The macabre Dreadknight owes his criminal
career to two of Iron Man's
other foes. The first was Professor Nathan
Garrett, the evil
Black Knight, who had genetically engineered a winged horse and created
an arsenal of weaponry, including a laser gun disguised as a medieval lance.
Following the death of his master, Garrett's winged horse flew away and was
eventually discovered by the Latverian scientist Bram
Velsing. Velsing had once served
Dr. Doom, but also plotted against him; as a result, Doom punished him
by fusing a grotesque mask
to his face. Adopting armor and weaponry reminiscent of Garrett's, Velsing
became the criminal Dreadknight, a foe of both Shellhead and Garrett's nephew,
the new Black Knight!
First ever & IM appearance: Iron Man #101.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 11 July 2008 )
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