  the black knight is the alias of several fictional comic-book characters that appear in the marvel comics universe. the first is a medieval knight created by writer-editor stan lee and artist joe maneely. the second is a supervillain descendant of the original, created by writer-editor stan lee and artist and co-plotter dick ayers. the third, created by writer roy thomas and artist george tuska, is the villain's nephew, a superhero and a member of the superhero team the avengers. a fourth black knight, with no revealed genetic connection, debuted in the black panther #3 (june 2005), created by writer reginald hudlin and penciler john romita jr. black knight is also the title of two comic book series published by marvel comics. == publication history == marvel comics' first black knight, sir percy of scandia, first appeared in the medieval-adventure series black knight #1â5 (mayâdec. 1955) from atlas comics, the 1950s precursor to marvel comics. sir percy's descendant, professor nathan garrett, debuted as the modern-day supervillain black knight in tales to astonish #52 (feb. 1964). this villainous black 
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