It's the Fourth of July!

For this year's Fourth, let's go all the way to the beginning, for the first patriotic super-hero, the Shield. He was ready to fight on the American home front as early as 1939, when World War II was underway in Europe but a full two years two years before the United States entered the fray following the attack on Pearl Harbor. There have been plenty of patriotic heroes that have followed in the Shield's wake, including, of course, Captain America, but the Shield set the tone.

Be careful this year, and enjoy any festivities you take part in. But if you see any enemy tanks on the grounds of the Capitol, follow the Shield's example and take them out!