Morning Star is the alias of Schuyler Belial, a fictional villain appearing in

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s published by

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. The character has been depicted as an enemy of

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. He first appeared in ''

'' #29. He was created by

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Fictional character biography

Morning Star was the leader of a group of

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known as the Followers of the Left Hand Path. He and his cult spent a year tracking Jack Russell, the increasingly feral

, the blood of whom Belial thought could be used to "reinvigorate" his followers by turning them into werewolves. In Los Angeles, the cult captured the werewolf, who escaped shortly thereafter, but not before the cult had implanted a tracking device in the creature's skull. The

fled to

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, where the superhero

attempted to aid him.''Moon Knight'' #29 (March 1983) They were both later captured by Morning Star and his cult, and taken to Morning Star's offices in the penthouse of New York City's Tishman Building, at 666

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. Morning Star planned to use

as a

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, and afterwards to have his followers drink the blood of the

to give them "the power of

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". However, Moon Knight escaped his captors and helped the Werewolf by Night escape as well.''Moon Knight'' #30 (April 1983) Morning Star immediately sent his men to recapture the two, but the cultists were defeated. Moon Knight and the Werewolf by Night later infiltrated the cult, returning to Morning Star's offices, where they engaged in battle to defeat the rest of the members. During this melee, the Werewolf by Night threw Morning Star from the roof of the 41-story Tishman Building, killing him.

References

External links

Morning Star
at the Appendix to the

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