Moon Knight
| Moon Knight | |
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Cover art for Moon Knight (vol. 3) #1.
Art by David Finch and Frank D'Armata. |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975) |
| Created by |
Doug Moench (writer) Don Perlin (artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Marc Spector |
| Team affiliations |
Secret Avengers Avengers West Coast Avengers Defenders Marvel Knights Heroes for Hire United States Marine Corps |
| Notable aliases | Steven Grant, Jake Lockley, The Fist of Khonshu, Yitzak Topol, Mr. Knight |
| Abilities |
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| Moon Knight | |
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Cover art for Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1 (1989). Art by Carl Potts, Sal Velluto and Kevin Nowlan. |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Publication date |
(vol. 1) November 1980 – July 1984 (vol. 2) June – December 1985 (Marc Spector: Moon Knight) June 1989 – March 1994 (vol. 3) June 2006 – December 2009 (Vengeance of the Moon Knight) November 2009 – September 2010 (vol. 4) July 2011 – April 2012 (vol. 5) March 2014 – August 2015 |
| Number of issues |
(vol. 1): 38 (vol. 2): 6 (Marc Spector): 60 (vol. 3): 30 (Vengeance): 10 (vol. 4): 12 (vol. 5): 17 (vol. 6): 10 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
(vol. 1) Doug Moench, Alan Zelenetz, Tony Isabella (vol. 2) Chuck Dixon, J. M. DeMatteis, Terry Kavanagh (Marc Spector) Alan Zelenetz (vol. 3) Charlie Huston, Mike Benson (vol. 4) Brian Michael Bendis (vol. 5) Warren Ellis, Brian Wood, Cullen Bunn (vol. 6) Jeff Lemire |
| Penciller(s) |
(vol. 1) Bill Sienkiewicz, Kevin Nowlan, Bo Hampton (vol. 2) Sal Velluto, Ron Garney, Gary Kwapisz, James Fry, Stephen Platt (Marc Spector) Chris Warner (vol. 3) David Finch, Mark Texeira, Mico Suayan, Javier Saltares, Jefte Palo (vol. 4) Alex Maleev (vol. 5) Declan Shalvey, Greg Smallwood, Ron Ackins (vol. 6) Greg Smallwood |
| Inker(s) |
(vol. 2) Mark Farmer, Tom Palmer (vol. 4) Danny Miki |
Moon Knight is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Doug Moench and Don Perlin, the character first appeared in Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975).
The character debuted in Werewolf by Night #32 (August 1975), written by Doug Moench with art by Don Perlin, as a villain hired by the Secret Empire to kill the title character in a two-part story continuing in #33. The character proved popular with readers and was granted a solo spot in Marvel Spotlight #28–29 (1976), written by Doug Moench with art by Don Perlin. The story, along with the Bill Mantlo-penned Spectacular Spider-Man #22 and #23 (September/October 1978), recast Moon Knight as a hero and his villainous first appearance, as a cover to infiltrate the Secret Empire. Subsequent appearances came in Marvel Two-in-One #52, written by Steven Grant with art by Jim Craig and The Defenders #47–50, which had him briefly join the Defenders during their war against the Zodiac Cartel.
Moon Knight then gained a black and white backup strip in Hulk! Magazine #11–15, #17–18, and #20, which saw the character first drawn with artist Bill Sienkiewicz on issues #13-15, 17-18, and #20 as well as the magazine publication Marvel Preview #21. The Hulk back-ups and Marvel Preview issue, which were all written by Doug Moench, provided Moon Knight with his origin story and introduced two of his most notable recurring villains: Randall Spector and Bushman.
Moon Knight received his first ongoing series in 1980, with Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz as its main creative team. Early sales were good for the book, leading to Marvel, as of issue #15, moving the title from newsstand distribution and making it one of its flagship titles for a group of books only available in comic shops. A companion mini-series was also released, Moon Knight: Special Edition", which reprinted the Hulk and Marvel Preview Moon Knight stories in color and in comic format, as opposed to their original magazine format. Sienkiewicz left the series after issue #30, though continued to contribute covers until the final issue (#38).
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