The Religious Affiliation of
Black Knight
Dane Whitman

Religion: Christian (medieval)

Name: Black Knight

Alter Ego: Dane Whitman

Other Names: Black Knight III

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: The Avengers (vol. 1) #47 (Dec. 1967): "Magneto Walks the Earth!"

Creators: Roy Thomas, John Buscema, George Tuska

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 430

   Comic Book Appearances: 427

   TV, Film Appearances: 2

   Video Game, Computer Game Appearances: 1

Teams/Affiliations: Excalibur; Heroes for Hire; The Avengers

Birth Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 145 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Alpha Flight (vol. 1) #40 (Nov. 1986): "Love" (cameo)
The Avengers

The Avengers (vol. 1) #47 (Dec. 1967): "Magneto Walks the Earth!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #48 (Jan. 1968): "The Black Knight Lives Again!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #54 (July 1968): "...And Deliver Us from -- the Masters of Evil!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #70 (Nov. 1969): "When Strikes the Squadron Sinister!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #71 (Dec. 1969): "Endgame!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #100 (June 1972): "Whatever Gods There Be!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #158 (Apr. 1977): "When Avengers Clash!!" (statue)
The Avengers (vol. 1) #225 (Nov. 1982): "The Fall of Avalon"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #256 (June 1985): "This Power Unleashed!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #257 (July 1985): "Holocaust in a Hidden Land!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #258 (Aug. 1985): "Pyrrhic Victory!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #259 (Sep. 1985): "Duty Over All!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #260 (Oct. 1985): "Assault on Sanctuary II"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #261 (Nov. 1985): "Earth and Beyond!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #262 (Dec. 1985): "Many Brave Hearts..."
The Avengers (vol. 1) #263 (Jan. 1986): "What Lurks Below?"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #264 (Feb. 1986): "Stings & Sorrows!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #267 (May 1986): "Time -- And Time Again!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #269 (July 1986): "The Once and Future Kang!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #271 (Sep. 1986): "Breakaway!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #272 (Oct. 1986): "Assault on Atlantis"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #273 (Nov. 1986): "Rites of Conquest!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #274 (Dec. 1986): "Divided... We Fall!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #276 (Feb. 1987): "Revenge"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #280 (June 1987): "Faithful Servant"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #286 (Dec. 1987): "The Fix Is On!"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #300 (Feb. 1989): "Inferno ²"
The Avengers (vol. 1) #300 (Feb. 1989): "Avengers Membership"
Avengers (vol. 1) #343 (Jan. 1992): "First Night"
Avengers (vol. 1) #344 (Feb. 1992): "Echoes of the Past"
Avengers (vol. 1) #345 (Mar. 1992): "Storm Warnings"
Avengers (vol. 1) #346 (Apr. 1992): "Assassination"
Avengers (vol. 1) #349 (July 1992): "Death Wager"
Avengers (vol. 1) #350 (Early Aug. 1992): "Repercussions"
Avengers (vol. 1) #351 (Late Aug. 1992): "Retribution!"
Avengers (vol. 1) #352 (Early Sep. 1992): "Son of Darkness"
Avengers (vol. 1) #353 (Late Sep. 1992): "To Wake the Dead"
Avengers (vol. 1) #354 (Early Oct. 1992): "The Conqueror Worm"
Avengers (vol. 1) #355 (Late Oct. 1992): "When Come the Gatherers...!"
Avengers (vol. 1) #357 (Dec. 1992): "The Night Visitors"
Avengers (vol. 1) #358 (Jan. 1993): "Arkon's Asylum"
Avengers (vol. 1) #359 (Feb. 1993): "Gift of the Gods"
Avengers (vol. 1) #361 (Apr. 1993): "Family Responsibility"
Avengers (vol. 1) #364 (July 1993): "Call Her -- Deathcry!"
Avengers (vol. 1) #364 (July 1993): "Unbidden Memories"
Avengers (vol. 1) #365 (Aug. 1993): "For an Empire Lost..."
Avengers (vol. 1) #365 (Aug. 1993): "pinup gallery"
Avengers (vol. 1) #370 (Jan. 1994): "Delta Force"
Avengers (vol. 1) #501 (Oct. 2004): "Chaos: Part Two of Four" (1-panel cameo)
Avengers (vol. 1) #502 (Nov. 2004): "Chaos: Part Three of Four"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1998): "Once an Avenger..."
The Avengers (vol. 3) #4 (May 1998): "Too Many Avengers!"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #38 (Mar. 2001): "Above and Beyond"
The Avengers (vol. 3) #43 (Aug. 2001): "Global Presence"
Avengers Annual #15 (Oct. 1986): "Betrayal!"
Avengers Annual #22 (Sep. 1993): "Blood Wraith"

The Avengers Collector's Edition #1 (Sep. 1993): "Vibrant Alchemy!"
Avengers Finale #1 (Jan. 2005) (1-panel cameo)
Black Knight

Black Knight (vol. 2) #1 (June 1990): "The Rebirth of the Black Knight" (lead character)
Black Knight (vol. 2) #2 (July 1990): "In the Dread of Night" (lead character)
Black Knight (vol. 2) #3 (Aug. 1990): "The Black Knight Has a Thousand Eyes" (lead character)
Black Knight (vol. 2) #4 (Sep. 1990): "Knight and Day" (lead character)

Black Knight: Exodus #1 (Dec. 1996): "The Bond" (lead character)
Black September Preview Book (Sep. 1995)
Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #310 (Oct. 1985): "Serpents of the World Unite!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #314 (Feb. 1986): "Asylum"
Captain America (vol. 1) #323 (Nov. 1986): "Super-Patriot Is Here" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #332 (Aug. 1987): "The Choice" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #355 (July 1989): "Missing Persons" (photo/picture/video)
Captain America (vol. 1) #399 (Apr. 1992): "Twenty Million Light Years from Earth"
Captain America (vol. 1) #400 (May 1992): "Murder By Decree!"
Captain America (vol. 1) #401 (June 1992): "After the Storm"
Captain America (vol. 1) #425 (Mar. 1994): "Fighting Chance, Part One: Super Patriot Games"

Captain Britain

Captain Britain (vol. 2) #12 (Dec. 1985): "The Stranger" (lead character)
Captain Britain (vol. 2) #13 (Jan. 1986): "Dawn of the Hellravens" (lead character)
Captain Britain (vol. 2) #14 (Feb. 1986): "The Stone Killer" (lead character)

Daredevil (vol. 1) #327 (Apr. 1994): "System Error" (cameo)
The Defenders

The Defenders (vol. 1) #4 (Feb. 1973): "The New Defender!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #5 (Apr. 1973): "World Without End?"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #6 (June 1973): "The Dreams of Death!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #8 (Sep. 1973): "...If Atlantis Should Fall!" (mentioned)
The Defenders (vol. 1) #8 (Sep. 1973): "The Avengers VS the Defenders Chapter 1: Deception!!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #9 (Oct. 1973): "Divide...and Conquer"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #10 (Nov. 1973): "Breakthrough!"
The Defenders (vol. 1) #11 (Dec. 1973): "A Dark and Stormy Knight"
Defenders (vol. 3) #4 (Dec. 2005): "It's Dormammu's World -- You're Just Living in It!" (alternative reality version)

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #1 (Nov. 1988): "Love is the Spell. The Spell is Death!" (cameo)
Excalibur (vol. 2) #2 (Mar. 2001): "The Ruined Land"
Gambit

Gambit (vol. 5) #6 (Jan. 2013): "British Invasion" (mentioned)
Gambit (vol. 5) #7 (Feb. 2013): "Stiff Upper Lip"
Gambit (vol. 5) #17 (Nov. 2013): "All In"

Heroes for Hire

Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #1 (July 1997): "Heroes and Villains" (cover & 1-panel cameo)
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #2 (Aug. 1997): "Blowup!"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #3 (Sep. 1997): "Give & Take"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #4 (Oct. 1997): "Controlled!"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #8 (Feb. 1998): "Revelations (Book One)"
Heroes for Hire (vol. 1) #13 (July 1998): "Fallout!"

Hulk Comic

Hulk Comic #1 (7 Mar. 1979): "Otherworld Saga, Part 1" (lead character)
Hulk Comic #5 (4 Apr. 1979): "The Black Knight" (lead character)
Hulk Comic #6 (11 Apr. 1979): "Otherworld Saga, Part 6" (lead character)
Hulk Comic #17 (17 June 1979): "Otherworld Saga" (lead character)
Hulk Comic #45 (9 Jan. 1980) (lead character)

Identity Disc #1 (Aug. 2004): "Identity Disc, Part 1" (imagination)
The Incredible Hulk Annual #20 (July 1994): "You're Invited!"
The Incredible Hulk Weekly #57 (2 Apr. 1980): "The Black Knight" (lead character)
Marvel Age Annual #1 (Jan. 1985)
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #73 (Mar. 1991): "Sands of Time" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #74 (Early Apr. 1991): "Sands of Time" (lead character)

Marvel Double-Shot #2 (Feb. 2003): "The Roots of All Evil"
Marvel Fanfare

Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #39 (Aug. 1988): "Bob Layton Portfolio"
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #52 (Aug. 1990): "The Legend of the Black Knight" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #53 (Oct. 1990): "Paradise Lost" (lead character)
Marvel Fanfare (vol. 1) #54 (Dec. 1990): "Dishonor!" (lead character)

Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982): "A Gathering of Heroes!"
Marvel Super-Heroes

Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 1) #17 (Nov. 1968): "The Black Knight Reborn!" (lead character)
Marvel Super-Heroes (vol. 2) #4 (Winter 1990): "Shadow of a Doubt" (lead character)

Marvel Universe: The End #1 (May 2003): "Predestination"
Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet #1 (Oct. 2000): "A Very Dangerous Planet" (1-panel cameo)
The Mighty Avengers

The Mighty Avengers (vol. 1) #22 (Apr. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
The Mighty Avengers (vol. 1) #23 (May 2009) (1-panel cameo)

Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
Mystic Arcana: Black Knight #1 (Sep. 2007): "The Black Knight" (lead character)
Mythos: Captain America #1 (Aug. 2008)
The New Avengers 100 Project (May 2011)
The Order (vol. 1) #5 (Aug. 2002): "Blinded by Science" (cameo)
Plasmer

Plasmer #2 (Dec. 1993): "London Calling"
Plasmer #3 (Jan. 1994): "Masters of War!"

Prime Versus the Incredible Hulk #0 (July 1995): "Monsters of Manhattan" (cameo)
Secret Wars II

Secret Wars II #4 (Oct. 1985): "Love Is the Answer!" (illusion)
Secret Wars II #5 (Nov. 1985): "Despair!"
Secret Wars II #8 (Feb. 1986): "Betrayal!"
Secret Wars II #9 (Mar. 1986): "God in Man, Man in God!"

Sleepwalker

Sleepwalker #26 (July 1993): "Harvest of Fear!"
Sleepwalker #27 (Aug. 1993): "Last Rites"

Solo Avengers

Solo Avengers #4 (Mar. 1988): "Knight's Errant" (lead character)
Solo Avengers #12 (Nov. 1988): "Love Stings"

Thunderbolts (vol. 1) #57 (Dec. 2001): "Storm Clouds Gathering" (cameo)
Thunderstrike (vol. 1) #2 (Nov. 1993): "Family Matters!"
Ultraforce / Avengers #1 (Fall 1995): "Becoming More Like God"
Ultraforce / Avengers Prelude #1 (July 1995): "The Swords Are Drawn..."
X-Factor

X-Factor (vol. 1) #1 (Feb. 1986): "Third Genesis" (cameo)
X-Factor (vol. 1) #32 (Sep. 1988): "The Carbon Copy Avengers"
X-Factor (vol. 1) #89 (Apr. 1993): "Cabin Fever" (photo/picture/video)

X-Men (vol. 2) #26 (Nov. 1993): "Civil Disobedience!"

Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/BlackKnight.html
  - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Knight_(Dane_Whitman)
  - http://www.comicvine.com/black-knight/29-3172/
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/black0gm.htm
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/b2.html
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/shiashie.htm