Marlene Alraune

Marlene Alraune
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Marvel Spotlight #28 (June 1976)
Created by Doug Moench
Don Perlin
In-story information
Abilities Skilled markswoman
Skilled gymnast
Expert at hand-to-hand combat

Marlene Alraune is a fictional human character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is his confidante, girlfriend, and ally of Moon Knight.

Fictional character biography

Marlene is the daugher of achaeologist Dr. Peter Alraune Sr. and the brother of Dr. Peter Alraune Jr. She is first seen in the Sudan with her father when he is killed by the mercenary Raoul Bushman. Another mercenary named Marc Spector saves Marlene's life, but Bushman ends up leaving Spector to die in the desert. Dr. Alraune's workers bring Spector's inert body to the tomb of Pharaoh Seti III. Spector miraculously revives and he and Marlene return to the United States where he became the crimefighter Moon Knight. Marlene began to fall in love with Marc Spector who used the alias of financier Steven Grant and cab driver Jake Lockley.[1]

As Moon Knight does his crimefighting, Marlene assists him by doing undercover work. In addition, she did like Spector's Steve Grant alias out of the other aliases he used due to Moon Knight's schizophrenia.[2]

When Moon Knight is being called back to Sudan due to a vision of Khonshu, Marlene stated that she would leave Marc if he left. As a result, Marlene moves out of their Long Island apartment.[3]

Enrolling in a university to study work, Marlene moved in with her husband Eric Fontaine who is now in a wheelchair. She graduated from the university and became a researcher at Seaview Research Hospital.[4]

After she and Eric went their separate ways, Marlene returned to Marc Spector who is now operating as Moon Knight out of his mansion on Long Island.[5]

After a while, both of them went their separate ways as Marc Spector's lifestyle was starting to endanger Marlene. Sometime later, Moon Knight appeared to Marlene under the alias of Jake Lockley where the two of them became romantically involved that resulted in them having a child. Moon Knight's other personalities are unaware of this until Bushman and Sun King attacked Marlene's house where the truth was revealed to them. Marc Spector became Moon Knight to get to Marlene where the existence of Diatric was revealed.[6]

When Sun King was defeated, Marlene tended to Moon Knight's injuries.[7]

Powers and abilities

Marlene has the strength and agility of a normal woman: she is a skilled markswoman, gymnast, and hand-to-hand combatant and a resourceful crimefighter.

Equipment

On certain occasions, Marlene sometimes carried a .44 magnum pistol.

References

  1. ↑ Moon Knight Vol. 1 #1. Marvel Comics.
  2. ↑ Moon Knight #37-38. Marvel Comics.
  3. ↑ Moon Knight Vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.
  4. ↑ Moon Knight Vol. 2 #2-4. Marvel Comics.
  5. ↑ Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1. Marvel Comics.
  6. ↑ Moon Knight #190. Marvel Comics.
  7. ↑ Moon Knight #193. Marvel Comics.


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