American Shield

While on the trail of a Nazi spy ring, Joe Smith, a United States government agent was shot and wounded by one of its members.

However, Smith's life was saved, when a being known as The Spirit of America appeared before him and said, "I have selected you to wield great powers! Use them for good!" Smith vowed to do so, and found himself endowed with superhuman powers and clad in a red, white & blue costume.

Now calling himself The American Shield, Smith confronted the Nazi spy ring and thwarted their attempts to obtain plans for an energy ray gun, bringing them to justice in the process.

The American Shield went on to become a founding member of The United Squadron of America, of which he serves as leader.

Equipment and Abilites

 * The American Shield possesses superhuman strength and agility, which he gains by pounding his fists together.


 * He is skilled in all forms of combat and espionage.

Crossovers
Germany, 8 May, 1945: Adolf Hitler is presumed dead, Berlin is being occupied by allied forces and the Third Reich is in the verge of immanent collapse. However, out in the wilds of the Norwegian Alps, the Nazi super-villain Grünstraum is making one final attempt to seize power. Having brokered a deal with Hekatte and The Book Master, Grünstraum's scientists have developed a prototype Atomic Bomb along with fleet of Glocken aircraft with which to destroy Europe.

Grünstraum's plans are foiled by Alliance 1 led by American General. The strike force (which includes Major Triumph, Victory Girl, American Valkyrie, Independent and American Shield) manage to fight their way past Vemork's defensive perimeters, but are halted in the tracks by Tiwas the Terrible and The Krimson Kaiser. With time running out, Victory Girl slips through to the heavy water plant, determined to halt the countdown.

Realizing the cause is lost, Grünstraum detonates the bomb, hoping to wipe out the entire Patriot Brigade in a single stroke. The plan backfires due to the complex being located underground; a massive nuclear explosion ensues, vaporizing everything within the Power Plant and setting off several earthquakes across the region. Tiwas and the Kaiser are finally subdued, but the Patriots fear they've lost one of their most cherished members.

In the aftermath of the explosion, the immortal Valkyrie searches through the irradiated ruins, but finds no trace of either Victory Girl or Grünstraum. Realizing they must have been vaporized in the blast, Val returns to inform Major Triumph that his niece did not survive. At this grim news, the remaining members of the Patriot Brigade stand to attention and salute the passing of 16 year-old Victoria Hamilton. As the sun sets in the west, they are joined by a war-weary platoon of Allied Soldiers, all of whom take a knee in honor of Victory Girl..."The Greatest of Us All."

Permissions
The character of the American Shield is available for use by anyone with only one condition: this paragraph must be included in any publication involving the American Shield, in order that others may use this property as they wish. All rights reversed.