The Shining Knight made his debut in the September 1941 issue #66 of Adventure and was created by Crieg Flessel. A knight in King Arthur's court of Camelot and member of the legendary Knights of the Round Table, Sir Justin was battling an ice ogre, when he fell into a crevass and was frozen solid, only to be preserved until scientists in 1941 found him and thawed him out. In one little nap, he went from battling dragons and ogres in merry old England, to fighting the dreaded Hun and evil Niponese scurge of World War II!
Oh, I forgot to mention. During his tenure at Camelot, he was rewarded for his bravery and steadfastness by Merlin the Magician and endowed with magic bullet-proof chain mail, an enchanted sword which could cut through any material and his horse Victory was given wings.
Hitler never had a chance.
Here's Sir Justin in a 1945 exploit from Adventure Comics #101. It has a little flash back to his origin, and shows some nice insight into Sir Justin's private life, working as a shlub in a museum to hide his gallant true self, and being taught the ways of the 20th century by a kindly old curator.
It really is a fun little story. Enjoy!
Meanwhile, in case you were concerned, Jeffy's Angels have lent the back-room of "Ye Olde Drink Hole out to a little Super-Hero-Elixir-aholic support group. Let's wish Roger Ramjet, Underdog, Hourman and Super Chicken all the best.
Talk to you soon.
Love your Winged Horse ! The SIDEBAR episode is LOL funny !
ReplyDeleteAlso~ I wonder if a feller name-o Lee mighta got some idears from the Shining Knight origin story, eh ?
I'm quite sure Mr. Lee got lotsa ideas from all kinds of places except his own head. Lee was good at being the pitchman and making a persona for his comic company, but I believe that was his only talent.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, he also had a talent for knowing Jack Kirby's phone number...that helped too.