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((Short description|The fictional British monarch in printed narrative art))
((additional citations|date=February 2020))
 [[File:Kingarthurdcu00.jpg|thumb|right|King Arthur knighting [[Batman]] and [[Superman]] as seen in ''[[World's Finest Comics]]'' vol. 1 #162, art by [[Curt Swan]].]]
'''[[King Arthur]]''' '''(Arthur Pendragon)''' is a legendary figure used commonly  in [[comic book]]s.

==DC Comics==
===''New Comics''===
King Arthur was first used in ''[[New Comics]]'' #3 ("The Tale of Sir Gareth of Orkney") and appears alongside his wife [[Guinevere]], his friend [[Merlin (DC Comics)|Merlin]], Sir [[Lancelot]], and [[Gareth]].<ref>''New Comics'' #3 (February 1936). DC Comics.</ref>

===Batman===
((see also|Batman))
King Arthur is present in ''Batman'' #36, a possible fantasy entitled "Sir Batman at King Arthur's Court" in which [[Professor Carter Nichols]] uses his "Time-Ray Machine" device to send Batman and Robin back in time using "time travel hypnosis" to Arthur's court at Camelot.<ref>''Batman'' #36. DC Comics.</ref>

===Shining Knight===
((main|Shining Knight))
King Arthur reappears in ''Adventure Comics'' #66, a tale in which Merlin gives the [[Shining Knight]] a magical suit of armor (which protects its wearer from all forms of harm), a sword (capable of cutting any substance except the aforementioned suit), and a winged horse named Victory.<ref>''Adventure Comics'' #66 (September 1941). DC Comics.</ref> The Shining Knight later delivers the [[Holy Grail]] to King Arthur at Camelot.<ref>''Swamp Thing'' (vol. 2) #87 (June 1989). DC Comics.</ref>

=== ''Marvel Family'' ===
In ''Marvel Family'' #70, Merlin sends armor to the future, where it is worn by Sterling Morris, a descendant of King Arthur, and sends him back to Camelot. The Marvel Family follow him back in time and find while Arthur is away on a crusade, Queen Guinevere, who was left to rule the Kingdom, has been captured by the Black Wizard, who seeks to seize the Kingdom. Merlin has brought Morris back to rule the Kingdom while Arthur is away. The Marvels rescue Guinevere and retrieve Arthur from the Crusades. Arthur's Knights defeat the Black Wizard's forces and he is captured by Sterling.<ref>''Marvel Family'' #70. DC Comics.</ref>

===Silent Knight===
((main|Silent Knight))
Arthur reappears in ''Brave and the Bold'' #1, a story where Merlin acts as a guide to young squire Brian Kent, who later becomes the [[Silent Knight]].<ref name="BB1">''Brave and the Bold'' #1 (August 1955)</ref><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.dcuguide.com/who.php?name=silentknight|title=Who's Who in the DC Universe - DCU Guide|website=www.dcuguide.com))</ref>

===''World's Finest Comics''===
((see also|World's Finest Comics))
In ''World's Finest Comics'' #42, comic figures Doc and Fatty travel back to King Arthur's court using a unique device called a "Time-Typer", which is basically a souped-up [[typewriter]]. Doc and Fatty meet the King and are told that they need to kill a [[dragon]] in order to earn a seat at the [[Round Table]]. They later pilot a robot dragon and attempt to scam King Arthur.<ref>''World's Finest Comics'' #42 (October 1949). DC Comics.</ref>

[[Green Arrow]] and [[Roy Harper (comics)|Speedy]] travel to the jungle planet of Tropicus in ''World's Finest Comics'' #52; there Green Arrow meets both King Arthur and [[Daniel Boone]] in a story titled "A Sword, a Rifle and a Bow". Green Arrow, King Arthur and Daniel Boone are forced to duel in an alien arena against the best Tropican swordsmen, riflemen and archers. At the end of this implausible story, both heroes are inexplicably returned to Earth, as the capital city of Tropicus is destroyed by a volcanic eruption.<ref name="BB1"/>

King Arthur also appears in ''[[World's Finest Comics]]'' #162, a story in which both [[Superman]] and [[Batman]] are dragged through time to Camelot through the use of a "Time Mist", by a race of nameless purple-skinned shapeshifting aliens, who trick Batman and Superman into helping them overthrow Camelot. The disguised aliens state that Arthur, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table are actually alien impostors who have driven them away from Camelot. With their help, Arthur and the Knights are defeated; during the fight, Superman is stunned by King Arthur wielding [[Excalibur]] and Batman is wounded by [[Sir Galahad]]'s magic spear. Batman and Superman later aid in their rescue when the deception is revealed (due to the alien King Arthur mentioning electricity) and with the help of the magically empowered knights' powers such as [[Sir Bors]]' ring of fire, Sir Bohart's super-speed, [[Sir Kay]]'s cloak of [[invisibility]] and growing powers, [[Lancelot|Sir Lancelot]]'s [[Vulnerability|invulnerable]] armor, [[Gawain]]'s belt that gives him [[super-strength]] and Merlin's magic spells, the aliens are ousted from Camelot. At the story's end, Superman and Batman are both knighted by King Arthur.<ref>''World's Finest Comics'' #162 (September 1966). DC Comics.</ref>

===Etrigan===
((see also|Etrigan the Demon))
Arthur makes a tangential appearance in ''The Demon'' #1, a story where Merlin enlisted the demon Etrigan in the defense of Camelot, against the coming of [[Morgaine le Fey (DC Comics)|Morgaine le Fey]], her army of demons, and Arthur's son [[Mordred]]. Later, in ''The Demon'' (vol. 3) #16-20, Merlin set [[Sir Percival]] the Golden Knight to guard the Earthly exit from the Region Beyond, which is located in [[England]]. The Region Beyond is where King Arthur had Merlin banish all the dangerous mystical entities native to [[Great Britain]].<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/profiles/demon.html |title=The Demon |access-date=2010-01-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101124405/http://www.mykey3000.com/cosmicteams/profiles/demon.html |archive-date=2010-01-01))</ref><ref>''Madame Xanadu'' (vol. 2) #1 (August 2008). DC Comics.</ref>

===Other versions===
====''Camelot 3000''====
An alternate version of Arthur appears in the 1982 maxiseries ''[[Camelot 3000]]'', where characters from Arthurian myth have no contact with DC superheroes in present day. He sleeps beneath [[Glastonbury Tor]], but is awakened in the year 3000 to stave off an alien invasion spearheaded by his sister [[Morgaine le Fey (DC Comics)|Morgan le Fay]].<ref>((cite web |title=10 King Arthur retellings that are even weirder than King Arthur: Legend of the Sword |url=https://theweek.com/articles/697354/10-king-arthur-retellings-that-are-even-weirder-than-king-arthur-legend-sword |website=theweek.com |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en |date=12 May 2017))</ref>

====''Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table''====
An alternate Arthur also appears in the 1992 miniseries ''Batman: Dark Knight of the Round Table''.

===King Arthur (DC Comics) in other media===
* King Arthur appears in ''[[The Adventures of Superboy (TV series)|The Adventures of Superboy]]'' episode "The Black Knight".
* King Arthur appears in ''[[DC's Legends of Tomorrow]]'' episode "[[Camelot 3000|Camelot/3000]]", portrayed by [[Nils Hognestad]]. He is brainwashed into being evil by a similarly-brainwashed [[Rip Hunter]] working for the [[Legion of Doom]].
* [[Francis Magee]] portrays the character in the [[DC Extended Universe]], as depicted in ''[[Justice League (film)|Justice League]]''. King Arthur appears as the ruler of ancient England, during a scene depicting an [[Apokolips|Apokoliptian]] invasion from [[Darkseid]] through his military officer [[Steppenwolf (comics)|Steppenwolf]], and his army of [[Parademons]]. Arthur Pendragon leads the armies of ancient humanity, alongside the combined forces of the [[Olympian Gods (DC Comics)|Olympian Old Gods]], the [[Amazons (DC Comics)|Amazonians]], the [[Green Lantern Corps]], and the [[Atlantis (DC Comics)|Atlantians]]. The aligned forces succeed in stopping the overtaking of Earth.

==Marvel Comics==
((see| Merlyn (Marvel Comics)))
King Arthur has appeared in [[Marvel Comics]]' comic books various times. Examples include the [[Black Knight (comics)|Black Knight]] and [[Captain Britain]] comic book series. The first version of Arthur Pendragon was in ''[[Black Knight (Sir Percy)|Black Knight]]'' #1 (May 1955) by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Joe Maneely]].<ref>((cite web |title=King Arthur's Legend In Comics |url=https://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/05/10/king-arthur-in-comics/#7 |website=Marvel |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web |last1=Sims |first1=Chris |title=Round Table Round-Up: Our Favorite King Arthur Comics |url=https://comicsalliance.com/round-table-round-up-our-favorite-king-arthur-comics/ |website=ComicsAlliance |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en))</ref> [[Captain Britain]] got his superpowers from the Arthurian magician [[Merlyn (Marvel Comics)|Merlyn]] and his daughter [[Roma (comics)|Roma]], not attested in the original legends.

===King Arthur (Marvel Comics) in other media===
King Arthur appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]'', portrayed by [[Cian Berry]].<ref>((cite web|title=Characters|url=http://www.ign.com/wikis/lego-marvel-super-heroes-2/Characters|website=IGN Database|access-date=13 January 2018))</ref> In a bonus mission narrated by [[Gwenpool]], King Arthur wants to make himself look more kingly and plans to slay a dragon. In order to find one, he and Merlin travel to the basement of Garret Castle only for them to fight Morgan le Fay and [[Sentry (Kree)|Kree Sentry-459]]. King Arthur can be unlocked by helping him fight several groups of enemies that are dressed as dragons.

==Other examples==
* In 1937, a newspaper comic strip by [[Hal Foster]] called ''[[Prince Valiant]]'' was first published with the byline "''In the Days of King Arthur''". Since the death of Foster in 1982, [[John Cullen Murphy]] has continued producing the comic strip.
* [[DC Comics]] uses [[King Arthur (DC Comics)|King Arthur]]'s Camelot as a recurring piece of its fictional history, and there have been "several Arthurs", including a pagan general in Roman Britain and a medieval Christian mystic. The various Arthurs were served by various versions of the character the [[Shining Knight]], while [[Etrigan the Demon]], under the control of [[Merlin (DC Comics)|Merlin]], defended Camelot during its final days.
* Sir Percy of Scandia, the original version of the [[Marvel Comics]] character the [[Black Knight (Sir Percy)|Black Knight]], was also a member of Arthur's court.
* In Marvel Comics' ''[[Excalibur (comics)#New Excalibur (2005–2007)|New Excalibur]]'' comic book series, King Arthur and his entire court is depicted when the team of mutants travels back in time to aid the Black Knight during his years as a member of Arthur's court.  During the mission, [[Pete Wisdom|Peter Wisdom]] inadvertently causes Guinevere and Sir Lancelot into committing their affair behind Arthur's back.
* Several comic book titles have explored the "Once and Future King" aspect of the legend by bringing Arthur and his knights back from the dead at the time of Britain's greatest need. Arthur and company re-emerge to battle an alien menace in A.D. 3000 in ''[[Camelot 3000]]''.
* The heroes of ''[[Knights of Pendragon]]'' likewise assembled in the spirit of Arthur's Round Table.
* [[Simon Bisley]]'s ''Treasure of Britain'' starring the character [[Sláine (comics)|Sláine]] features Arthurian characters and themes.
* King Arthur makes several appearances throughout ''[[De Rode Ridder]]'' (''The Red Knight''), a [[Flanders|Flemish]] comic book series.
* The French comic book ''Arthur the Legend'', by David Chauvel and Jérôme Lereculey, draws inspiration from early medieval Welsh legends such as the ''Mabinogion''.
* In ''[[Hellboy]]'', Hellboy is descended from King Arthur through his son Mordred, by a daughter who was hidden away.
* In 1984 [[Colleen Doran]]'s ''[[A Distant Soil]]'' introduced Sir Galahad to her space opera series.
* ''Merlin'', from [[Robin Wood (comics)|Robin Wood]] and [[Enrique Alcatena]]
* In the [[Donald Duck]] comic ''[[The Once and Future Duck]]'' (originally published in 1996) by [[Don Rosa]], Donald, his three nephews [[Huey, Dewey, and Louie]], and inventor [[Gyro Gearloose]] use a time machine by which they end up in Celtic Britain, meeting King Arthur as a rather uncultured local warlord, and they accidentally create the basis for many [[trope (literature)|trope]]s from Arthurian legend.
* In ''[[Highschool DxD]]'', King Arthur was depicted as one of the earliest and most famous Holy Sword wielders alongside his Knights of the Round Table such as Lancelot and Gawain, having been the first to dual wield the legendary Excalibur and Caliburn which were passed down to the Church Exorcists and his descendants, respectively, with Excalibur being wielded by Xenovia, one of the heroines, and Caliburn by his direct descendant.
* ''[[Unholy Grail_(comic)|Unholy Grail]]'' by [[Cullen Bunn]] and [[Aftershock Comics]] features a horror revisionist take on the Arthurian legend.<ref>((cite web |last1=Yehl |first1=Joshua |title=King Arthur, Merlin Are Evil in New 'Unholy Grail' Comic From Cullen Bunn, Mirko Colak - IGN |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/14/king-arthur-merlin-are-villains-in-new-unholy-grail-comic-from-cullen-bunn-mirko-colak |website=IGN |date=14 April 2017 |access-date=23 February 2020 |language=en))</ref>
* Arthur Pendragon is a supporting character in the manga ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins (manga)|The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' and becomes the main antagonist of its sequel ''[[Four Knights of the Apocalypse]]''.
* The Arthurian mythos are deconstructed in the fantasy-horror comic book ''[[Once_%26_Future|Once and Future]]'' (2019-2022), where a monstrous Arthur is resurrected in modern times by British nationalists during the Brexit negotiations.

==See also==
* [[Merlin in comics]]

==References==
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((Arthurian Legend))

[[Category:Arthurian comics|*]]
[[Category:DC Comics fantasy characters]]
[[Category:Mythology in DC Comics]]

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