Eastern State University (E.S.U.)
is having a Medieval Times Fair for the unveiling of an ancient statue
called Darkon. Modred, an evil sorcerer trapped in a another dimension
called the Land of Shades, witnesses this via his dark magic and and sees that the Black Knight's
sword, the Ebony Blade, is also on display. Modred brings Darkon
to life to retrieve the Ebony Blade, which the sorcerer can use to escape
to Earth. The Black Knight appears to help the Spider-Friends defeat
Darkon, but the creature manages to escape with the Ebony Blade.
The Spider-Friends and the Black Knight all follow to the Land of Shades
where they get separated by Modred's magic. Now, with the Ebony Blade
in hand, Modred manages to escape to Earth as the regrouped Spider-Friends
and Black Knight follow. The gang finds the "Merlin Medallion" which
they use to banish Modred back to his dimension for a dark ending at the
hands of his demons.
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Flash Thompson, J. Jonah Jameson (cameo)
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Writer
Donald F. Glut originally wanted to use BOTH of the Black Knight characters that have appeared in
Marvel Comics: Dane Whitman the Black Knight that was appearing in comics at the time and Sir Percy from Medieval Times back when Marvel was called Atlas Comics. Unfortunately
the story editor decided it would be too confusing to viewers that didn't
read the comics, so the idea was abandoned.
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PRODUCTION NUMBER: 6011
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: January 16th, 1982
PRODUCTION TITLE: The Sword and the Sorcerer!
SOUND BYTE: CREED OF THE EBONY BLADE
