You’re just in time for your destiny. 
- — Merlin
Demon Knights #1 is an issue of the series Demon Knights (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 2011.
Synopsis for "Seven Against The Dark"
Four centuries ago, Camelot fell. King Arthur died and the legendary Excalibur returned to the Lady of the Lake. Meanwhile, Merlin, having forseen Jason Blood's destiny, bonds him with the demon Etrigan.
In "present day" (but still the Dark Ages), the Questing Queen and Mordru search for an unknown objective. Their next point of attack is a little village named Little Spring. There, Jason Blood and Madame Xanadu are on their pilgrimage when they cross paths with another immortal: Vandal Savage. They take a drink with him when their attention is called by the Shining Knight, who does not believe them to have been present at the Fall of Camelot. At the same time, the bartender has trouble with two travelers named Al Jabr and Exoristos. The bartender won't serve Al Jabr, but Exoristos roughly convinces him to do so. Meanwhile, a priest is attacked by three robbers when he is saved by a mysterious horsewoman. Back at Little Spring, the bar gets attacked by the Questing Queen's horde. Then, Jason decides to transform himself to Etrigan to fight them off. Xanadu apparently feels a mayor attraction for Etrigan than she does for Jason. While everybody fights off the Horde, Mordru casts a dragon to attack the bar.
Appearing in "Seven Against The Dark"
Featured Characters:
- Jason Blood (First appearance)
- Etrigan
Supporting Characters:
- Merlin
- Madame Xanadu (First appearance)
- Vandal Savage
- Shining Knight
Villains:
- The Questing Queen (First appearance)
- Horde (First appearance)
- Mordru
Other Characters:
- Al Jabr (First appearance)
- Exoristos (First appearance)
- Horsewoman (First appearance)
- King Arthur (Appears only as a corpse)
- The Lady of the Lake
- Dinosaurs
- Pandora (Cameo)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- Vanguard (Horse) (First appearance)
- Breaker (Horse) (First appearance)
Notes
- Released September 14, 2011
- From the Solicitation: Set in the Dark Ages of the DC Universe, a barbarian horde is massing to crush civilization. It's fallen to Madame Xanadu and Jason Blood, the man with a monster inside him, to stand in their way - though the demon Etrigan has no interest in protecting anyone or anything other than himself! It'll take more than their own power to stop an army fueled by bloodlust and dark sorcery, and some very surprising heroes - and villains - will have no choice but to join the fray!
- On this issue's title page, a glowing woman wearing a purple cloak is visible among the Questing Queen's caravan. This character first appeared in Flashpoint #5 and makes similar cameos in all #1s of the New 52. The identity of this character is later revealed to be Pandora.