DARK KNIGHT
Earth-79733

Real Name: Steven Wayne

Identity/Class: Alternate reality (Earth-79733) human mutate (fringe character)

Occupation: Adventurer

Group Membership: None

Affiliations: Formerly his parents

Enemies: Criminals

Known Relatives: Unidentified parents (deceased)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: USA

First Appearance: Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 (July, 1997)

Powers/Abilities: The Dark Knight has physical attributes that reflect the peak of human perfection.

    He is also has years of experience in various fighting styles and carries a bat-shaped shield in battle.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6'2")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 240 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (see comments)
Hair: Unrevealed (see comments)

History:
(Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 - "Amalgamania: The Top 10 Amalgams 'Wizard' Wants to See" (fb) - BTS) - A frail 23-year-old, Steven Wayne was tossed aside as his parents were mercilessly gunned down by thieves. When the thieves were released on a technicality, Wayne felt the American Dream crash down around him but found he was too weak to lash out. He soon discovered a secret super-soldier serum in his father's lab and when he drank the only sample, he was transformed into the peak of human physical perfection. He subsequently spent years training to become the perfect fighting machine.

(Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 - "Amalgamania: The Top 10 Amalgams 'Wizard' Wants to See") - Donning the costumed mantle of a bat to instill fear into the hearts of criminals everywhere, Wayne vowed to fight for those who couldn't find for themselves as the Dark Knight.

Comments: Created by the Wizard staff, Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti.

Key:
Marvel characters are listed in regular, bold black type.
DC characters are listed in bold blue type.
Amalgam characters are listed in bold purple type.

    To clarify, Amalgam Comics didn't really exist beyond those seen in the few DC/Marvel cross-overs. The titles you don't recognize are amalgams of similar Marvel and DC comics--Snood.

    In case it's not obvious, Dark Knight is an amalgamation of Marvel's Captain America (Steven Rogers) and DC's Batman (Bruce Wayne).

    Dark Knight is the product of an article in Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 in which the staff of the magazine came up with their own ideas for amalgamated characters.
 
    Dark Knight's eye and hair color were impossible to determine, as he was only ever seen with his mask on, preventing his hair and eyes from being seen.

Profile by Proto-Man.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-79733's Dark Knight should be distinguished from:

images: (without ads)
Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71, p58-59, splash page (Dark Knight, main image)

Appearances:
Wizard: The Guide to Comics I#71 (July, 1997) - "Amalgamania: The Top 10 Amalgams 'Wizard' Wants to See" story - The Wizard staff (writer), Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti (art), Brian Cunningham (editor)

First posted: 11/12/2024
Last updated: 11/12/2024

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