View allAll Photos Tagged featured
Marvel Feature / Heft-Reihe
presents The Astonishing Ant-Man
The Power of the Para-Man!
cover: Gil Kane, Joe Sinnott
Marvel Comics Group / USA 1973
ex libris MTP
Os presento al último muchacho que me llegó a casa y que me tiene enamoradita a más no poder. *o* Llevaba mucho tiempo deseando este custom del cantante Kamenashi Kazuya. Y ahora, gracias a Sheryl y sus magníficas manitas, mi sueño se ha hecho realidad. Muchísimas gracias cielo, por materializarlo tal y como soñaba.
Esta sesión va dedicada también a HysL y a Tissie (^x~) Kame os manda muchos besitos!!!!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I present the last boy who came home. I´m falling love with him. *o* A long time I was looking forward to this custom of the singer Kamenashi Kazuya. Now, thanks to Sheryl and her wonderful hands, my dream has come true. Thank you so much, darling!!!
This photo shoot is dedicated to HysL and Tissie too. (^x~) Kame sends you kisses!!!
A few weeks ago, when the sun was out, and the bees were still hard at work, I took this photo near Laburnum Path in Vandusen Botanical Garden.
EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
f/7.1, 1/80 sec, ISO 1600
Previously,
It is a former estate garden featuring annuals, roses and wildflowers and an extensive rockery. It is located on Wilket Creek, one of the tributaries of the Don River West Branch. The estate's title was once held by Alexander Milne, a Scottish weaver who settled here after the War of 1812 and left in 1832. The land and the woolen/saw mills was obtained by Rupert E. Edwards in 1944 and created his country home. Edwards home was left in neglect and was purchased by the Municipality of Metro Toronto in 1955 and became Edwards Gardens in 1956.
British postcard by A Bigger Splash, Manchester, no. X672. Photo: Dark Horse Comics / Polygram. Publicity still for Barb Wire (David Hogan, 1996).
Sexy Canadian-American actress and model Pamela Anderson (1967) is best known for the TV series Home Improvement, Baywatch and V.I.P., but the platinum blonde but naturally born brunette also appeared in a dozen of feature films and on a record 14 Playboy covers. Furthermore she is an international celebrity thanks to her rocky marriages, her animal rights activism and her changing bust sizes.
Pamela Denise Anderson was born in Ladysmith, (Vancouver Island), BC, Canada, the daughter of Barry Anderson, a furnace repairman, and Carol (née Grosco) Anderson, a waitress. She was the first Canadian baby born in Ladysmith Canada's Centennial Day in 1967, A Centennial Baby. As a child, Anderson suffered frequent sexual abuse, a fact she revealed publicly in 2014: she was molested by a female babysitter from ages 6 to 10, raped by a 25-year-old man when she was 12, and gang-raped by her boyfriend and six of his friends when she was 14. She also revealed that her father, though "loving", had been an alcoholic. Anderson attended Highland Secondary School in Comox, British Columbia. During high school, she played on the volleyball team. She graduated in 1985. In 1988, the 19-years-old Anderson moved to Vancouver and worked as a fitness instructor. In 1989, Anderson attended a BC Lions Canadian Football League game at the BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, where the stadium camera featured her on the electronic scoreboard while wearing a Labatt's Beer T-shirt. The fans cheered her and she was brought down to the football field. Because of her fame in Vancouver, she signed a commercial contract with The brewing company to be the Blue Zone girl. More advertising assignments followed. Anderson appeared as the cover girl on Playboy magazine's October 1989 issue. She moved to Los Angeles to further pursue a modelling career. Playboy subsequently chose her as Playmate of the Month in their February 1990 issue, in which she appeared in the centrefold photo. Anderson then elected to have breast implant surgery, increasing her bust size to 34D. She famously increased her bust size again, to 34DD, several years later. Anderson has since appeared in Playboy several times in the 1990s and the 2000s. Anderson's Playboy career spans 22 years, and she has appeared on 14 Playboy covers, more than any other model. Anderson was the last to pose nude in Playboy, on the magazine's January/February 2016 cover. She also became known as a lifelong animal rights and human advocate and is also an activist for environmental issues. In 2006, she posed naked in the window of Stella McCartney's store in London to protest against the use of fur for making clothes.
After Pamela Anderson moved to Los Angeles, she won a minor role as Lisa, the original ‘Tool Time girl’, on the television sitcom, Home Improvement (1991-1993), starring Tim Allen. She left the show after two seasons and won the role of lifeguard C. J. Parker on Baywatch (1992-1997), the action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. She played C.J. for five seasons making her one of the longest serving and most popular cast members. This has been her best known role to date and she later reprised her role to return in a reunion movie, Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (Douglas Schwartz, 2003). In 1994, she was cast in her first starring film role, in the action thriller Raw Justice (David A. Prior, 1994), co-starring with Stacy Keach. She also appeared in Naked Souls (Lyndon Chubbuck, 1996), starring Brian Krause. Next she starred in the action-Science Fiction film Barb Wire (David Hogan, 1996), based on the Dark Horse comic book series of the same name. The thinly veiled futuristic remake of Casablanca was poorly received by critics, bombed at the box office and resulted for Anderson in a Golden Raspberry Award for her interpretation. In 1998, she came back as Vallery Irons in the TV series V.I.P. (1998-2002) about a bodyguard agency (V.I.P. aka Vallery Irons Protection). Blending action and humour in a fast-paced adventure series, with Anderson often poking fun at her tabloid image, the show explored the exciting and sometimes treacherous lives of the rich and famous. The series lasted through a successful four-year run. In 1999, Anderson had her breast implants surgically removed. The breaking news seemed like the end of an era.
Pamela Anderson married Tommy Lee, drummer of Mötley Crüe in 1995, after knowing him for about 4 days. They wed on a beach, with Anderson in a bikini. Anderson's mother did not know, and learned of the marriage from People magazine. A sex tape of Anderson and Tommy Lee on their honeymoon was stolen from their home in 1995 and made a huge stir on the Internet. Anderson sued the video distribution company, Internet Entertainment Group. Ultimately, the Lees entered into a confidential settlement agreement with IEG. During this time, she was known professionally as Pamela Anderson Lee. Together they have two sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee. The couple divorced in 1998. In 2000, Anderson became engaged to Swedish model Marcus Schenkenberg, but they broke up in 2001. In 2004, Anderson became a naturalized citizen of the United States, while retaining her Canadian citizenship. She became engaged to the singer Kid Rock (Robert J. Ritchie); and they married in 2006. Later that year Anderson miscarried while shooting a new film, Blonde and Blonder (Dean Hamilton, 2006) with Denise Richards. Seventeen days later, Anderson filed for divorce. In 2007, Anderson married Rick Salomon in a small wedding ceremony at The Mirage, between her two nightly appearances at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Hans Klok's magic show. The couple separated later that year and Anderson requested through the courts that the marriage be annulled, citing fraud. In 2014 they remarried and also divorced again in 2015. Her film work in the new millennium consisted mainly of cameos in such comedies as Scooby-Doo (Raja Gosnell, 2002) with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar, and Scary Movie 3 (David Zucker, 2003), part of the franchise that parodied the horror, sci-fi, and mystery genres. In 2004, she released the book Star, co-written by Eric Shaw Quinn, about a teenager trying to become famous. Her second book, the sequel Star Struck (2005), is a thinly veiled look at her life with Tommy Lee and the trials of celebrity life. Anderson appeared in the mockumentary, Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (Larry Charles, 2006), as the title character (Sacha Baron Cohen) becomes obsessed with her, and plans to abduct and marry her. She appears as herself at a book signing at the end of the film, confronted by Borat in a staged botched abduction. The film opened at No. 1 in the US box office, maintaining first place for two weeks straight. More recently she co-starred in the independent film The People Garden (Nadia Litz, 2016), a Canadian-Japanese drama starring Dree Hemingway, and for this year she’s scheduled to return in a cameo as the older C.J. in a new film version of Baywatch (Seth Gordon, 2017). The new film version stars Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Priyanka Chopra and Zac Efron and the tagline is promising: Don't worry, summer is coming. Recently, Pamela Anderson, now 49, appeared in the erotic magazine The Amorist in new pictures by photographer Rankin for a new ad campaign for an erotic lingerie brand. The DailyMail Online commented: “Time may well be a cruel mistress, but Pamela Anderson goes some way towards proving the years have been kind in a stunning new photoshoot.”
Sources: Pamelandersonfoundation.org, Daily Mail Online, Wikipedia and IMDb.
I had so much fun photographing these models. They were all amazing! There are new themes coming up next week. Come back to check them out :)
It is a former estate garden featuring annuals, roses and wildflowers and an extensive rockery. It is located on Wilket Creek, one of the tributaries of the Don River West Branch. The estate's title was once held by Alexander Milne, a Scottish weaver who settled here after the War of 1812 and left in 1832. The land and the woolen/saw mills was obtained by Rupert E. Edwards in 1944 and created his country home. Edwards home was left in neglect and was purchased by the Municipality of Metro Toronto in 1955 and became Edwards Gardens in 1956.
apparently, my laptop had a safety feature where it will not charge my third party battery. the lenovo website has a feature where they will sell me the wrong battery. my original battery has feature of being completely dead. so many features!
Cute and fun portrait! I love the hair movement! This beautiful model is one of the model's with the longest hair.
Things I love about this image, of course, the model!!!, her attitude, the summer look! (You should know it was a cold day though) the movement of her hair and the bulky necklace!
It was a joy to work with this beautiful girl, she is an awesome model!
Come back tomorrow to find out who is next week's model.
Featured Photo for Nov 27, 04
Rear naked choke applied without
the hooks being in
Reality Fighting 7
Photo by Dave Mandel
Lighting of the National Christmas Tree, featuring President and Mrs. Obama and family, Kelly Clarkson, Mark Anthony, James Taylor, Eva Longoria, Chase the Rapper
✰ This photo was featured on The Epic Global Showcase here: ift.tt/1ZT2Jbu
-------------
》Featuring The Amazing: @foxed.official ┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄┄
Blue symbolizes trust, loyalty and confidence…DAY 29 #30dayschallage #30daysofmakeup #bluemakeup #makeup #makeupartist #art #mua #promua #eyes #undiscovered_muas #undiscovered
✰Follow @foxed.official on Instagram for more awesomeness like this!
✰ This photo was featured on The Epic Global Showcase here: bit.ly/1roohCb ------------- Moody London flashback. I was realy impressed by these fantastic lamp posts, including real birds 😃🐦💡 #london #londonlife #thisislondon #ig_worldclub #rsa_light #princely_club #ig_europe #mood_family #MyCanon #igworldclub #StreetViewMagazine #igworldclub_street #urbanandstreet #ig_street #londoner #bestcaptureglobal #thisislondon #igworldclub_street #prettycitylondon #toplondonphoto #timeoutlondon #MoodyGrams by @kimtonning on Instagram.
It has been great to feature this awesome model! She was a joy to work with. I loved all of the different styles she put together, these tones and check out those shoes!!
Come back tomorrow to check out the next beautiful featured model!
This week we're featuring this gorgeous model! I think she would be great as an actress too! Btw she has amazing eyebrows!
DRBC- Nettie Dress- Creature Feature (Horrorfest)
[The Forge]- Battelina Necklace and Earrings (Horrorfest)
Was lately featured in Shanghai's "Bund" magazine as a promising foreign freelance photographer living in China.
Allah has been too kind.
Os presento al último muchacho que me llegó a casa y que me tiene enamoradita a más no poder. *o* Llevaba mucho tiempo deseando este custom del cantante Kamenashi Kazuya. Y ahora, gracias a Sheryl y sus magníficas manitas, mi sueño se ha hecho realidad. Muchísimas gracias cielo, por materializarlo tal y como soñaba.
Esta sesión va dedicada también a HysL y a Tissie (^x~) Kame os manda muchos besitos!!!!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I present the last boy who came home. I´m falling love with him. *o* A long time I was looking forward to this custom of the singer Kamenashi Kazuya. Now, thanks to Sheryl and her wonderful hands, my dream has come true. Thank you so much, darling!!!
This photo shoot is dedicated to HysL and Tissie too. (^x~) Kame sends you kisses!!!
Good morning everyone. Featured for Dragonfly Thursday are a couple of Black Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata) I photographed in October. The first two photos are of the same dragonfly, with the above shot being taken against some brilliant fall foliage in the Midwest. I spotted this dragonfly at the edge of a recently harvested soybean field bordering the reclaimed strip mine I visit often. The third and last photo is of a dragonfly photographed at Lacey Pond on a bramble bush. It was the only decent pic I could get because of where it was perched.
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a most wonderful day.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/180) focal length 300mm
Featuring from left to right-;
YN53OZL, YN04AHE, YN52UVY & YN04AHD.
Abellio Bus Depot, Battersea.
23 May 13
Another one from my archives, this photo feature was prepared for a specialist magazine some time ago; I can't recall whether it was ever published. The text was believed to be correct at the time of writing (c2008):
"Austin was always a minor player in the PSV market, with models so closely based on contemporary Bedfords that they were often referred to as ‘Birmingham Bedfords’. Some success was achieved in the immediate post-war years, particularly in the export market, with products proudly branded as ‘Austin of England’. Four normal-control K4 chassis with the later ‘Loadstar’ bonnets were bodied as buses on Malta. They were stylish vehicles with generously curved front wings that bore a strong family resemblance to the post-war range of Austin cars. Brincat-bodied 3252 started out as a Mosta bus and is seen in the digital representation above in the merged Mosta-Naxxar livery. It continued in use as FBY 704 until 2003 and was scrapped two years later. Aquilina-bodied 2593 is seen in the digital representation below in Mellieha livery; and on the right at Valletta in 1993 as Y-0567, shortly before withdrawal. It was scrapped at Naxxar" (01-Apr-20).
All rights reserved. Not to be re-posted anywhere without prior written permission. Please follow the link below for additional information about my Flickr collection and the techniques used:
I am very excited to announce that I was contacted by a Lego staff member last month about one of my builds.
My MOC, Snowman , was chosen to be featured in the November VIP newsletter, which arrive in my email this morning.
I also owe a thank you to MasterShifuLeoJ who originally reposted my MOC on ReBrick in December 2012.
.
.
LEGO, the LEGO logo, the Brick and knob configurations and the Minifigure are trademarks of the LEGO Group. © 2013 The LEGO Group.
Snowman MOC image property of customBRICKS. Used by The Lego Group with permission.
Publication history
Marvel Comics' first Black Knight, Sir Percy of Scandia, first appeared in the medieval-adventure series Black Knight #1–5 (cover-dated May 1955–April 1956) 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 Knight appeared in The Avengers #6, #14–15 (July 1964, March–April 1965), and in the feature "Iron Man" in Tales of Suspense #73 (Jan. 1966), in which he was mortally wounded.
Dane Whitman, Garrett's nephew, made his first appearance in The Avengers #47 (Dec. 1967) and became a heroic version of the Black Knight in the subsequent issue. Whitman sporadically appeared with the Avengers until becoming a core member, regularly appearing in #252–300 (1985–1989) and #329–375 (1991–1994).
Dane Whitman
Dane Whitman, known as the Black Knight, embodies a legacy steeped in honor, chivalry, and a complex relationship with a cursed legacy.
Stemming from a long line of knights, Dane grapples with the burden of a dark family history intertwined with the mystical Ebony Blade, a weapon passed down through generations.
He is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, Dane took on the mantle of the Black Knight to redeem his family's name tainted by his villainous uncle, Nathan Garrett.
As the Black Knight Dane relied on his intellect, combat skills, and the mystical powers of the Ebony Blade to battle evil and safeguard the world.
His journey as the Black Knight sees him navigating a world filled with both medieval lore and contemporary challenges.
Dane has often found himself entangled in epic conflicts, confronting magical threats, and forming alliances with various superheroes across the world.
Throughout his tenure, Dane has experienced personal turmoil, struggling with the temptations and consequences of wielding the Ebony Blade, which at times has led him down a darker path. He constantly seeks to balance the noble intentions behind his heroism with the potential corruption posed by the cursed weapon.
Dane's connections within the superhero community have expanded, fostering alliances with groups like the Avengers and relationships with individuals such as Sersi and Captain Britain.
Despite grappling with personal demons and the weight of his legacy, Dane Whitman's commitment to honor, bravery, and heroism remains a defining aspect of his character as the Black Knight.
History
Early Life
As a young man, Dane Whitman fell in love with Ashima Chopra, who developed terminal cancer. Dane planned to visit her in the hospital and propose, but lost his nerve and fell out of touch. Refusing treatment, Ashima died within a year, after secretly giving birth to a baby girl, Jackie.
Becoming the Black Knight
As an adult, Dane inherited his uncle Nathan Garrett's castle. He was unaware that his uncle had been the villainous Black Knight until finding notes and inventions. Eventually he came upon the Ebony Blade. Passing its test, Sir Percival explained the history of the blade and its curse.
Taking the weapon Dane decided to be a hero, joining the Masters of Evil just as his uncle did, but with the intent of infiltrating them from within. This he did to aid the Avengers, but they did not trust him until he later assisted them against Kang the Conqueror.
Crusades and Otherworld
Dane later fought alongside the Defenders against the Enchantress, but was apparently turned to stone by her. The Valkyrie took possession of the Knight's Ebony Blade and his winged horse, Aragorn, and Dr. Strange took custody of his petrified form.
The Defenders later attempted to restore him using the Evil Eye of Avalon. They discovered, however, that Whitman's spirit had been transported back in time to the 12th Century where it now inhabited the body of his own ancestor, Eobar Garrington.
Whitman declined to return to the present day with the Defenders, and Valkyrie returned his sword to him; Whitman allowed her to keep the horse.
Later, however, he was equipped with a new flying horse named Valinor and transported (still in Garrington's body) to the present day by the mage Merlyn, to carry out a special mission.
Sent to find the amnesiac hero Captain Britain, Whitman then traveled with him to Otherworld to battle the evil Mordred and his master, the demonic Necromon, and save Camelot (at some point during the course of this quest, both heroes were briefly abducted by the Grandmaster to participate in his 'Contest of Champions').
After this mission was concluded, Whitman was returned to the 12th Century, though he did briefly travel forward again to attend Merlyn's funeral.
Back in the past, he protected the mystical island of Avalon from the demonic Fomor, until Garrington's body was eventually destroyed during a battle involving the time-traveling Avengers. Whitman's spirit returned to his original body, which became flesh and blood again.
Avengers
Dane served several tours of duty with the Avengers. While a member, his scientific knowledge came to be useful, especially when such minds as Iron Man and Hank Pym were not on the roster.
He began his first extended membership with the team shortly after Vision stepped down as chairperson.
Dane participated in the siege on Avengers Mansion by the Masters of Evil (during which he was captured and beaten by Mister Hyde). Despite his injuries, Dane remained with the team after the membership shakeup that followed.
The curse of the Ebony Blade reasserted itself after the Avengers' associate member Marrina went insane and became the enormous Leviathan. Her husband Namor used the Ebony Blade to slay Marrina, reactivating the Knight's curse.
Dane began to physically transform into an extension of the blade, his body seizing up until he required an exoskeleton to move it.
After the Avengers disbanded, the Black Knight joined Thor in defense of Asgard from the invasion of the Egyptian Death God known as Seth, but his curse finally took hold and the Knight was trapped as an inanimate statue once again.
Returned to his ancestral castle, Dane's statue was tended to by Victoria Bentley. She attempted a spell to restore him to life, but inadvertently summoned the spirit of the original Black Knight, Sir Percy of Scandia, in his place.
After a series of adventures, Sir Percy abdicated Dane's body, taking the Ebony Blade's curse with him and restoring Whitman to his own body. Sir Percy had taken a squire named Sean Dolan, who Dane kept as his own.
The Black Knight returned to the Avengers after this, first as a reserve substitute, and later as a full member.
The curse of the Ebony Blade became too dangerous, and Dane eventually abandoned it choosing to use a technological weapon instead.
He was involved in Operation Galactic Storm, during which he was part of Captain America's team, sent to the Kree Empire. At the end of that mission, Dane was among the Avengers who followed Iron Man to execute the Kree Supreme Intelligence, and was, in fact, the one who struck the mortal blow.
While Dane would be away with the Avengers, Victoria Bentley retained ownership of the castle so he would not lose it. She could easily watch over the property as it neighbored hers.
However, Dane's former squire became possessed by the Ebony Blade and turned into the Bloodwraith. The Bloodwraith accidentally killed Victoria during a duel between the Bloodwraith, Dane, and Deadpool.
At this time, Dane also found himself in a love triangle with Crystal and Sersi. At first, he pursued a relationship with Sersi, as Crystal and her estranged husband, Pietro, attempted to reconcile, even becoming Sersi's "Gann Josin", establishing a powerful psychic link which was meant to help Sersi maintain control in troubled times.
Still, after Crystal and Pietro relationship seemingly reached the point of no return, he confessed his feelings for Crystal and the two kissed. However, Luna's kidnapping brought Pietro and Crystal closer again, so, after Proctor (an evil alternate version of Dane) was finally defeated, Sersi felt she was too dangerous and had to exile herself, and Dane went along with her, leaving Crystal behind.
Ultraverse
The two eventually ended up in the Ultraverse. Dane became a member of the local heroes known as UltraForce.
During a reality-shredding event known as Black September, the Avengers and UltraForce joined forces against Loki and the combined sentient power of the Infinity Gems. In the aftermath, Dane remained in the Ultraverse as the new leader of UltraForce.
After leading UltraForce for several months, Dane had the opportunity to return to Earth-616 after an alien invasion. He took the chance and passed through a portal leading back home.
At one point, Dane appeared in Crystal's mirror, telling her they needed help, but this was only witnessed by her daughter, Luna.
Exodus
While Dane was in the body of his ancestor Eobar Garrington during the Crusades, he met the knight Bennet du Paris, who became Exodus shortly after.
This explained why Dane felt Exodus was somehow familiar when they 'first' met in Genosha sometime earlier.
Heroes for Hire
Sersi was later able to transport herself and Dane back to the present. Their 'Gann Josin' had apparently been broken and they had gone their separate ways aside from acting as reservist Avengers. Dane joined Luke Cage's Heroes for Hire shortly after his return.
Not long after his return to Earth, the Lady of the Lake appeared to Dane, telling him he was destined to become Avalon's champion. She presented him with a new armor as well as the Shield of Night and the Sword of Light.
While working with Heroes for Hire Dane came across the High Evolutionary's Knights of Wundagore and agreed to train them. It was at this time that Dane acquired one of their "atomic steeds."
Excalibur and Avengers
Dane briefly joined an Excalibur team who helped Captain Britain to become the new monarch of Otherworld. For a time he served sporadically as a member of the Avengers and was present when they disbanded.
Later, Dane had returned to Garrett Castle and converted it into a museum. Dane suddenly switched bodies with the original Black Knight, Sir Percy of Scandia.
The investigating new Excalibur team found an ancient scroll in Percival's tomb showing the team as the saviors of Camelot.
Traveling back to the era of King Arthur, Whitman met Percy and helped his ancestor, King Arthur, and Merlin defeat the dragons plaguing the kingdom (revealing the "dragons" to be Makluans in the process) and returned to the present. After assisting Excalibur in tracking down Juggernaut in Korea and returning him to the team, Whitman left in search of his real Ebony Blade.
Secret Invasion
Recently returned to England, Whitman appeared to be wielding the original Blade again (actually a fake created by Dracula), using it to slaughter invading Skrulls during the Secret Invasion. Dane also was revealed to have a literal stone heart, given to him by Sersi to keep him "above it all" and uninvolved.
During the invasion, Dane made his way through London protecting innocents and in doing so saved the life of civilian doctor Faiza Hussain. Faiza fought alongside Dane against the Skrull army and their champion, Super-Skrull, until Dane was incapacitated and a newly resurrected Captain Britain came to their rescue.
While Captain Britain fought Super-Skrull, Faiza attempted to heal a dying Black Knight with her newfound abilities, and Dane - under the belief that he was on his deathbed - dubbed her his steward. Captain Britain was able to defeat the Super Skrull, Faiza healed Dane once magic returned to England and the Skrull Invasion in England came to an end; but not without revealing the new wielder of Excalibur to be Faiza.
Insanity and Euroforce
He slowly started to become insane because of the power of the Ebony Blade.
After encountering a fake Savage Steel robbing a bank, he brutally beat the criminal, even costing him an eye and leaving him in a coma.
After the Watcher's death and the release of the secrets buried in his eye, his attack on Savage Steel was revealed to Rebecca Stevens, a historian investigating the Blade who he previously met. She told him that the past users of the Blade had all fallen insane and offered help, but he refused. Later, he was recruited to lead the new Euroforce as a "temporal adjustment".
Journey on Weirdworld
Black Knight had fled to Weirdworld after killing Carnivore when losing control over the Ebony Blade as it increased in power.
There, he murdered King Zaltin Tar to establish New Avalon and built an army of Amazons, Demon Dogs, Giants, Ice Swarms, Thunder & Lightning Dragons, Tribbitites, and Underwater Apes with the help of Shield and Spear.
The army was formed in anticipation of the arrival of the Avengers Unity Division seeking to bring him to justice.
When the Avengers Unity Division arrived, they encountered Black Knight and his army, ultimately separating him from the Ebony Blade, so that he could be apprehended.
Later, commander Steve Rogers realized that the people of New Avalon relied upon Dane Whitman, and after defending the kingdom from the Fangs of the Serpent, Rebecca Stevens negotiated a compromise whereby Dane would remain in Weirdworld with her.
Hydra splinter groups started to form all over the world and several superhero teams were gathered to stop Hydra from going any further.
Meanwhile, Dane Whitman returned to Europe to help Euroforce battle Hydra, but he was apprehended alongside several teammates, remaining imprisoned until the Champions of Europe arrived and freed them.
On another occasion, Dane answered the call to join the Avengers battling the threat of the Empyre led Cotati.
Enter the Phoenix
When the cosmic force known as the Phoenix Force returned to Earth, it staged a contest to determine its next host, and Black Knight was one of many individuals summoned to the White Hot Room for it.
The Phoenix empowered the assembled champions and had them fight each other in trials by combat.
Dubbing himself the Phoenix Knight, Dane was pitted against the mysterious Red Widow in Stonehenge. However, Black Knight was quickly overpowered by his opponent and was defeated.
King in Black and Curse of the Ebony Blade
Depressed and resentful that the Avengers viewed him as a madman, Dane doubled down on his conviction that the Ebony Blade was responsible for his fits of rage.
When the dark god Knull assailed the Earth with his horde of symbiotes, Dane was among the Avengers-adjacent heroes contacted. En route to Manhattan he was attacked by a symbiote-dragon sent by Knull to claim the Ebony Blade, crash landing in Shanghai, China.
Losing his grip on the Ebony Blade, Dane encountering Aero and Swordmaster while searching for it, and was angered by their disdain towards him.
When Swordmaster refused to help save the civilians after learning the symbiotes were not minions of his nemesis, the dark god Chiyou, his divine weapon - the Sword of Fu Xi - forsook him for Dane.
Lapsing into a berserk state, Dane hacked a symbiote dragon to shreds, maniacally declaring that the Sword of Fu Xi belonged to him now.
As Swordmaster tried to take the divine sword back, one of the symbiotes latched onto them and connected them psychically to Knull, who revealed to Dane the truth of the Ebony Blade - that the sword's curse was not responsible for his family's history of mental instability and bloodlust, but it fed off their inner darkness and could only be wielded by a person consumed by evil.
Knull declared his intent to claim both the Ebony Blade and the Sword of Fu Xi for himself, manifesting an avatar in the shape of Chiyou to mock Swordmaster.
The Sword of Fu Xi rejected Dane as its wielder and returned to Swordmaster, leaving Dane devastated to learn his whole life had been a lie. Sensing his despair, the Ebony Blade returned to him, and Dane ultimately decided to channel his inner darkness to put a stop to Knull's invasion.
At some point around this time, Dane learned about the existence of his daughter, Jacks.
Deciding to approach the relationship slowly to "soften the blow", Dane reached out to her academically to discuss her thesis in Arthurian mythology.
Mordred, seeking to claim the Ebony items for himself, killed Dane and tried to take the sword before being chased away by the Avengers, and Dane was later resurrected by the Ebony Blade.
While Dane confronted Percy for the truth of the Ebony Blade, Elsa Bloodstone attacked him - having been tracking Mordred to obtain a Bloodstone in his possession.
Dane, Elsa, and Jacks tracked down the missing Ebony Chalice to the mystical realm of Listeneise, repelling Mordred when he attempted to claim the goblet and sword.
Drinking from the Chalice, Dane learned that Merlin had masterminded the downfall of Camelot, manipulating Arthur and Mordred, and had Percy assassinated in hopes of covering up Camelot's dark secret with the sanitized narratives that became Arthurian lore.
Informed of Mordred's plan to forge the Ebony Shield, Ebony Dagger, and Ebony Chalice into an Ebony Crown, Dane cast aside the Ebony Blade and let Mordred fatally wound him.
When Jacks took up the Ebony Blade, her connection to Dane was revealed and she used her rage to kill Mordred.
Resurrected by the Ebony Crown, Dane reforged it into the Ebon Siege - which gave dark portents to those who sat in it. Expecting Jacks to reject him as her father, Dane was shocked when she instead offered to lessen the burden of the Ebony Blade's curse by sharing the moniker of the Black Knight with him.
Abilities
Gifted Scientist: Whitman started out as a scientist, though specializing in physics (having earned a Master's degree in physics), he is proficient in a wide array of advanced sciences and technologies, including genetic and mechanical engineering; and continues to approach things from a scientific perspective more often than not, despite his ties to the world of magic.
Expert Swordsman: Whitman is an excellent swordsman whose skills have allowed him to best the Swordsman in combat.
Skilled Martial Artist: He is an excellent fighter, able to hold his own against such highly skilled fighters as Captain America and Wolverine.
Expert Horseman: He is also an expert horseman.
Magical Knowledge: Whitman has become somewhat familiar with magic.
Skilled Tactician & Strategist: He has also demonstrated good leadership skills as leader of both the Avengers and UltraForce. He has strong strategic and tactical skills.
Equipment
Dane wears protective armor, apparently of elven design. He also possesses a necklace that can contain his armor, sword, and shield and reappear whenever he says Avalon.
Brazier of Truth: Magical flame in Garrett Castle.
Weapons
Originally after taking up the mantle of Black Knight, Dane took to wielding his uncles Power Lance as a personal armament. Using it with the same expertise as its original creator did every now and then.
Dane currently wields the Ebony Blade as it has been gifted back to him by Storm.[60][43] In addition, he also owns a few replicas of the Ebony Blade that are stated to be nearly as powerful and just as dangerous.
He formerly used a Photon Sword and the Sword of Light and the Shield of Night, and for a time (while in the service of Merlyn) carried Excalibur after the temporary destruction of the Ebony Blade.
Transportation
Dane normally rides the white-winged horse, Strider, a gift from the Lady of the Lake. He formerly rode Valinor, whom he acquired while in the 12th century. While training the Knights of Wundagore, Dane used one of their 'atomic steeds.' His first white-winged horse was Aragorn, whom he gifted to Valkyrie.
While he used the Ebony Blade, Dane could be summoned to it regardless of location through the use of a ritual.
Notes
The Black Knight was one of the characters featured in Series A of the Marvel Value Stamps (#97)issued in the 1970s.
On the 50 state variant covers of U.S.Avengers #1, Black Knight was assigned as the Avenger of Ohio.
Trivia
Bloodwraith is his former Squire, Sean Dolan.
Dane Whitman was created by Roy Thomas, who was inspired by the original Black Knight.
Dane's telephone number in England was 01-552-8210.
⚡ Happy 🎯 Heroclix 💫 Friday! 👽
_____________________________
A year of the shows and performers of the Bijou Planks Theater.
Secret Identity: Dane Whitman
Publisher: Marvel
First appearance: The Avengers #47 (December 1967)
Created by: Roy Thomas (Writer)
John Buscema (Artist)