IIRC, some of these were reprinted in the late 1960s in Fantasy Masterpieces/Marvel Super Heroes.
The 1950s Black Knight was basically Zorro in King Arthur's Camelot. That is, he was a masked hero who posed as a mincing fop in his civilian identity.
At least two other Marvel Comics characters used the Black Knight name. Both were descendants of the original. One was a super-villain who was killed while fighting Iron Man in the mid-1960s. His nephew inherited the costume and weapons, and became a superhero. I think he later joined the Avengers.
I seem to recall a story in Avengers #84 (ca. 1970) where the modern hero Black Knight used a seance or something to summon the ghost of his Arthurian-era ancestor, who then gave him advice.
IIRC, some of these were reprinted in the late 1960s in Fantasy Masterpieces/Marvel Super Heroes.
ReplyDeleteThe 1950s Black Knight was basically Zorro in King Arthur's Camelot. That is, he was a masked hero who posed as a mincing fop in his civilian identity.
At least two other Marvel Comics characters used the Black Knight name. Both were descendants of the original. One was a super-villain who was killed while fighting Iron Man in the mid-1960s. His nephew inherited the costume and weapons, and became a superhero. I think he later joined the Avengers.
I seem to recall a story in Avengers #84 (ca. 1970) where the modern hero Black Knight used a seance or something to summon the ghost of his Arthurian-era ancestor, who then gave him advice.
Zorro in armor sounds pretty dang good. Makes me want to read one.
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