Black Knight

Real Name: "Little" Billy

First Appearance: Rocket Comics vol.1 #6

Original Publisher: Maple Leaf Publishing

Created by: Bert Bushell

Origin:

Little Billy was a seemingly ordinary child who could transform into the mighty Black Knight whenever he spoke the magic word "UMBRA!"

As the Black Knight he gained an adult body and supernatural powers (including strength sufficient enough to bend metal bars with his bare hands), which he used to battle evil-doers everywhere.

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