<P> While the origin and fate of the original shield were not described in the original comics from the 1940s , the shield 's fate was revealed decades later in 2001 through a retconned story . According to the tale , King T'Chaka of the African nation Wakanda met Captain America in early 1941 and gave him a second sample of vibranium , an alien metal with unique vibration absorption properties and found only in Wakanda and the Savage Land . The new Vibranium sample was used to make Captain America 's circular shield and his triangular one was retired . </P>
<P> While the origin and fate of the original shield were not described in the original comics from the 1940s , the shield 's fate was revealed decades later in 2001 through a retconned story . According to the tale , King T'Chaka of the African nation Wakanda met Captain America in early 1941 and gave him a second sample of vibranium , an alien metal with unique vibration absorption properties and found only in Wakanda and the Savage Land . The new Vibranium sample was used to make Captain America 's circular shield and his triangular one was retired . </P>
where did captain america get his shield from
where did captain america get his shield from
King T'Chaka of the African nation Wakanda
King T'Chaka of the African nation Wakanda