Cyril Sheldrake (New Earth)
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Cyril Sheldrake, who inherited both the title of Earl and that of the Knight when his father was killed by his archenemy, Springheeled Jack. The second Knight rides a motorbike, and has a squadron of miniaturized Spitfires under his control. He is assisted by the third Squire, Beryl Hutchinson. He appears not get on with fellow member Jack O'Lantern.
Notes
The original Knight was a British vigilante who models himself after the Knights of the Round Table, and also after Batman, including having a teenage sidekick, the Squire. He is really Percy Sheldrake, Earl of Wordenshire, and the Squire is his son Cyril. Instead of a Bat-Signal he is summoned by ringing the Wordenshire church bell. Before the Crisis on Infinite Earths the Knight is a member of the Batmen of All Nations, also known as the Club of Heroes. In current continuity, this group has been replaced by the first incarnation of the Global Guardians.
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A later retcon reveals that Percy had begun his heroic career as Squire to the Shining Knight during World War II.
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