About Black Pirate
OriginIn the second half of the 1500s, the European continent was plagued by infighting among the many powers. Jon Valor was a man from England that sought to further his country’s interest, and thereafter assembling a team of seafaring adventures to accompany him in his career as a buccaneer. He took on the name of the Black Pirate. Unlike most pirates, he fought for justice and fairness, and not treasure. CreationHe first appeared in a backup story in Sensation Comics #1 in 1942. Sensation Comics #1 is also known for being the first ongoing monthly series to star Wonder Woman.Character EvolutionAs a golden age character the majority of his early appearances were typical of the period in that they were self-contained stories, often based around adventure. Thus the character did not have a great degree of development. Since the golden age the majority of his appearances have been as time traveling cameos and thus he is treated as more of an oddity than a character to be developed.Major Story ArcsAfter the wars were over which he fought in, Valor was eventually captured by the Spanish and threatened with execution. He bargained with them, and instead of being executed he agreed to fight for the Spanish as long as they agreed that he could continue to fight for justice and fairness. He also eventually married a Spanish woman and they had a son together named Justin. When the situation eventually became unstable in Spain the family fled to England where he continued his heroic career. When Justin approached adulthood, he began to fight alongside his father until one day he was seemingly killed. This served as the end of the Black Pirate’s career, as the heartbroken father could not go on. Five years later, King Charles called him out of retirement to try to stop the actions of a mysterious group of sailors that were harassing and raiding British vessels. Valor eventually discovered it was his son, who had become a puritan and was trying to gain enough resources for his...
