The Unofficial Biography of...

The Shining Knight

Alter Ego: Sir Justin of Camelot ( modern translation ); goes by the alias "Justin Arthur" in modern times.
Occupation: Protector of the Realm, Knight of The Round Table; Adventurer, assistant historian
Marital Status: presumed single
Known Relatives:none
Group Affiliation: Knights of The Round Table, Law's Legionaires, All-Star Squadron
Base of Operations: Camelot,later New York City and London, later mobile
Current Status: semi-active
Height: Weight:
Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blonde
First Appearance:Adventure Comics# 66, August, 1941.

.....Journeying to Camelot to join the fabled Knights of the Round Table, young Sir Justin saved an old man. To his amazement, the knight found out that he had just saved Merlin, the court wizard to King Arthur. In gratitude, Merlin enchanted Justin's armour and transformed his horse, Victory, into a winged horse, often called a pegasus.

.....During the Sixth Century AD, Camelot was under attack from within and without, and Sir Justin was given the quest to slay an ogre that had been menacing the northern kingdoms. Finding and battling the ogre, both fell into an icy crevase, and Justin found himself in suspended animation for nearly 1300 years.

.....As the glacier in which he was entombed floated southward, in the summer of 1941, he was freed from his icy tomb by Professor Moresby, an archaeologist and historian for a New York City museum. Slowly acclimating himself to life in the 20th Century, Justin and Winged Victory fought crime in the tradition of the Knights of the Round Table, even joining a group of adventures called The Law's Legionaires, and later still helping to form The All-Star Squadron, where he met his love, Danette Reilly, also known as Firebrand.

.....Finding his native land at war, Justin pledged his services to King George and was assigned as the personal guard of Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he travelled. While in London, during a bombing blitz, he saved a young man, Cyril Sheldrake, who was also the Earl of Wordenshire. Seeing his need to serve, Justin made Cyril his Squire, and adventured with him, training him while he was in England. Returning to America, The Squire served as a special agent to the Prime Minister's office.

.....After the War, Justin was summoned back to his proper time by Merlin, but felt he had much to offer the modern world, so elected to stay on there, visiting Camelot from time to time. During one such time-travel visit, he joined the other knights in seeking the Holy Grail, which would help defend Camelot against the invading armies of Morgan LeFey. After much trial, Justin found The Grail, only to see Camelot fall.

.....In 1948, Justin and the other members of the Seven Soldiers of Victory were thrown into a time-vortex while defeating The Nebula Man, and The Shining Knight found himself in China, serving Ghengas Khan. Rescued after a few weeks by the heroes of both the Justice Society and the Justice League, The Shining Knight and Winged Victory found themselves once again lost in time, more than forty years after they had left. Seeking a way to return to Camelot, since Merlin could no longer bring him back, he aided the Justice Society in defeating a plot by Vandal Savage to take over Camelot. At least temporalily, Justin could traverse the timestream, aiding Abby Cable-Holland in searching for her time-lost husband, the Swamp Thing.

.....Recently, the Shining Knight went undercover to foil the plots of The Dragon King, who was responsible for the death of his war-time love, Firebrand.

.....Sir Justin himself has no natural super-abilites, but his armour is enchanted to be lightweight, and nearly impervious to harm, and extremes of heat and cold. His blade is also lightweight, and can cleave thru nearly anything. His horse, Winged Victory, is very intellegent and can fly carrying the weight of several adults.

Listing of Comic Book Appearances

Adventure Comics# 66-69
Leading Comics# 1
Adventure #70-72
Leading #2
Adventure #73
All-Star Squadron #1-12
Leading #3/ASSq #29 (flashback)
ASSq #29
ASSq #36 No longer in continuity
Adventure #74-78
ASSq #48-51, 53-54
Leading #4/ASSq #56
ASSq #59-60
Young All-Stars #2, 3, 9 Adventure #79-81
Leading #5/Young All-Stars #27
All-Star Comics 80-Pg Giant #1
Adventure #82-84
Leading #6
Adventure #85-86
Leading #7
Adventure #87
Leading #8
Adventure #88-89
Leading #9
Adventure #90
Leading #10
Adventure #91-92
Leading #11
Adventure #93
Leading #12
Adventure #94
Leading #13
Adventure #95-96
Leading #14
Adventure #97-99
Adventure #438-444
Adventure #100-131
*Note: His appearances in Adventure #132-166 may no longer be in continuity
Stars n' STRIPES #9 ( flashback )
JLofA(v1)# 100-102
All-Star Comics #62-65
Swamp Thing #88
Shaowcase '96 #4
Stars 'n STRIPES # ..-..

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