| Character Name: | Shining Knight |
| Real Name: | Sir Justin |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Debut: | Adventure Comics #66 (September 1941) |
| Creators: | Creig Flessel (writer/artist) |
| Alliances: | Knights of the Round Table Justice Society of America Seven Soldiers of Victory Justice League |
| Partners: | Vigilante |
| Aliases: | Justin Arthur |
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Shining Knight (Sir Justin) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, the first of several to use the name Shining Knight. He was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in Adventure Comics #66 (September 1941).[1] He appeared regularly until issue #125, and off and on until issue #166.[2]
The character appeared on the Justice League Unlimited animated series and the Stargirl live-action series, voiced by Chris Cox in the former and portrayed by Mark Ashworth in the latter.
Sir Justin, the newest member of the Knights of the Round Table in King Arthur's court, was one of many knights who had witnessed the death of Queen Guinevere's cousin Sir Fallon. While searching for Fallon's killer, the ogre Blunderbore, Justin freed the wizard Merlin from a tree. In gratitude, Merlin gave him enchanted armor and weaponry and turning his horse Victory into the winged horse Winged Victory.[3]
When he met Blunderbore at the top of the icy mountains in the northland, the two battled with Sir Justin eventually winning and killing Blunderbore. Before he died, Blunderbore caused in vain an avalanche that buried Sir Justin and Winged Victory. Neither of them died, but instead were frozen in suspended animation. In modern times, Sir Justin and Winged Victory were discovered and released from suspended animation by a museum curator. He decided to fight evil with his skills as a knight and assumes the civilian alias of Justin Arthur. He eventually met heroes like Crimson Avenger and Vigilante and, after meeting other heroes, they formed the Seven Soldiers of Victory.[4] Later, Justin returned toBritain where he served as a bodyguard to the Prime Minister of Britain, and in same time is called by Merlin for some missions asked by King Arthur and Camelot. During his career as a superhero, he met a boy who looked up to him and vowed to be his sidekick, taking the name Squire.
Shining Knight also had a relationship with the second Firebrand, who was apparently killed by the Dragon King. In the last battle with his teammates in the Seven Soldiers of Victory, they fought a powerful energy creature called Nebula Man. In the process, he was displaced in time, lost his memories, and became a janitor at Blue Valley High School until his memories returned.[5]
In Identity Crisis, Shining Knight assists Captain Marvel, Vixen and Firestorm during their battle with Shadow Thief, during which the villain steals his sword and kills Firestorm with it.[6]
Shining Knight appears in as one of several heroes recruited by Jay Garrick to help combat Prometheus.[7]
In 2016, DC Comics implemented another relaunch of its books called "DC Rebirth" which restored its continuity to a form much as it was prior to "The New 52". A statue of Shining Knight was seen.[8]
Shining Knight was glimpsed during Flash's fight with Reverse-Flash across time.[9]
In the pages of "The New Golden Age", Shining Knight (alongside Winged Victory) reunited with his fellow Seven Soldiers of Victory members in Myrtle Beach where they meet up with the Jill Carlyle version of Crimson Avenger. He assists his fellow Seven Soldiers of Victory in fighting Clock King who was using Per Degaton's time machine on the displaced shipwreck that the original Crimson Avenger died on.[10]
Shining Knight is a master of the arts of combat of Arthurian times, skilled in aerial combat, weaponry inclunding art of sword, and hand-to-hand combat. In some comics, it revelaes that Sbining Knihgt shown to have superhuman physical abilites, inculing: stregth, stanima, durance, speed reflexes, balance and agility. Due to the suspended resuscitation by an iceberg. Sir Justin's aging has slowed down considerably, remaning forever young. He has an indomitable will, indeed even though there are enemies that are much strogner than him, the Shining Knight refuses to give up and continues to fight.
Shining Knight possesses an enchanted armor which protects him from any harm and an enchanted sword that can cut through anything except for Shining Knight's enchanted armor, and is capable of repelling magical attacks, indeed it can to absorb and shoot them.
When Merlin transformed Sir Justin's horse Victory into the winged horse Winged Victory, he became Shining Knight's mode of transportation.
Shining Knight and Winged Victory make cameo appearances in .[11]
Shining Knight and Winged Victory appear as character summons in .[15]