of Joe Higgins, who is known as "the Original Shield." The earlier Shield's son William Higgins is the father of Joseph Mitchell Higgins.

The Shield (Joe Higgins)


This character is in the following 13 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Green Arrow and Black Canary #20 (July 2009): "Enemies List, Part Five: The Silence of Sounds" (cameo)
The Original Shield #2 (June 1984): "Death of the Shield" (lead character)
Pep Comics #17 (July 1941): "The Case of the Kid Lookout" (lead character)
The Shield


Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Higgins_(New_Earth)
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Higgins_(Impact)
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_(Archie_Comics)
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=46619
  - http://comicbookdb.com/character.php?ID=32286
  - http://www.comicvine.com/the-shield/4005-32405/
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legend_of_the_Shield_Vol_1_1
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=31484
  - http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Arrow_and_Black_Canary_Vol_1_20
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/578940/