MARVEL SUPER-HEROES

November 1968 • Volume 1 • Usa • 189 Collected

MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #17

Origin of Black Knight III (Dane Whitman) - Death of 1st Black Knight (Sir Percy of Scandia)

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(Marvel) Cover for MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #17 Origin of Black Knight III (Dane Whitman) - Death of 1st Black Knight (Sir Percy of Scandia)

Key Issue

Basic Information

Published

November 1968

Comic Age

Silver

Cover Price

.25

Facts

* Death of 1st "Black Knight" (Sir Percy Of Scandia) * "Black Knight III" Appearance (Dane Whitman) * 1st Appearance "LE SABRE" (Paul Richarde)

Characters

Creators

Writer

Roy Thomas

Penciler

Richard Ayers 'Dick' , Bill Everett , Syd Shores , Howard Purcell

Cover Penciler

John Romita Sr. , Howard Purcell

Inker

Dan Adkins , Richard Ayers 'Dick' , Syd Shores

Letterer

Sam Rosen

Colorist

Stan Goldberg

Editor

Stan Lee

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Stories may contain spoilers

The Black Knight Reborn!

* Death of 1st "Black Knight" (Sir Percy Of Scandia)
* "Black Knight III" appearance (Dane Whitman)
* 1st Appearance "LE SABRE" (Paul Richarde)

Downcast after a few brief appearances as the heroic Black Knight, Dane Whitman encounters the spirit of Sir Percy of Scandia, the original Black Knight, who declares his descendant Whitman a worthy possessor of the Ebony Blade and urges him to fight the still present threat of Modred. Modred has enchanted the villain Le Sabre to seek out and destroy this new Black Knight. Whitman and his faithful steed Aragorn take to the sky, battle, and defeat Le Sabre.