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The Black Knight #1

May 1953 · Toby · 0.10 USD
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A Baron seeks to appease an evil eye curse by sacrificing his daughter Elaine, but the Black Knight intervenes to rescue her and thwart the dark magic. Sir Robert pursues the fleeing couple on horseback while the Baron's men engage the Knight in combat, leading to a desperate chase toward the sheriff of Blisford who may offer sanctuary from the curse's deadly power.

Contains 4 stories
Human Sacrifice
11 pp · Historical
The Black Knight [Sir Robert, Earl of Denhope] (introduction)Baron De GrecyThe Duke of KirkchesterReckaElaine

In the Dark Ages of the Crusades, superstition and sorcery hold dangerous sway—so when Sir Robert, Earl of Denhope, returns from the Holy Land penniless and joins Baron De Grecy's forces against the invading Duke of Kirkchester, he finds himself battling not just an enemy army, but a Druid priest named Recka whose mystical counsel has led the Baron to ruin. As the Black Knight, Sir Robert must prove that courage and strategy triumph over witchcraft and dark omens, all while facing a ruthless foe willing to use treachery to claim victory.

Killers Unseen
8 pp · Historical
The Black Knight [Sir Robert, Earl of Denhope]DickThe Earl of GunstanEldredRositaJacques

The Black Knight faces his greatest challenge yet when he discovers that the Earl of Gunstan has seized his ancestral lands while he was away crusading—and the Earl isn't about to surrender them peacefully. To reclaim what's rightfully his, Sir Robert gathers a band of fighters, unaware that Gunstan has planted deadly assassins in his very ranks: the cunning Jacques and the captivating Rosita, tasked with murder beneath the guise of loyalty. With enemies hidden among his own soldiers, the Black Knight must navigate treachery and deception to survive long enough to fight for his stolen home.

Search For the Sheriff
5 pp · Historical
The Black Knight [Sir Robert, Earl of Denhope]DickThe Sheriff of Blisford
The Invitation
1 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $121
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $844*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $677*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $563*
CGC 6.5 · 2 in census $472*
CGC 6.0 · 6 in census $408*
CGC 5.5 · 6 in census $343*
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CGC 5.0 · 9 in census $326*
CGC 4.5 · 7 in census $279*
CGC 4.0 · 8 in census $242*
CGC 3.5 · 9 in census $216*
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $191*
CGC 2.5 · 1 in census $155*
CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $132*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $101*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $84*
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Full credits

artist, inker Ernie Schroeder
cover pencils, inks Ernie Schroeder

Reprints

Reprinted in The Black Knight #1 (1953), Black Knight #11 (1963)

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