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The Shield (Archie) — First appearance, key issues & comics · Cape Zone

The Shield portrait

Character/Archie

The Shield

Roger Fleming, a.k.a. Lancelot Strong, Archie Comics

22 appearancesSince 1959

Part of the The Shield mantle · 5 known bearers →

The Shield first appeared in The Double Life of Private Strong #1 (1959-06), published by Archie. 22 appearances are indexed across 14 series.

Also known as Lancelot Strong

Lancelot Strong was the second person to call themselves "The Shield".

Character history

Key issues

3 issues

The Double Life of Private Strong#1Cape Archive1959
The Double Life of Private Strong
#1
first appearance
1959-06-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

14 series

TMCCape Archive 1983
The Mighty Crusaders
1983–1985
4 issues →
TDLCape Archive 1959
The Double Life of Private Strong
1959–1959
2 issues →

Shield - Steel Sterling

#3

Cape Archive1983

Shield - Steel Sterling

#3

death

1983-12-00

Blue Ribbon Comics#5Cape Archive1984

Blue Ribbon Comics

#5

1984-02-00

TF[Cape Archive 1959

The Fly [Adventures of the Fly]

1959–1960

2 issues →

AOTCape Archive 1960

Adventures of the Fly

1960–1965

2 issues →

LSTCape Archive 1983

Lancelot Strong, The Shield

1983–1983

2 issues →

SSCape Archive 1984

Steel Sterling

1984–1984

2 issues →

AMCape Archive 1959

Archie's Madhouse

1959–1969

1 issue →

ASHCape Archive 1978

Archie's Super Hero Special

1978–1978

1 issue →

S-SCape Archive 1983

Shield - Steel Sterling

1983–1983

1 issue →

BRCCape Archive 1983

Blue Ribbon Comics

1983–1984

1 issue →

TFCape Archive 1983

The Fly

1983–1984

1 issue →

TOSCape Archive 1984

The Original Shield

1984–1984

1 issue →

TMCCape Archive 2003

The Mighty Crusaders

2003–2003

1 issue →

TMCCape Archive 2021

The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield

2021–2021

1 issue →