| Death-Shield | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Amazing Spider-Man #367 (October 1992) |
| Created by | David Michelinie and Jerry Bingham |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Timothy Karlskin |
Death-Shield is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Death-Shield is a mercenary trained by the Taskmaster. The Taskmaster is under contract by the Red Skull to create a team of mercenaries who would be capable of defeating Spider-Man. The trio were patterned after the superheroes: Captain America, Hawkeye, and Spider-Man. The characters were called: Death-Shield, Jagged Bow, and Blood Spider. Solo joined the fray on the side of the wall-crawler and helps to defeat the three villains and thwart the machinations of the Red Skull, who was using the mercenaries to guard private files sought by Spider-Man in reference to his parents.[1]
Years later, Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow appear among the criminals vying for the multimillion-dollar bounty that was placed on Agent Venom's head by Lord Ogre. The trio's attempt on Agent Venom's life is interrupted by competing mercenaries Constrictor and Lord Deathstrike.[2]
Crime Master, with the help of Blood Spider, Death-Shield, and Jagged Bow, later tries to steal a damaged Rigellian Recorder from Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.[3]
Death-Shield carries a shield and is very proficient in using it as a weapon.