Is Captain America's shield magnetic?

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I believe his gauntlet is some sort of magnetic device (MCU), but is the shield itself magnetic in any way (both in comics and MCU)?

asked Mar 31 '16 at 20:15

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Related: http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/7171/how-does-captain-americas-shield-work. Indicates that his shield is not magnetic. – DCShannon Mar 31 '16 at 20:22
I meant to say that it indicated that his gauntlet is not magnetic. – DCShannon Mar 31 '16 at 20:49

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Is it capable of being affected by a magnetic field? Yes. Magneto has, in the past, affected Captain America's proto-adamantium shield quite easily.

Does it possess a magnetic field of its own? No.
Could one be induced artificially? Most likely. The alloys used to make it do not seem to be intrinsically anti-magnetic. In fact, this makes the shield which is normally invincible to almost any force, have a single vulnerability, magnetism.
While magnetism cannot destroy the shield, it can be used to manipulate the shield at a distance.

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answered Mar 31 '16 at 20:23

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How do you guys find these highly relevant comic references? Fantastic. – Meta747 Apr 01 '16 at 19:43