Joe Higgins discovers Dusty as the sole survivor of a plane crash. The saboteurs of Dusty’s plane attack Joe’s girlfriend Betty. Dusty helps the Shield defend Betty and the Shield makes Dusty his partner. Dusty was given a costume and secret identity as the Shield's partner and became part of a two-boy team, the Boy Buddies, with the Wizard's partner Roy. Dusty later left the Higgins family mysteriously after graduation, and was not found until much later.

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Art by Ron Wilson courtesy of Michael Dunne collection

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