Shining Knight


Shining Knight is the name of multiple fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by Creig Flessel and first appeared in Adventure Comics #66.

Fictional character biography

Sir Justin

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

Gardner Grayle

During DC's "Silver Age" crossover event, Dick Giordano and Geoff Johns 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, Deadman, 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 miniseries 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 #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' when all time periods meld together.

In other media

The first Shining Knight appeared in Justice League Unlimited, voiced by Chris Cox.
A variation of Gardner Grayle appears in Black Lightning, portrayed by Boone Platt.
Mark Ashworth portrays Justin on Stargirl, a mysterious janitor at Blue Valley High School who is secretly a vigilante carrying an enchanted sword.