Percival Sheldrake (New Earth)

Percival Sheldrake
Mainstream Universe‎‎, 1930s-2011
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Real Name	Percival Sheldrake
Other Aliases	Squire
Relatives	Cyril Sheldrake (son), Unnamed wife
Affiliation	Club of Heroes, Global Guardians,Victory V's, Young All-Stars, Young Allies
Base Of Operations	England
Status
Alignment	Good
Identity	Secret Identity
Citizenship	British
Marital Status	Married
Occupation	Adventurer
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Height	5' 10"
Weight	167 lbs (76 kg)
Eyes	Brown
Hair	Brown
Origin
Universe	Earth-Two · New Earth
Creators	Bill Finger · Dick Sprang
First Appearance	Batman #62 (December, 1950)
Appearance of Death	JLA Classified #2 (February, 2005)

History

Percy Sheldrake, the Earl of Wordenshire, was one of the United Kingdom's prime superheroes, the Knight. He was a member of the Young Allies and the Batmen of All Nations.

Earth-Two

Inspired by the American vigilantes known as Batman and Robin, the Earl of Wondershire and his son decided to emulate them. The Earl adopted the alias if "Knight" and his son became "Squire". Together, they worked as vigilantes in their town and eventually they met their role models, The Dynamic Duo.

New Earth

Origin

Percy Sheldrake was saved from certain death by Shining Knight, and became his sidekick, the Squire.

Club of Heroes

Later becoming the Knight in his own right, he joined the Club of Heroes. His career as the Knight is largely unknown. What is known is that his son, Cyril, took his old identity as the Squire and served as his sidekick.

Death

Percy Sheldrake was eventually killed by his nemesis, Springheeled Jack, who forced him to swallow a bomb. After his death, his son took up the identity of the Knight.

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Powers and Abilities

Abilities

• Equestrianism
• Hand-to-Hand Combat (Basic)
• Swordsmanship

Notes

• Although this character was originally introduced during DC's Earth-Two era of publication, their existence following the events of the 1985–86 limited series Crisis on Infinite Earths remains intact. However, some elements of the character's Pre-Crisis history may have been altered or removed for Post-Crisis New Earth continuity, and no longer apply.

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Footnotes

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