The Black Knight is the name of several fictional characters, both heroic and villainous, in Marvel Comics' universe. All of these characters have a shared lineage, and all wear similar costumes and use a medieval motif. A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... Sir Galahad, a hero of Arthurian legend In mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character who quintessentially embodies key traits valued by its originating culture. ... A stereotypical villain. ... Marvel Comics, NYSE: MVL (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ...

Medieval Black Knight

Black Knight #1 (May 1955): Cover art by Joe Maneely.

The original Black Knight was Sir Percy of Scandia, a 6th century knight in the court of King Arthur's Camelot who appeared in the five-issue series Black Knight (May-Dec. 1955), from Atlas Comics, the 1950s precursor of Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely. he was recruited by Arthur and Merlin to battle evil; in a manner not unlike The Scarlet Pimpernel, he adopted a foppish persona as Percy and became a fearless crusader in his secret identity as the Black Knight. As the Black Knight, Sir Percy wielded the Ebony Blade, a magical sword forged by Merlin from a meteorite. Image File history File links BlackKnight_Atlas1. ... Image File history File links BlackKnight_Atlas1. ... Joe Maneely (born 1926, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his 1950s work for Marvel Comics 1950s predecessor, Atlas. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... King Arthur is an important figure in the mythology of Great Britain, where he appears as the ideal of kingship in both war and peace. ... Camelot is the name of the stronghold of the legendary King Arthur, from which he fought many of the battles that made up his life. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Atlas Comics is the 1950s comic book publishing company that would evolve into Marvel Comics. ... Marvel Comics, NYSE: MVL (AKA Marvel Entertainment Group, Marvel Characters, Inc. ... The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... An Editor is a person who prepares text—typically language, but also images and sounds—for publication by correcting, condensing, or otherwise modifying it. ... Stan Lee and his most famous creation, Spider-Man. ... Artist is a descriptive term applied to a person who engages in an activity deemed to be an art. ... Joe Maneely (born 1926, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his 1950s work for Marvel Comics 1950s predecessor, Atlas. ... Merlin Ambrosius (Welsh: Myrddin Emrys; also known as Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the wild), Merlin Caledonensis (Scottish Merlin), Merlinus, and Merlyn) is the personage best known as the mighty wizard featured in accounts of Arthur of Britain starting with Geoffrey of Monmouths Historia Regum Britanniae. ... The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic adventure novel by Baroness Orczy. ... FOP (Formatting Objects Processor) is an XSL-FO processor written in Java, which provides the feature to convert XSL-FO files to PDF or direct-printable-files. ... A secret identity is the practice of hiding a persons identity so the actual identity of the person is not known or suspected. ...

The five-issue series was written by Stan Lee, with art by Joe Maneely in the first three interiors and all five covers. Fred Kida and the team of penciller Syd Shores and inker Christopher Rule drew stories in the latter two issues. Stan Lee and his most famous creation, Spider-Man. ... Joe Maneely (born 1926, Pennsylvania, United States; died 1958) was an American comic book artist best known for his 1950s work for Marvel Comics 1950s predecessor, Atlas. ... In the collaborative method of producing a comic book used to create the majority of the comics published by major US publishers, the penciller (or penciler) is the artist who interprets the story created by the writer as comics pages drawn in pencil. ... Syd Shores (born 1916, died March 6, 1973) is an American comic book artist known for his work on Captain America in both during the 1940s Golden Age of comic books and the 1960s Silver Age. ... The inker is one of the two line artists in a traditional comic book, or graphic novel. ...

It was later revealed in Marvel Universe continuity that after numerous battles with Mordred and Morgan le Fay, Sir Percy retired his dual identity and married his love, Lady Rosamund, only to be murdered by Mordred with a dagger carved from the same meteorite as the Ebony Blade. Mordred was reportedly already dying from wounds received during the Battle of Camlann earlier that day. (The Battle is traditionally set in 537). Percy was survived by his son Geoffrey. Lady Rosamund later gave birth to his second son, Edward the Posthumous, who reportedly became ancestor of "a proud lineage". The Marvel Universe is the fictional shared setting where most of the comic stories published by Marvel Comics take place. ... This entry is on the King Arthur character. ... Morgan le Fay, by Anthony Frederick Sandys (1829 - 1904), 1864 (Birmingham Art Gallery): A spell-brewing Morgaine distinctly of Tennysons generation In the mythology of King Arthur, Morgan le Fay, alternatively known as Morgaine, Morgain or Morgana and a slew of related name variants, is a powerful sorceress and... The Battle of Camlann is best known as the final battle of King Arthur, where he either died in battle, or was fatally wounded. ... Events Pope Silverius deposed by Belisarius at the order of Justinian, who appoints as his successor Pope Vigilius. ... Posthumous means after death. ...

Later comics revealed that some descendants of Sir Percy adopted the identity of the Black Knight: Sir Raston, active during the late 6th and early 7th century, who eventually became an agent of the time traveler Kang the Conqueror; and Sir Eobar Garrington, a 12th century knight serving under Richard the Lionheart during the Third Crusade. // Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Syria, Iraq, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia convert to Islam. ... Time travel is a concept that has long fascinated humanity—whether it is Merlin experiencing time backwards, or religious traditions like Mohammeds trip to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, returning before a glass knocked over had spilt its contents. ... Kang the Conqueror is a supervillain in Marvel Comics. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by European leaders to reconquer the Holy Land from Saladin. ...

The Crusader

Backup feature "The Crusader" starred essentially a 12th century Apache Kid — a Caucasian raised in an exotic culture. English boy O'Dare, captured with his mother by Saracens, was raised Muslin and dubbed El Alemain, "The Hawk." Learning in adulthood that he was the brother of the late Frankish noble Sir John O'Dare, he begins fighting for the British king Richard the Lionhearted, wielding the apparently mystical scimitar the Saracen Blade. His two-episode origin was reprinted in Marvel's 1970s black-and-white magazine Savage Tales. Art was by Maneely in the first three issues, followed by John Romita Sr. and Shores/Rule. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Apache Kid was the name of a fictional character, a cowboy and gunslinger in the Old West of the Marvel Comics universe. ... Caucasian may mean: Look up Caucasian on Wiktionary, the free dictionary Of or relating to the Caucasus region A member of the contested anthropological Caucasian race (generically, in the United States it is often used to refer to members of the white ethnic group) Caucasoid, a designation in physical anthropology... For the rugby club Saracens see Saracens (rugby club) The term Saracen comes from Greek sarakenoi. ... Richard I (September 8, 1157 – April 6, 1199) was King of England from 1189 to 1199. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... A collection of magazines A magazine is a periodical publication containing a variety of articles. ... John Romita, Sr. ...

Villainous Black Knight

In the Silver Age of Comic Books, the mantle of the Black Knight was revived by Sir Percy's distant descendant Professor Nathan Garrett, who had a brief career as a supervillain beginning in Tales to Astonish #52. This Black Knight used science, not magic; he had a lance that fired bolts of energy; like the Shining Knight of the Golden Age of Comic Books he had a winged horse, though the Black Knight's mount, named Aragorn (after the Lord of the Rings character), was genetically-engineered. He battled Iron Man and The Avengers several times, and joined the supervillain team called the Masters of Evil; during his last battle, he was mortally wounded. Dying, he summoned his nephew Dane Whitman to their family estate, confessed to his life of crime, and bid Whitman to restore the honor of their shared legacy. Showcase #4 (September-October 1956), often thought the first appearance of the first Silver Age superhero, the Barry Allen Flash. ... Doctor Doom, one of the most archetypical supervillains. ... Shining Knight is the name of three fictional superheroes in the DC Comics universe. ... Superman, the catalyst of the Golden Age, from Superman #14, January-February 1942. ... Aragorn II, later crowned King Elessar, (T.A. 2931 - F.A. 120) is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy universe of Middle-earth. ... Iron Man is a Marvel Comics superhero. ... The Avengers are a Marvel superhero team, consisting of many of the Marvel Universes most popular and powerful heroes and the Marvel Comics counterpart to DC Comics Justice League of America. ... The Masters of Evil are a fictional team of supervillains in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Heroic Black Knight

Main article Dane Whitman Dane Whitman is a fictional super hero in the Marvel Comics Universe and third person to bear the name Black Knight. ...

Whitman agreed, and took up the role of the Black Knight in Avengers Volume 1 #47. During his first outing, he was mistaken for his uncle and attacked by the Avengers, though the mistake was soon realized. Later, he infiltrated the newest incarnation of the Masters of Evil. Whitman, having now fully proven himself a superhero, was, after a further adventure with the group, inducted into the Avengers, and, although he did not join the active membership for some time, he eventually became one of their most loyal members. Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ...

Humorous Black Knight

The Black Knight of Monty Python and the Holy Grail loses all of his arms, yet continues to fight. This has nothing to do with the above, but falls into this category.