Midnight Man (comics)

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Midnight Man(Anton Mogart) is a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.

Midnight Man
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Moon Knight#3 (January 1981)
Created by	Doug MoenchandBill Sienkiewicz
In-story information
Alter ego	Anton Mogart
Species	Human
Abilities	Skilled thief and martial artist

Anton Mogart appears in theMarvel Cinematic UniverseseriesMoon Knight(2022), portrayed byGaspard Ulliel.

Publication history

Midnight Man first appeared inMoon Knight#3 (January 1981), and was created byDoug MoenchandBill Sienkiewicz.

The character subsequently appears inMoon 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 battlingMoon 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 sonJeff Wildesucceeds him as Midnight Man and is later transformed into a cyborg by theSecret Empire's scientists.

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 theMoon Knightepisode "The Friendly Type",portrayed byGaspard 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 ofLayla El-Faouly.