Batman and the modern day Black Knight faced off on a Lost B&B cover from way back in 2010, so I thought that it was high time that he met the original version. I have to imagine that their capes would really get in the way in a swordfight, though!
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I've been able to find some old 40s Justice Society comics online, and I'm finding I really like Al Pratt. He's the funniest member, which makes him easiest to read. So my wild suggestion is: The Atom (Al Pratt) and Ant-Man (Hank Pym)?
ReplyDeleteI'd also love to see the 40s Red Tornado and Forbush Man. Or anything featuring the golden age Mr. Terrific
ReplyDelete"Stolen valor"? Batman has earned the sobriquet of "Dark Knight" more times than you'll ever know, Sir Percy of Scandia. Unless, of course, you put your self-righteous indignation on the back-burner long enough to calm down and have Merlin do some divination, via his spirit guides, on this caped crusader's exploits.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of capes: in one of the early issues of ZORRO from Dynamite Entertainment (partially based on the Isabel Allende novel), an adolescent Diego Vega was told by no less than Jean Lafitte, himself, that a cape can often cause a rival swordsman to misjudge where to attempt a crippling strike to their opponent's sword arm.
Of course, in the event the rival swordsman guesses right, the cape can also double as a source of improvised bandaging!
DeleteOne more speculation: Batman is visiting Arthurian Britain via the unique hypnotic regression method developed by Prof. Nichols.
Deletei spent around 30+ years as a re-actor and found fighting in a cloak to be really tricky, Sir Percy was not actually a knight as he had never gone through the ceremony, so if Arthur knighted him in combat he would be a lower noble and not able to claim Knighthood ,
ReplyDeletestill love the cover…
I've just one question. Is the image capture of Batman from the Elseworlds tale called DARK KNIGHT OF THE ROUND TABLE?
ReplyDeleteYes I think so
ReplyDeleteThanks! :-)
DeleteFunny to use the phrase "stolen valor" in the current election cycle. I almost have to physically restrain myself against making a political comment about bone spurs and a recently-gifted Purple Heart.
ReplyDeleteBut on to more appropriate matters...
This is, as you say, two versions of the Black Knight that Batman has met. There's a third that I'd love to see, though using that one might (ahem) cost an arm and a leg. #BadPunNoCookie
It might also be fun to see Booster Gold meet Sir Percy.
It also just occurred to me that a fight between Nightcrawler and Ambush Bug would be fun, both for their shared power of teleportation and for their respective personalities.
Are you talking about the Nathan Garrett version (Dane Whitman's villainous uncle)?
Delete@Anon613: no, he's referring to the farcical version from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail".
ReplyDeleteBruce looks like he's from a trip to Japan. Where does he get all the time to keep practicing with all the different types of weapons to keep himself sharp?
ReplyDeleteNice cover, but what would Bruce do if he was on a trip and completely bored?
Go Bat-crap crazy?
DeleteRoss, Force meets Object....Black Racer meets Galactus????
ReplyDeleteI'd be in favor of that. Ross could do it as a sequel to STF #114!
Delete"... but I am not left handed!"
ReplyDeleteNaw! That's Inigo Montoya (aka the 4th Dread Pirate Roberts).
Delete@Cary (6:16): Correct!
ReplyDelete@Anon@9:13: Actually, the 5th.
"You derailed my train of thought. Prepare to die!"
Delete---The Dread Pirate Montoya as a grammar-fascist.
I wonder if Sir Percy would feel the same way if he lost a similar sword fight against his distaff namesake from Zenescope Comics?
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