Comic Title: Masterworks Series of Great Comic Book Artists #1
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: Spring 1983
Approx. On Sale Date: February 17, 1983 Newsstand Date February 1, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Shipping Date January 25, 1983
Source: Comic Reader, #209

Copyright Date February 22, 1983
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1983

Cover Price: $1.50
Page Count: 32
Editor: Karen Berger

Title: "The Duel of the Flying Knights"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Shining Knight (of Earth-2)

Writer: Joe Samachson
Artist: Frank Frazetta

Reprinted From:
Adventure Comics #153 (1950)

Feature Character(s)

• Shining Knight (last appearance in Adventure Comics #150; next appearance in Adventure Comics #66)

Supporting Character(s)

• Winged Victory (last appearance in Adventure Comics #150; next appearance in Adventure Comics #66)
• Merlin (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Adventure Comics #66)
• King Arthur (last appearance in Adventure Comics #150; next appearance in Adventure Comics #66)

Villain(s)

• Sir Mordred (earliest chronological appearance; next appearance in Batman #36)
• Bellerophon (a Greek soldier displaced in time; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Pegasus (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story takes place in the days of Camelot before the Shining Knight was frozen in ice.

Synopsis:
In the days of Camelot, Mordred meets a Greek warrior displaced in time by a magical mist. Mordred pits the warrior and his flying steed Pegasus against the Shining Knight. Mordred using trickery to aid the Greek, but the Knight prevails with the aid of Merlin.