Dreadknight

Dreadknight
Iron Man battles Dreadknight on the cover of Iron Man #102 (Sept. 1977). Art by George Pérez.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Iron Man #101 (August 1977)
Created by	Bill Mantlo George Tuska
In-story information
Alter ego	Bram Velsing
Team affiliations	Frightful Four
Abilities	Gifted scientist Rides the "Hellhorse" Use of weapons Steel alloy body armor grants: Superhuman strength and durability

Dreadknight (Bram Velsing) is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The character first appeared in Iron Man #101 (Aug. 1977) and was created by writer Bill Mantlo and penciller George Tuska.

Bram Velsing is a Latverian scientist, unsatisfied with serving Doctor Doom whom he referred to as a "grotesque mockery" and thought himself as his superior. Upon learning of Velsing's treacherous ideals, Doom uses a bio-fusion device to graft a skull-like cybernetic helmet to Velsing's head, scarring him as a way to make him even with Doom. Velsing flees, and comes under the care of Victoria Frankenstein who nurses him back to health at Castle Frankenstein. The character gains a variety of weapons and rides the "Hellhorse", a mutated bat-winged flying horse genetically engineered from Nathan Garrett's flying horse by Victoria Frankenstein. Calling himself the Dreadknight, the character attempts to force more resources from Frankenstein to defeat Doctor Doom only to be defeated by Iron Man, Frankenstein's Monster, and Victoria's mutated charges The Children.

Velsing is revived by the mystical villains Morgan Le Fay and Mordred, and menaced Captain Britain, Victoria Bentley, and Sean Dolan but is defeated by Dane Whitman.

Dreadknight appeared as a member of Wizard's latest incarnation of the Frightful Four alongside Trapster and Man-Bull. In their attempt to capture a physicist named Dr. Cargill, the Frightful Four were defeated by Spider-Man and Dr. Cargill's daughter Turbine.