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2July 1955
$0.10

Black Knight #2

Marvel · July 1955

First appearance: Morgan Le FayFirst appearance: King ArthurFirst appearance: Mordred
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Identification plate

Series
Black Knight (Marvel, 1955 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1955
Key date
1955-07-00
Indicia publisher
Margood Publishing Corporation
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Morgan Le Fay - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of King Arthur - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Mordred - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Sir Percy - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of The Black Knight - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Merlin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hawkes - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Richard the Lion-Hearted - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Lady Rosamund - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Saladin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Siege of Camelot!cover1pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan GoldbergRichard the Lion-Hearted First
1The Vikingscomic story5pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekThe Black Knight First, Sir Percy First, Lady Rosamund First
2Tournament of Doom!comic story6pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Joe LettereseKing Arthur First, The Black Knight First, Hawkes First, Merlin First, Mordred First, Sir Percy First, Lady Rosamund First
3The Round Tabletext story2letters: typesetKing Arthur (Origin continued); Guinevere (Origin); Merlin (Guest Star); King Leodegrance (Introduction, Guinevere's father)
4Origin of the Crusader, Part 2comic story5pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray HollowayRichard the Lion-Hearted First, Saladin First
5The Siege of Camelot!comic story6pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray HollowayKing Arthur First, The Black Knight First, Hawkes First, Morgan Le Fay First, Mordred First, Sir Percy First

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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