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. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in ''

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'' #66 (September 1941).

Fictional character biography

Sir Justin

The original Shining Knight (Sir Justin) debuted during the Golden Age and Modern Age of Comic Books and is a founding member of the Seven Soldiers of Victory.

Gardner Grayle

During DC's "Silver Age" crossover event (not to be confused with the actual Silver Age of Comic Books), Dick Giordano and

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created a new Seven Soldiers of Victory to fight an Injustice League that had possessed the bodies of the Justice League of America. Gardner Grayle, who would later become the Atomic Knight, took an experimental suit of armor and called himself Shining Knight for this one mission. This version of the Seven Soldiers with Batgirl,

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, Metamorpho, Blackhawk, Adam Strange and Mento only served in one mission and the Shining Knight armor was destroyed.

Ystina

Ystina is a reimagined character of the original created by Grant Morrison for the '' Seven Soldiers'' comic book.

Other versions

Kingdom Come

In the 1996

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'' Kingdom Come'', there is a background character named Shining Knight II. This version is more futuristic than his predecessors and comes with a giant, metal dragon named Dragonknight.

Titans Tomorrow

An older version of Ystina has appeared in ''Teen Titans'' (vol. 3) #52 as a member of the Titans Army from the Titans Tomorrow future.

JLA: Another Nail

The Shining Knight and Victory made a brief appearance in Elseworlds' '' JLA: Another Nail'' when all time periods meld together.

In other media

* Sir Justin appears in ''

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'', voiced by Chris Cox. * Gardner Grayle appears in '' Black Lightning'', portrayed by Boone Platt. * Sir Justin appears in '' Stargirl'', portrayed by Mark Ashworth.

References

External links

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The Shining Knight
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