First seen in Captain America Comics #2, written by Jack Kirby, with art by Joe Simon, Reed Crandall, and Al Gabriele, the shield’s combined vibranium and steel alloy is noted to be more sturdy ...

The first time Captain America's shield was actually destroyed was in Avengers #215, in which the Molecule Man disassembled - and then reassembled - it at the atomic level.

Seeing Captain America’s shield as too similar, MLJ threatened legal action. To avoid the lawsuit, Cap’s creators, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, quickly redesigned the shield.

Captain America’s star-spangled shield can stand up against the universe’s most powerful forces all thanks to vibranium. This fictional and nearly indestructible element absorbs and releases ...