Shining Knight
Shining Knight (
fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in Adventure Comics
#66 (September 1941).
Fictional character biography
Sir Justin
The original Shining Knight (Sir Justin) debuted during the Golden Age and Modern Age of Comic Books and is a founding member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory.
Gardner Grayle
During DC's "Silver Age"
Justice League of America.[1]
Gardner Grayle, who would later become the
Mento
only served in one mission and the Shining Knight armor was destroyed.
Ystina
Ystina is a reimagined character of the original created by Grant Morrison for the Seven Soldiers comic book.[2]
Other versions
Kingdom Come
In the 1996
Kingdom Come, there is a background character named Shining Knight II. This version is more futuristic than his predecessors and comes with a giant, metal dragon named Dragonknight.[3]
Titans Tomorrow
An older version of Ystina has appeared in Teen Titans (vol. 3) #52 as a member of the Titans Army from the Titans Tomorrow future.[4]
JLA: Another Nail
The Shining Knight and Victory made a brief appearance in Elseworlds' JLA: Another Nail when all time periods meld together.[5]
In other media
- Sir Justin appears in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Chris Cox.
- Gardner Grayle appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Boone Platt.[6]
- Sir Justin appears in Stargirl, portrayed by Mark Ashworth.[7][8]
References
- ^ Silver Age #2. DC Comics.
- ISBN 978-1-4654-8578-6.
- ^ Kingdom Come #3. DC Comics.
- ^ Teen Titans (vol. 3) #52. DC Comics.
- ^ JLA: Another Nail #2. DC Comics.
- ^ "Black Lightning / Characters / Sergeant Gardner Grayle". TVMaze. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
- Decider. Archivedfrom the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Damore, Meagan (June 30, 2020). "Stargirl Basically Confirmed Justin the Janitor's Secret Identity". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on July 1, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
External links
- Shining Knight (Sir Justin) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Shining Knight (Gardner Grayle) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Shining Knight (Sir Ystin) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- The Shining Knight at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011.
- Earth-2 Shining Knight Index