The Golden Knight is a fictional character, a comic book knight published by DC Comics. He first appeared in The Demon vol. 3, #20 (February 1992), and was created by Alan Grant and Val Semeiks. The character is based on the mythical knight Percival as defined by Chrétien de Troyes' unfinished fifth romance, Perceval, le Conte du Graal (Perceval, the Story of the Grail).