Southern Knights was a comic book created by Henry Vogel and published (up through issue #8) by Guild Comics, then published through its last issue (#36) by Comics Interview. It chronicled the adventures of a superhero

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 team based in Atlanta, Georgia

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. Known as "The Crusaders" in their 1st issue, they were renamed The Southern Knights afterward due to Archie Comics

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' Red Circle

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 Imprint having their own group called The Mighty Crusaders

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, though an in-context explanation is proffered late in the comic's run. They were called "The #1 Super Team of the South". The series was drawn by various artists, including Jackson Guice

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, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, and Mark Propst. Southern Knights crossed over late in its run with Heroic Publishing's League of Champions

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series.

Team members

• Electrode (David Shenk) — A scientist whose love of comics caused him to give himself super-powers. Can generate electricity—up to and including lightning bolts—and can fly.

• Connie (Connie Ronnin) — A former Olympic
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   fencing
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   silver-medalist. She can create a 'psychic sword' which can cause people struck by it to react as though it were a real sword, but leaves no lasting damage. Being a projection of psychic energy, her sword is not at all inhibited by armor.

• Kristin (Kristin Austin) — A petite graduate of Clemson University
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   who is strong enough to destroy a tank and tough enough to withstand at least .50 cal. machine gun
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   rounds.

• Dragon (Moranderin/Mark Dagon) — The last of the dragons (or so he initially believes). After his mate and child were slain by men, he found that he could take on the form of a human male. After having his revenge on the slayers of his family he wandered the world for a thousand years until meeting up with the Knights. In dragon form he is immensely strong and tough, can fly and breathe fire. In human form he is no tougher or stronger than a normal human.

• Aramis (Aramis Merrow) — A young sorcerer
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   from the 17th century who was placed in suspended animation
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   by his parents when their coven was attacked by witch hunters. He was awakened by Kristin while she was exploring the new house the team had moved into. His magical powers allow him to do almost anything. Flying, scrying
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  , summoning illusions, protecting himself and others with mystical shields, and firing bolts of magical energy. His major weakness is trying to adjust to modern-day life.

The team's groundskeeper, Bryan Daniels, would sometimes don a high-tech suit of armor, designed by David Shenk, to help them out.

Enemies

• Dread - a supervillain who has the mental power to draw forth a person's deepest fear and make it appear real to the victim.

• Viper - a powerful criminal organization led by Serpent. (Not to be confused with the VIPER from Champions
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   and League of Champions
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  .)

• Serpent - Initially the leader of Viper, who is secretly the other surviving dragon.

• Carl and Larry - Two hitmen who rely on their wits.

• Morrigan
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  - a goddess who draws power from the sacrifice of living creatures. It was a worshipper of Morrigan who slew Dragon's mate.

External links

• Southern Knights at the International Catalogue of Superheroes