Black Knight (Dane Whitman)
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | The Avengers #47 (Dec. 1967) |
| Created by |
Roy Thomas (writer) John Buscema (artist) |
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| Alter ego | Dane Whitman |
| Team affiliations |
MI-13 Avengers Defenders Ultraforce Excalibur Heroes for Hire Masters of Evil |
| Abilities | Excellent swordsman and hand to hand combatant Expert horseman Genius physicist Strong strategist and tactician Magic senses Wields the Sword of Light and Shield of Night |
Dane Whitman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the company's third character to bear the name Black Knight. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist John Buscema, he first appeared in The Avengers #47 (December 1967)
The third Black Knight is the descendant of the original Black Knight, Sir Percy of Scandia and inherited the original Knight's Ebony Blade, a mystical sword that carried a curse. Whitman is the nephew of Nathan Garrett, a super villain who was also known as the Black Knight. Whitman took the Black Knight name to help restore honor to it, and has been a long time member of various incarnations of the Avengers, as well as the Defenders, Ultraforce, Heroes for Hire, and MI: 13.
The Black Knight character was featured in a four issue mini series in 1990 and a one shot in 1996 and 2007. Starting in 2015 Whitman was the main character in Marvel Comic's All-New, All-Different Marvel ongoing Black Knight series, the first ongoing series to feature Dane Whitman as the titular character; however, this was short-lived, as dwindling sales resulted in the series' cancellation after five issues.
Following his introduction, the Dane Whitman Black Knight became a recurring character in the superhero-team comic The Avengers, with his first solo story appearing shortly afterward in the anthology title Marvel Super-Heroes #17 (Nov. 1968). From 1979 to 1980, the Black Knight also appeared in black & white feature in the Marvel UK comic Hulk Weekly, where the feature was to be the longest-lasting of the comic's UK-originated material, appearing in the majority of the title's 63 issues. It was written by Steve Parkhouse with art by Paul Neary and John Stokes. He also appeared in his own Marvel US title, the miniseries Black Knight #1–4 (June–Sept. 1990) by husband-and-wife writers Roy and Dann Thomas and successive pencillers Tony DeZuniga and Rich Buckler. This was followed by the one-shot Black Knight: Exodus #1 (Dec. 1996), by writer Ben Raab and penciller Jimmy Cheung.
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