S.H.A.D.E. is a top-secret U.S. Government organization. Their acronym stands for Super-Human Advanced Defense Executive. They attempt to neutralize metahuman disasters before they can become a threat to the American people. Father Time is their enigmatic leader, and their top operative is Frankenstein. S.H.A.D.E. was created by Grant Morrison and Doug Mahnke, first appearing in Seven Soldiers: Frankenstein #3. (2006)