Thread:Marvelous 345678/@comment-27496405-20180723185324/@comment-1894786-20181120054605

Mrmichaelt wrote: I'll have to rewatch that episode, the 2nd I think it was. I wasn't sure before because I only remembered Coulson saying she oversaw its construction in 1949. But I agree 1949 is a good guess. SHIELD had to have finally been activated by the start of the Cold War and events like the first Soviet atomic test in August 1949 or the start of the Korean War in June 1950. (and when Howard got tired of Hollywood, heh)

But that brings up another question, what's everyone's opinion about the SSR video from 1953 they played at the Smithsonian during Captain America: The Winter Soldier - was there still a SSR or was SHIELD already operating in secret and using the defunct SSR as a cover?

I think the earliest mention we really have of SHIELD being active was the late 60s with Simmons talking about that students' play room at SHIELD Academy being made in the late 60s and later in season 1, that file listing the black ops bases - I think it was Coventry given to SHIELD in 1968. The 1953 interview is available as a special feature on the Phase 2 box set, I believe. And in it, Joe Russo's character starts off by saying that they'd previously discussed the early days of SHIELD and now he wanted to move on to Captain America. So by 1953 SHIELD is already established, but in 1949 Peggy is overseeing an SSR base. I'd say SHIELD was formed between 1950 and 1951, honestly.