Midnight Man (comics)
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Midnight Man (Anton Mogart) is a fictional character appearing in
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. Anton Mogart appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series '' Moon Knight'' (2022), portrayed by Gaspard Ulliel.


Publication history

Midnight Man first appeared in '' Moon Knight'' #3 (January 1981), and was created by Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz. The character subsequently appears in ''Moon Knight'' #9–10 (July–August 1981).


Fictional character biography

Midnight Man is an art thief whose name is derived from his thefts taking place at night. He is wealthy and steals items for the sake of owning them, not to gain money. After battling Moon Knight, Mogart falls into a river and is carried into the sewers, where exposure to waste melts and deforms his face. He seeks revenge against Moon Knight before apparently being killed. Following Mogart's death, his son Jeff Wilde succeeds him as Midnight Man and is later transformed into a cyborg by the Secret Empire's scientists.''Moon Knight'' (vol. 3) #19–21. Marvel Comics.


Powers and abilities

Midnight Man has no powers, but is a skilled thief and hand-to-hand combatant. He additionally wields a handgun and dagger.


In other media

Anton Mogart appears in the '' Moon Knight'' episode " The Friendly Type", portrayed by Gaspard Ulliel, who died before the series was released, with the episode being dedicated in his memory. This version is an antiquities collector and an acquaintance of Layla El-Faouly.


References

{{Moon Knight Characters created by Bill Sienkiewicz Characters created by Doug Moench Comics characters introduced in 1981 Fictional thieves Marvel Comics martial artists Marvel Comics supervillains Moon Knight