First
Appearance: Tales to Astonish [Giant-man] V1 #52 (Feb. 1964)
First Avengers
Appearance: Avengers V1, #6,
Other
Appearances of note: Tales of Suspense [Iron Man] V1 #73 (Jan 1966) - mortally
wounded.
A
direct descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, the first Black Knight, Garrett
discovers Sir Percy’s tomb and ebony blade however his evil nature makes him
unworthy of the sword or Sir Percy’s other gifts. A biologist by profession
Garret designs an arsenal of medieval weapons based on technology and genetics.
This includes a winged horse who he names Aragorn. As the Black Knight, Garrett
commences a life of crime and he battles both Giant-Man and Iron Man. Baron
Heinrich Zemo recruits The Black Knight for his original Masters of Evil. Garrett
was succeeded by his nephew Dane Whitman as Black Knight III who became an
Avengers mainstay.
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