#sir justin shining knight

[dc-polls]

The DC Body Swap Brawl

Round 1, Brawl 2

Location: Gotham City Docks

It's nighttime at the docks. Barges stacked with shipping containers rest silently in the water, and tall warehouses wall off the area. Flood lights illuminate where the asphalt ground drops off to the murky water below.

Team 3

Greg Saunders (Vigilante) in the body of Jo Mullein (Green Lantern)

Lex Luthor in the body of Ernst (The Brain)

Sir Justin (Shining Knight) in the body of Ralph Dibny (Elongated Man)

Team 4

Harleen Quinzel (Harley Quinn) in the body of Jason Blood (Etrigan)

Talia al Ghul in the body of Jaime Reyes (Blue Beetle)

Tim Drake (Red Robin) in the body of Big Bear

Discuss how you think the fight will go in the notes, and in a week we'll vote to see who comes out on top!

Brawl Rules | General Rules | Bracket

[frosteee]

Justice League Unlimited: Galactic Justice.

I love this beyond words. I want a whole comic of this!

[dcau-incorrect-quotes]

Saw this on reddit!

[dcdreamblog]

Seeing you talk about the Crimson Avenger reminded me, what can you tell us about the Seven Soldiers of Victory? I’ve seen different article talk about different members and the number don’t always add up. I’ve seen something about a guy named the Spider, one article even says TNT and Dyna-Mite were members!

And sometimes there’s eight of them?

Oh you will regret this. I actually did my thesis on the 7 Soldiers (Specifically ABOUT the historical mysteries of their membership), you can see on the selfie they posted that I have a decal for them on my phone. This question is a big one. So let's cover what we know...

(Group Photo of the 7 Soldiers from the Squadron's '43 Yearbook. I have cut out the members on the left for rhetorical purposes) This is what I would call the 5 core, inarguable members of the 7 Soldiers.

Crimson Avenger: Lee Travis, newspaper publisher, the first mystery man (Fun fact, because of the drastic difference in costuming. It wasn't until after Travis' death that it was confirmed this Avenger and the original Avenger were the same person) Shining Knight: Sir Justin, displaced knight from the Arthurian era Vigilante: The rider of the purple sage. Frontier mystery man secretly country-western artist Greg Saunders Star-Spangled Kid and Stripesy: Industrial heir Sylvester Pemberton and his bodyguard/chauffeur Patrick Dugan. This is the easy part. Below is the hard part.

Two core team members weren't counted for unfortunately obvious reasons for the era...

(Crimson Avenger and Wing at a Squadron Function in 1942) Wing How, the Crimson Avenger's chauffeur and later confidante/sidekick. A Chinese immigrant to Travis' native New York

(Vigilante and Stuff riding down the streets of Independence, MI. 1940) Stuff, The Chinatown Kid. AKA Danny Leong. Another Chinese immigrant this time adopted by country western star Greg Saunders, secretly The Vigilante How and Leong, being Chinese "tag alongs" which was already a loaded trope by the 1940s were often treated more like accessories than real members of the team by media and the public. If you want to know the other 2 soldiers that were on the team when it was founded to lend it that name. Its those two. But it got more complicated than that. 2. The 7 Soldiers gained new members during the War but their name never changed

(TNT and Dyna-Mite at the DC Courthouse after receiving a medal from the city) TNT and Dyna-Mite, DC natives and perhaps the most personally popular superheroes who were not members of the Justice Society during the War years. Owing to their personal popularity in the nation's capital. WHEN they became members of the Soldiers is unknown but they were inducted by December of 1941 at the latest as they partcipated in the "Black Star" case It is unknown whether or not Dyna-Mite remained associated with the team after TNT's tragic death in the line of duty in early 1942. And then there's..him...

(The Spider, glimpsed on the edge of a billboard in his native St Louis) The Spider, AKA Thomas Hallaway. For fairly obvious reasons is no longer concerned part of the superhero community. He was, in fact, an unrepentant criminal who used the cover of a superhero persona as an alibi. It wasn't until post war that his treachery was discovered when he attempted to assassinate both Jay and Joan Garrick, losing his life in the attempt under mysterious circumstances. In the modern day it was discovered that The Spider himself was responsible for the 7 Soldiers' disappearance post war, having been in cahoots with perennial enemy The Iron Hand. The Soldiers were scattered through time and only recovered during one of the early cases of the Justice League, leading to the heroic sacrifice of Wing How to save the lives of his teammates When he became associated with the Soldiers is unknown and he is retroactively cast out from his membership in the Soldiers specifically and the All Star Squadron in general save for the most dry of historical perspectives. Conclusion: If you want me to answer who the "7 Soldiers" were. To me (noting that this is a personal opinion, not a historical fact). It's The Crimson Avenger, Wing, Vigilante, Stuff, Shining Knight, Star Spangled-Kid and Stripesy. With knowledge that TNT and Dyna-Mite were also members because what's in a name anyway? The Spider, by his own action has been stricken from any claim to any membership of any heroic organization.

[dailyjsa]

Leading Comics #2

Writer: Bill Finger

Artist: Mort Meskin

Inker: Mort Meskin

[lazypastrys-thingymajingky]

WOOOOOOOOOO FREEDOM AT LAST!!!

Finally done with finals so I can now draw whatever I want! And I've been holding back from drawing these 2 bois for a long time!

And bonus ùwú they're just having a "private conversation", just 2 bros talking while their faces aren't even a centimeter apart, that's all

[evilhorse]

Forsooth, it was a fortunate happenstance!

(All-Star Comics #64)

[cigamfossertsim]

vigilante: wait here. keep guard. if anyone comes just tell them you’re a knight or something

shining knight: i AM a knight

vigilante: then theyll likely believe you!

[chernobog13]

Sure, Sir Justin, that's exactly what happened.

[sebeth]

I Have Met With Some Of My Earlier Comrades

[rainbyotes]

A super villain's perspective:

What's worse than being beaten up by Vigilante and Shining Knight?

Them not taking you seriously while they beat you up cuz they were busy either flirting with each other or arguing like an old married couple (or both)

Have you considered the secret third option where the villain somehow manages to third wheel them because they’re just. THE couple, easily one of DCs top power couples

Like atom smasher is LITERALLY third wheeling them in this entire scene

[frosteee]

Remember when Shining Knight almost decapitated a guy for daring to lay a hand on his BFF?

I do. And I love it.

[dcau-incorrect-quotes]

Green Arrow: Hows Sir Justins head?

Vigilante: Best i’ve ever had.

Green Arrow: …..

Vigilante: Oh, ya mean’t his injury.

Vigilante: Hes fine.

[hermesserpent-stuff]

Sir Justin: So I have made the decision to trust you. Greg: A horrible decision, really.

[dailyjsa]

Leading Comics #1 cover by Mort Meskin

[lazypastrys-thingymajingky]

Ey look a 1010/sun and moon fanart- alright I'll drop the act, really don't have much planned this April Fools

Though I just wanna share my art of mah two underrated favorite bois from DC, which are ShiningKnight (Sir Justin) and Vigilante (Greg Saunders)

First time I saw them was on Justice League Unlimited when I was a kid and now looking for comics of em (and they won't leave my brain alone TwT)

Now imma just *throws self off the window*