Reading Moon Knight
Essential introduction to Moon Knight
Werewolf by Night (1975)
Issue #32
In the light of the moon, the Werewolf battles a mysterious stalker known as Moon Knight. But how did Moon Knight come to possess his silver weaponry? After a crowd begins to gather, the battle is postponed. For three nights in a row, it’s Jack Russell vs. Moon Knight!
Werewolf by Night (1975)
Issue #33
Moon Knight has apprehended the Werewolf at long last! Before he can get his prey to the Moon-Chopper, the police fire a few rounds of their own. What does Moon Knight have in store for Jack Russell? Will Werewolf ever escape the clutches of his masked stalker?
Marvel Spotlight (1976)
Issue #28
In Manhattan, Moon Knight stages a stake-out of seven spies. Who are these mysterious masked men that have piqued the vigilante’s interest? Moon Knight teams up with trusted ally Frenchie to get to the bottom of a political plot. Featuring the many guises of the mysterious Moon Knight!
Marvel Spotlight (1976)
Issue #29
Moon Knight must stop the deadly Conquer-Lord from carrying out an assassination on a mayoral candidate. Things take a turn for the disastrous, when Moon Knight’s lover and Girl Friday Marlene, is kidnapped and suspended over a pit of alligators! Will Moon knight be able to save both the mayor, and his girl?
The Defenders (1977)
Issue #47
The Defenders attempt some R&R time, until Jack Norriss finds himself in hot water with Nick Fury! On her return to Avengers Mansion, Hellcat is attacked by an amnesiac Wonder-Man. What has pushed Wonder Man over the edge? And will the Defenders be able to bail Norriss out of his latest woes?
The Defenders (1977)
Issue #48
The Defenders decide to turn Jack Norriss over to S.H.I.E.L.D. The team realizes too late that the “Nick Fury” they encountered is an imposter working for Scorpio! Moon Knight steps in to help locate Scorpio’s headquarters. Will the Defenders, with the help of Moon Knight, be able to withstand an army of Zodiac androids?
The Defenders (1977)
Issue #49
Before Moon Knight can alert the Defenders on the whereabouts of Scorpio, Nighthawk is taken hostage. Meanwhile, the team attempts to convince an unruly Hulk to fight for them. With a friend in danger, and time running out, what measures will the Defenders take to get Hulk on their side?
The Defenders (1977)
Issue #50
The Defenders square off against Scorpio’s LMD, (Life Model Decoy), army! With the aid of Hulk and Moon Knight, the team manages to free Nighthawk. After destroying Scorpio’s army, the team is horrified to discover that Scorpio has taken his own life!
The Defenders (1977)
Issue #51
Nick Fury offers Jack Norriss a job at S.H.I.E.L.D; Tani is taken to the headquarters of a secret project in Russia.
Peter Parker. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1978)
Issue #22
Moon Knight follows a criminal named Lindy to prevent an assassination by the Maggia. Meanwhile, Spider-Man encounters one of Moon Knight’s multiple identities, Jack Lockley. Will Spider-Man and Moon Knight cooperate long enough to stop the Maggia from perpetrating more violence? As both heroes have opposing moral codes, this “team-up” is sure to bring conflict!
Peter Parker. The Spectacular Spider-Man (1978)
Issue #23
Spider-Man and Moon Knight fail to defeat Cyclone, the villain who had ties to the Maggia organization. Spider-Man agrees to help Moon Knight find the head mob boss, but not without reservations. Plus, Spider-Man gets a peek inside the mysterious mansion of Steven Grant!
Marvel Two-In-One (1979)
Issue #52
Moon Knight teams-up with Mr. Fantastic and the Thing! While accepting an award at a ceremony on his behalf, Reed Richards witnesses an attempted assassination. Ben Grimm quickly goes into “Thing” mode, but not before Moon Knight arrives on the scene with answers and the location of the mercenary.
Moon Knight: Special Edition (1983)
Issue #1
Moon Knight tracks down the man responsible for the plutonium theft. Strange thing is, he wants nothing more than revenge on the world that has shunned him for a childhood deformity. [Reprint of the 2nd story from Hulk #13]
Moon Knight: Special Edition (1983)
Issue #2
A madman is killing nurses with a hatchet. Moon Knight is determined to stop him, and even more so when Marlene volunteers to act as bait. Even worse, Moon Knight discovers the killer is someone very close to him. [Reprint of the 2nd story from Hulk #15]
Moon Knight: Special Edition (1983)
Issue #3
A large box delivered to Marc Spector contains a corpse. The body is a former CIA associate of Spectors. The last place the two were together was an asylum in Montreal. This trail leads Moon Knight to the depths of government mind control experiments, and the ultimate product of those experiments, a man called Cobra. [Reprint of the 2nd story from Marvel Preview #21]
Marvel Preview (1980)
Issue #21
When Marc Spector is mailed the corpse of his former colleague Amos Lander, it prompts him to investigate Lander’s last known mission – Operation: Cobra, in order to find out how his friend died. In researching Ravencraig Asylum, Moon Knight is attacked by a masked being and escapes before the asylum is destroyed.
Moon Knight (1980)
Issue #1 – 38
Before he was the macabre Moon Knight, he was mercenary Marc Spector. Witness the origin of the hero known as Moon Knight! Cloaked in the spirit of the Egyptian moon god, Moon Knight swears vengeance on “Bushman”, the mercenary who takes innocent lives and leaves his colleagues for dead.