Claim: Captain America is the name of a character.

Captain America 's shield is a fictional item appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . It is the primary defensive and offensive piece of equipment used by the Marvel Comics superhero Captain America ; he is seldom seen without it . Over the years , Captain America has had the use of several different shields of varying composition and design . His original heater shield first appeared in Captain America Comics # 1 -LRB- March 1941 -RRB- , published by Marvel 's 1940s predecessor , Timely Comics . The circular shield best associated with the character debuted in the next issue , Captain America Comics # 2 . Captain America was created by the team of writer-artist Joe Simon and artist Jack Kirby .