Editing Moon Knight (section)

{{Short description|Marvel Comics fictional character}}
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{{Infobox comics character
| character_name = Moon Knight
| image          = Marc Spector 39.jpg
| caption        = Moon Knight as depicted in ''Marc Spector: Moon Knight'' #39 (June 1992).<br>Art by Gary Kwapisz.
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = ''[[Werewolf by Night]]'' #32<br>(August 1975)
| creators       = [[Doug Moench]]<br>[[Don Perlin]]
| alter_ego      = Marc Spector<br>Steven Grant<br>Jake Lockley
| species        = Human
| alliances      = {{ubl|[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]|[[Secret Avengers]]|[[West Coast Avengers]]|[[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]|[[Midnight Sons]]|[[Marvel Knights#Team|Marvel Knights]]|[[Heroes for Hire]]|[[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance]]}}
| aliases        = {{ubl|Lunar Legionnaire|Fist of Khonshu|Moon Man|Mr. Knight}}
| powers         = * Moon empowerment enhances abilities at night
* Utilizes high-tech equipment
* Expert detective
* Mystical visions
* Weapon expert
* Martial artist
| module         = {{infobox comic book title | subbox=yes | italic title=no

| schedule       = Monthly
| format         = [[Ongoing series]]
| issues         = {{collapsible list|
* vol. 1: 38
* vol. 2: 6
* ''Marc Spector'': 60
* vol. 3: 4
* vol. 4: 4
* vol. 5: 30
* ''Vengeance'': 10
* vol. 6: 12
* vol. 7: 17
* vol. 8: 14
* ''Legacy'': 13
* vol. 9: 30
* ''Vengeance'' vol. 2
* ''Fist of Khonshu'': 10 }}
| ongoing        = y
| genre          = [[Superhero comics|Superhero]]
| startyr        = 1980
| endyr          = 2010
| startmo        = November
| endmo          = August
| writers        = {{collapsible list|'''(vol. 1)'''<br>[[Doug Moench]] (1–15, 17–26, 28–33), [[Jack C. Harris]] (16), [[Alan Zelenetz]] (18, 21–22, 27, 32, 36–38), [[Tony Isabella]] (34–35)<br>'''(vol. 2)'''<br>Alan Zelenetz (1–4), Jo Duffy & [[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]] (#5), [[Christopher Priest (comic book writer)|Christopher Priest]] (#6)<br>'''(Marc Spector)'''<br>[[Chuck Dixon]] (1–24, 34), [[J. M. DeMatteis]] (26–32), [[Terry Kavanagh]] (35–60)<br> '''(vol. 3), (vol. 4)'''<br> [[Doug Moench]] <br> '''(vol. 5)'''<br>[[Charlie Huston]] (1-13), [[Mike Benson (screenwriter)|Mike Benson]] (14-30)<br>'''(vol. 6)'''<br>[[Brian Michael Bendis]]<br>'''(vol. 7)'''<br>[[Warren Ellis]] (1–6), [[Brian Wood (comics)|Brian Wood]] (7-12), [[Cullen Bunn]] (13-17)<br>'''(vol. 8)'''<br>[[Jeff Lemire]]<br>'''(Legacy)'''<br>[[Max Bemis]]<br>'''(vol. 9)'''<br>[[Jed MacKay]]}}
| pencillers     = {{collapsible list|'''(vol. 1)'''<br>[[Bill Sienkiewicz]], [[Kevin Nowlan]], [[Bo Hampton]]<br>'''(vol. 2)'''<br>[[Chris Warner (comics)|Chris Warner]]<br>'''(Marc Spector)'''<br>Sal Velluto, [[Ron Garney]], Gary Kwapisz, James Fry, Stephen Platt<br>'''(vol. 3),(vol. 4)'''<br>Tommy Lee Edwards (vol. 3) [[Mark Texeira]] (vol. 4)<br>'''(vol. 5)'''<br>[[David Finch (comics)|David Finch]], [[Mark Texeira]], Mico Suayan, Javier Saltares, Jefte Palo<br>'''(vol. 6)'''<br>[[Alex Maleev]]<br>'''(vol. 7)'''<br>[[Declan Shalvey]], Greg Smallwood, Ron Ackins<br>'''(vol. 8)'''<br>Greg Smallwood<br>'''(Legacy)'''<br>[[Jacen Burrows]], [[Ty Templeton]], Paul Davidson<br>'''(vol. 9)'''<br>Alessandro Cappuccio, Federico Sabbatini}}
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'''Moon Knight''' is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by writer [[Doug Moench]] and artist [[Don Perlin]], the character [[First appearance|first appeared]] in ''[[Werewolf by Night]]'' #32 (August 1975).<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=247}}</ref>

The son of a [[rabbi]], '''Marc Spector''' served as a [[United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance|Force Recon Marine]] and briefly as a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operative before becoming a [[mercenary]] alongside his friend [[Frenchie (comics)|Jean-Paul "Frenchie" DuChamp]]. He is killed by [[Bushman (character)|Raoul Bushman]], but the god [[Khonshu (Marvel Comics)|Khonshu]] resurrects him as his avatar. After returning to the [[United States]], Spector becomes the crimefighter Moon Knight, aided by Frenchie and [[Marlene Alraune]], who becomes his lover. Along with his costumed alter ego, he uses three other identities to gain information: billionaire businessman '''Steven Grant''', taxicab driver '''Jake Lockley''', and suited detective and police consultant '''Mr. Knight'''. It is later revealed Moon Knight has [[dissociative identity disorder]] and that the Grant and Lockley alters emerged during his childhood.<ref>''Moon Knight'' (vol. 4) #1 (Marvel Comics, 2014).</ref>

In most depictions, Moon Knight has no abilities beyond his athleticism and detective skills. For a time, he had superhuman strength and durability derived from the phases of the moon, but this ability later vanished.<ref>''Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu'' #1–6 (Marvel Comics, 1985).</ref>

The character has made appearances in various media outside of comics, including animated series and video games. [[Oscar Isaac]] portrays [[Marc Spector (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the character]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] series ''[[Moon Knight (miniseries)|Moon Knight]]''.