The Black Archer
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| The Black Archer | |
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 The Black Archer on the cover of Eagle Picture Library #3 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IPC Magazines |
| First appearance | Tiger #607 (1966) |
| Created by | Eric Bradbury |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Clem Macey |
| Species | Human |
| Partnerships | Chango Katt |
The Black Archer is a British Silver Age comic book costumed adventurer who debuted in 2 July 1966 edition of Tiger.
The character was created by Eric Bradbury[1] and added to the Tiger line-up in 1966, and was dropped in 1967 after 66 weekly episodes. John Gillatt drew most of the character's appearances. The Black Archer also appeared in an illustrated text story in the 1968 Tiger Annual.[2] Following the character's disappearance from the comic some of the Black Archer's adventures were reprinted in two editions of the digest format Eagle Picture Library in 1985.[3]
In 1989 the character made a guest appearance in Grant Morrison's 2000AD strip Zenith as one of a large number of multiversal superheroes battling the Lloigor. While the character achieves little in terms of actually combating the Lloigor he is a prominent figure, frequently complaining about the chaotic nature of the battle. The Black Archer survives the events and returns to his own Earth, but not before verbally berating Lux for the high cost of what he refers to as a "pyrrhic victory".[4]