Originally posted by Stoic
Not if the shield was actually stronger than chains that were around for a couple of panels. You're making too much of a big deal over the chains. Hyperbole exist in comics as well. Self imposed limitations while going all out makes zero sense. Not sure that you can see it though.
The shield doesn't exist. That's why we determine the durability of objects by their feats and other on panel evidence.
So fictionally the shield's durability is lower than the chains.