Updated June 20, 2026! The definitive, chronological, and up-to-date guide and trade reading order on collecting Moon Knight comic books via omnibuses, hardcovers, and trade paperback graphic novels. A part of Crushing Krisis’s Crushing Comics. Last updated June 2026 with titles scheduled for release through November 2026.
Moon Knight is Marvel’s distorted Bruce Wayne.
Marc Spector is a willingly schizophrenic playboy millionaire, former military mercenary, and sometimes cab driver who avenges crime while tacitly under the command of an Egyptian god whose powers are both a blessing and a curse that deepens Spector’s insanity.
Did you get all that?
Basically, he’s every bit as unstable as a hero like Batman ought to be played, with the added bonus of multiple identities to explain away the shifts in his personalities cross different runs and creative teams. Plus, that means Moon Knight can never quite be sure he can believe the reality around him.
Moon Knight started out as a humble monster-hunter, introduced as an antagonist to Werewolf by Night. After a string of guest appearances, he graduated into his own title in 1980 and ran almost continuously until 1994.
Despite being a great fit for the extreme 90s, Moon Knight didn’t survive the mid-decade cull of Marvel’s smaller characters and all but disappeared for a decade aside from a pair of four-issue mini-series in 1998 and 1999.
When he returned in 2006, it was with a wink and a nod that he existed somewhere between Batman and Punisher – a vigilante all too happy to mete out his own form of justice in the form of extreme violence.
Since then, Moon Knight has gone from niche fan favorite, to a string of brief runs from high profile creators, to a multi-year run from writer Jed MacKay that has made him one of Marvel most-consistent (and most consistently top-selling) stars.
- The Moon Knight Bookshelf
- Omnibus Editions – Premium color reprints in oversize hardcovers
- Epic Collections – Comprehensive color paperback collections of an entire title or character
- Essentials – Black-and-white reprints on newsprint paper
- Moon Knight Reading Order
- Early Moon Knight (Aug 1975 – Apr 1980)
- Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33
- Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29
- Defenders (1972) #47-51
- Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23
- Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #52
- Hulk [Magazine] (1978) #11-15 & 17-18
- AKA Moon Knight Special Edition (1983) #1-3
- AKA Moon Knight: Countdown to Dark (2010)
- Marvel Preview (1975) #21
- The 1980s
- Moon Knight (1980) #1-38 (Nov 1980 – Jul 1984)
- Moon Knight (1985) #1-6 [AKA Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (1985)] (Jun – Dec 1985)
- The West Coast Avenger (1987 – 1989)
- Marvel Super Heroes (1990) #1
- The 1990s
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-60 (Jun 1989 – Dec 199)
- Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) OGN
- Moon Knight Special (1992) #1
- (1998) #1-4 & (1999) #1-4 (Nov 1997 – Feb 1999)
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-60 (Jun 1989 – Dec 199)
- The 2000s
- Guest Star (2000 – 2006)
- (2006) #1-30 & Annual 1 by Charles Huston & Mike Benson (Apr 2006 – May 2009)
- Moon Knight: Silent Knight (2008) #1
- Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009) #1-10 by Greg Hurwitz (Sep 2009 – Oct 2010)
- Moon Knight Saga (2009) #1
- Shadowland: Moon Knight (2010) #1-3
- Heroic Age
- (2011) #1-12 by Brian Bendis (May 2011 – Apr 2012)
- Secret Avengers (2010)
- Marvel Now
- (2014) #1-17 by Warren Ellis & Declan Shalvey, Brian Wood & Greg Smallwood, Cullen Bunn & Ron Ackins, & Jordie Bellaire (Mar 2014 – May 2015)
- All-New, All-Different Marvel:
- (2016) #1-14 by Jeff Lemire & Greg Smallwood (Apr 2016 – May 2017)
- Moon Knight: Welcome to New Egypt (2022) #1 – Digital reprint of (2016) #1
- Marvel Legacy
- Doctor Strange: Damnation (2018)
- Moon Knight (2016) #188-200 & Annual 1/2019 (Nov 2017 – Oct 2018 & Sep 2019)
- Marvel Fresh Start
- Jed MacKay’s Moon Knight
- Moon Knight Infinity Comic Primer (2021) #1 (Sep 2021)
- (2021) #1-30, Annual 1/2022. & Annual 1/2023 (Jul 2021 – Dec 2023)
by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Federico Sabbatini, & Rachelle Rosenberg- Devil’s Reign: Moon Knight (2022) #1
- Ms. Marvel & Moon Knight (2022) #1
- Murderworld: Moon Knight (2023) #1
- Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood (2022) #1-4
- Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5 (Jul – Nov 2023)
- Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024) #1-9 (Jan – Sep 2024)
by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Rachelle Rosenberg, & Cory Petit - Phases of Moon Knight (2024) #1-4 (Aug – Nov 2024)
- Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024) #0 & 1-15 (Jul & Oct 2024 – Dec 2025)
by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Rachelle Rosenberg, & Cory Petit - Marc Spector: Moon Knight #1-[ongoing] (Feb 2026 – ongoing)
by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Rachelle Rosenberg, & Cory Petit
- Non-Continuity Stories
- Early Moon Knight (Aug 1975 – Apr 1980)
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The Moon Knight Bookshelf
Moon Knight Omnibus Editions
These massive tomes have oversize pages and collect huge swaths of comics – between 25 and 50 issues a book. They look beautiful on a bookshelf! This is a list of omnibuses focused on Moon Knight material – other omnibuses that cover a range of issues are also listed in this guide chronologically.
Click to expand a list of Omnibus volumes
Moon Knight Epic Collections
Marvel’s Epic Collections represent a consistent, affordable, full-color bookshelf format of issues in perfect continuity order without a single gap. The catch? Marvel is releasing them in a random order to focus on the biggest gaps first – since early issues are already well-covered by both Essentials and Masterworks.
Epic editions are also listed below in their chronological placement, as they are frequently the only coverage of a specific run.
Click to expand a list of Epic Collection volumesEssential Moon Knight
Marvel’s Essentials line packs tons of comics into each black and white, phone-book-sized edition with newsprint paper. If you don’t care about color and glossy paper, Essentials used to be a good way to acquire your favorite classic stories quickly. The line was discontinued in 2013 to make way for Epic Collections.
Essential Editions are not repeated below in their chronological placement, since B&W is not the original format of this series. The Essentials line has been discontinued and will not extend past (1985) #6
Click to expand a list of Essential volumes
Moon Knight Reading Order
Early Moon Knight (Aug 1975 – Apr 1980)
Moon Knight debuted as a vicious, aerobic, anti-Werewolf bounty hunter with his own private helicopter in the pages of the 70s horror title Werewolf by Night. It was in his next appearance in a pair of Marvel Spotlight issues that his double-life as a millionaire and a cabbie was brought to light.
in oversize hardcover…
Omnibus Vol. 1 (2022 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302933807 / digital)
Collects Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33; Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29; Defenders (1972) #47-50; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23; Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #52; Moon Knight (1980) #1-20; Marvel Team-Up (1976) Annual 4; material from Defenders (1972) #51; Hulk Magazine (1978) #11-15, 17-18, 20; Marvel Preview (1975) #21; and Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #220.
in Epic collection…
Epic Collection, Vol. 1: Bad Moon Rising
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190967 / digital / 2021 paperback, ISBN ? 978-1302929855 / digital)
Collects (in order) Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33, Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29; Defenders #47-50 (and excerpts of #51); The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #52; Hulk [Magazine] (1978) #11-15, 17-18, & 20; Marvel Preview (1975) #21; and Moon Knight (1980) #1-4.
Moon Knight (1980) #1-38 (Nov 1980 – Jul 1984)
Moon Knight (1985) #1-6 [AKA Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (1985)] (Jun – Dec 1985)
Marc’s first ongoing title is a classic 38-issue series written almost entirely by Doug Moench that included a significant and transformative run of artwork by Bill Sienkiewicz. It was followed by Volume 2, a 6-issue 1985 mini-series. [Marvel Unlimited: 1980, 1985]
in oversize hardcover…
Omnibus Vol. 1 (2022 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302933807 / digital)
Collects Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33; Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29; Defenders (1972) #47-50; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23; Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #52; Moon Knight (1980) #1-20; Marvel Team-Up (1976) Annual 4; material from Defenders (1972) #51; Hulk Magazine (1978) #11-15, 17-18, 20; Marvel Preview (1975) #21; and Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #220.
Omnibus Vol. 2 (2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN ? 978-1302934538 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (1980) #21-38, Iron Man (1968) #161, Power Man and Iron Fist (1978) #87, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #144, Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (1985) #1-6, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #30; and material from Solo Avengers (1987) #3, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38-39, and Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1
in full-color Epic editions…
Epic Collection, Vol. 1: Bad Moon Rising
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785190967 / digital / 2021 paperback, ISBN ? 978-1302929855 / digital)
Collects (in order) Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33, Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28-29; Defenders #47-50 (and excerpts of #51); The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #22-23; Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #52; Hulk [Magazine] (1978) #11-15, 17-18, & 20; Marvel Preview (1975) #21; and Moon Knight (1980) #1-4.
Epic Collection, Vol. 2: Shadows of the Moon
(2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785198109 / digital / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933685 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (1980) #5-23
Epic Collection, Vol 3: Final Rest
(2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302915643 / digital / 2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933791 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (1980) #24-38
Epic Collection, Vol. 4: Butcher’s Moon (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948160 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (1985) #1-6, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #144, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #30, Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-7, and material from Solo Avengers (1987) #3, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38-39, and Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1.
Moon Knight, The West Coast Avenger (1987 – 1989)
After the end of his six-issue second volume and an appearance in Marvel Fanfare #38, Marc joins the West Coast Avengers in 1987 with issue #21. While he isn’t the main focus of this team title, in a clever twist we see that his participation connects to his ongoing possession by Khonshu.
#21-24, Annual 2 & Avengers Annual 16, 25-28: See Guide to Avengers West Coast
Solo Avengers #3 (2nd story): Collected in Essentials Vol. 3, above
#29-31: See Guide to Avengers West Coast
After #31: Marc appears silently in several pages of Iron Man #229 (see Iron Man) as part of an Avengers West Coast team meeting.
#32-36: See Guide to Avengers West Coast
After #36: A wordless one-panel cameo with the West Coast team in Nick Fury vs. SHIELD #2
#37 & Annual 3 (2nd story): See Guide to Avengers West Coast
#39-41: See Guide to Avengers West Coast. Marc leaves the cast after issue #41, which is a relatively pivotal issue for his ongoing story.
Marvel Super Heroes (1990) #1: This is included in his Omnibus, Epics, and Essentials as the final story prior to his 1989 relaunch. Due to the nature of this book – using inventory stories that had no other home, the issue actually fits into continuity here – prior to its release in 1990
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-60,
Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) OGN, & Moon Knight Special (1992) #1 (Jun 1989 – Dec 1993)
This ongoing title was launched by writer Chuck Dixon with only a passing comment on the identity crisis that saw Marc depart the West Coast Avengers. The series takes an increasing turn for the extreme towards the end of the run, morphing into full-on Image-style title with the addition of bombastic artist Stephen Platt on issue #55. The series ends with Marc’s apparent death.
[Marvel Unlimited: 1989, Divided We Fall, Special]
in oversize hardcover…
Moon Knight: Marc Spector Omnibus Vol. 1 (2023 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302950378 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-34, Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #353-358, Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) OGN, and material from Punisher (1988) Annual 2.
Moon Knight: Marc Spector Omnibus Vol. 2 (2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302956899 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #35-60, Moon Knight Special (1992) #1, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #93-94, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, Black Panther (1998) #20-22, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152-154.
in full-color Epic editions…
Epic Collection, Vol. 4: Butcher’s Moon (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948160 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (1985) #1-6, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #144, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #30, Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-7, and material from Solo Avengers (1987) #3, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38-39, and Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1.
Epic Collection, Vol. 5: The Trial of Marc Spector (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302959593 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #8-25 and material from Punisher Annual (1988) 2
Epic Collection, Vol. 6: Scarlet Redemption (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302965204 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #26-38 and Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #353-358
Epic Collection, Vol. 7: Death Watch (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302953805 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #39-51 & Special Edition, Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) OGN (released here, though set in earlier continuity), Web of Spider-Man (1985) #93-94, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152-154
Epic Collection, Vol 8: The Resurrection War (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302969509 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #52-60, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, and Black Panther (1998) #20-22
as collected by single issue or story…
Moon Knight: Divided We Fall OGN
Though released in 1992, most resources I have checked place this story prior to the start of the 1989 Volume 3 series. It is in Omnibus Vol. 1, above, and Epic Vol. 7, below.
#1-7: Butcher’s Moon (Epic Collection, Vol. 4)
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302948160 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (1985) #1-6, Marvel Team-Up (1972) #144, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #30, Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #1-7, and material from Solo Avengers (1987) #3, Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38-39, and Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #1.
Punisher Annual 2 & Daredevil Annual 5: See Marvel Universe Events: Atlantis Attacks. Moon Knight is a featured co-star in the Punisher Annual. Both issues occur between #3-4.
#8-10: See Marvel Universe Events: Acts of Vengeance
#8-25: The Trial of Marc Spector
(Epic Vol. 5 (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302959593 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #8-25 and material from Punisher Annual (1988) 2
After #30: Sleepwalker (1991) #7, Quasar (1989) #27, and Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #3. See Marvel Universe Events: Infinity Gauntlet for more information. Moon Knight also appears in a Werewolf by Night backup in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #27, but I believe that is flashback only.
#26-38: Scarlet Redemption (Epic Vol. 6)
(2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302965204 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #26-38 and Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #353-358 (which fits between issues #33-34).
Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #353-358: See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (1963 – 2018) for primary collections of this material, though it is also routinely collected alongside Moon Knight’s material. Marc is a featured co-star during this arc, which fits between issues #33-34.
#39-51 & Special (1992): Death Watch (Epic Vol. 7)
(2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302953805 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #39-51 & Special Edition, Moon Knight: Divided We Fall (1992) OGN (released here, though set in earlier continuity), Web of Spider-Man (1985) #93-94, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152-154
Special Edition comes between #40-41.
Infinity War (1992): See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Infinity War. This crosses into issues #41-44. Marc appears in Infinity War #2-4 and across many tie-ins. Issue #4 contains action that continues through Moon Knight #41-44.
Web of Spider-Man (1985) #93-94: See Guide to Spider-Man – Peter Parker (1963 – 2018). Moon Knight is a featured co-star in this Hobgoblin arc at the end of #44.
After #51: She-Hulk #58
Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152-154: In Epic Vol. 7 above. Fits between #51-52. A Chuck Dixon Moon Knight story.
#52-60: The Resurrection War (Epic Vol. 8)
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302969509 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #52-60, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, and Black Panther (1998) #20-22. Note that issues #56-57 integrate with Infinity Crusade, as shown below. See Marvel Universe Events: Infinity Crusade.
During #56: Infinity Crusade (1993) #1
Then: Infinity Crusade (1993) #1, Thor (1966) #464, Infinity Crusade (1993) #2, Web of Spider-Man (1985) #104 & Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #55
During #57: Web of Spider-Man (1985) #105, Infinity Crusade (1993) #3-4
After #57: Web of Spider-Man (1985) #106, Infinity Crusade (1993) #5-6
During 60: Starblast (1994) #1
After the end of his series, Marc is presumed dead and disappears from the Marvel Universe for three years.
Moon Knight (1998) #1-4 (Nov 1997 – Feb 1998)
& Moon Knight (1999) #1-4 (Dec 1998 – Feb 1999)
Marc returns from the grave and finds himself back in Egypt under the pen of his creator Doug Moench in a 1998 mini-series. Moench also writes a 1999 follow-up mini-series. [Marvel Unlimited: 1998 series TBA, 1999 series]
in oversize hardcover…
Moon Knight: Marc Spector Omnibus Vol. 2 (2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #35-60, Moon Knight Special (1992) #1, Web of Spider-man (1985) #93-94, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, Black Panther (1998) #20-22, and material from Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #152-154.
by single issue with guest appearances integrated…
#1-4: The Resurrection War (Epic Vol. 8)
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302969509 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #52-60, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, and Black Panther (1998) #20-22
Avengers (1998) #1 & 12: Marc makes a brief appearance. See Guide to Avengers (1996-2005).
Wolverine (1988) #134: See Guide to Wolverine – Logan.
Contest of Champions II (1999) #1: Marc appears briefly
#1-4: The Resurrection War (Epic Vol. 8)
(2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302969509 / digital)
Collects Marc Spector: Moon Knight (1989) #52-60, Moon Knight (1998) #1-4, Moon Knight (1999) #1-4, and Black Panther (1998) #20-22
Deadpool (1997) #34: See Guide to Deadpool
Moon Knight, Guest Star (2000 – 2006)
After his two Moench-penned mini-series, Marc sinks back into relative obscurity save for a brief revival in Marvel Knights.
Black Panther (1998) #20-22: These issues are a tie-in to Civil War. See Guide to Black Panther or Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Civil War
Marvel Knights #4-9 & 11-14: Marvel Knights: Defenders Of The Streets (ISBN 9781302912130)
Thunderbolts (1997) #57: See Gudie to Thunderbolts
Captain America (2002) #29: See Guide to Captain America
Avengers (1963) #501-503: See Marvel Universe Events: Avengers Disassembled
Marvel Team-Up (2004) #3, 7, & 10: Issue #3 in Vol. 1: The Golden Child, issues #7 & 10 in Vol. 2: Master of the Ring. His participation is implied in #8-9.
House of M (2005) #3-5: See Marvel Universe Events: House of M
Moon Knight (2006) #1-30 & Annual 1
& Moon Knight: Silent Knight (2008) #1 by Charles Huston & Mike Benson (Apr 2006 – May 2009)
A brutal extension of the original Doug Moench themes and supporting cast that might have qualified for Marvel Knights if it was released a few years earlier – it is that bloody, adult, and relentless. It’s also an immensely satisfying and well-illustrated read. [Marvel Unlimited: 2006 series, Annual, Silent Knight]
in oversize hardcover…
by Huston, Benson & Hurwitz Omnibus (2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302934569 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (2006) #1-30 & Annual 1, Moon Knight: Silent Knight (2008) #1, Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009) #1-10, and Shadowland: Moon Knight (2010) #1-3
as originally collected…
#1-6: Vol. 1: The Bottom
Available in hardcover and “book market” hardcover with Huston’s name more prominently
#7-13 & Annual 1: Vol. 2: Midnight Sun
Available in hardcover
After #13: World War Hulk: Front Line #5. See Marvel Universe Events: World War Hulk. This is a two-page cameo of MK saving the lead of this series from a mugger.
#14-20: Vol. 3: God & Country
Available in hardcover
#21-25: Vol. 4: The Death of Marc Spector
Also collects Moon Knight: Silent Knight one-shot. Available in hardcover
Hulk (2008) #7-9 (A-stories): See Guidet to Hulk. This is a substantial appearance fighting with and alongside Hulk and Ms. Marvel. It fits in the middle of #25, as the end of #25 tracks directly to #26.
#26-30: Vol. 5: Down South
Available in hardcover
Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009) #1-10, Moon Knight Saga (2009) #1,
& Shadowland: Moon Knight (2010) #1-3 by Greg Hurwitz (Sep 2009 – Oct 2010)
After the terminally dark Huston/Benson run, this series is a brighter affair – in mood, lighting, and bringing in more of the outside Marvel Universe. [Marvel Unlimited: Vengeance, Shadowland]
in oversize hardcover…
By Huston, Benson & Hurwitz Omnibus (2022 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302934569 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (2006) #1-30 & Annual 1, Moon Knight: Silent Knight (2008) #1, Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2009) #1-10, and Shadowland: Moon Knight (2010) #1-3
as originally collected…
Moon Knight Saga (2009) #1: A recap issue detailing Marc’s history up to the debut of this series.
#1-6: Vol. 1: Shock & Awe
#7-10: Vol. 2: Killed, Not Dead
Secret Avengers #1-4: See Secret Avengers
Deadpool, Vol. 4 #27 & 29: See Deadpool. I’m not 100% on this placement, but it makes sense for this to come before the next two big events.
Shadowland: Moon Knight
A three-issue mini-series, plus a reprint of Moon Knight Vol. 1 #13. Also available in hardcover and in the Shadowland omnibus. Marc appears throughout this event – see Marvel Universe Event: Shadowland for further information.
Chaos War #1-2: See Marvel Universe Events – Chaos War.
Taskmaster #4 in Taskmaster: Unthinkable
Klaws of the Panther #4: See Black Panther
Heroes for Hire: Marc is a recurring character in issues #1, 3, 5, & 12.
Avengers #9-12 & 12.1: See Avengers, Vol. 4
Heroic Age:
Moon Knight (2011) #1-12 by Brian Bendis (May 2011 – Apr 2012)
& Secret Avengers (2010)
After his participation in Shadowland and Heroes for Hire, Brian Bendis slightly reinvents Marc’s history of multiple personalities. Now, rather than intentionally flitting between his multiple cover personas, he is hallucinating that he is fighting alongside Captain America, Spider-Man, and Wolverine when really he is dishing out their blows all on his own.
This was one of Bendis’s less-successful character revivals. It never really caught fire with new fans, and longtime devotees didn’t love the concept of tying him into some of Marvel’s biggest heroes. While it last 12 issues, in retrospect it’s an odd footnote on Moon Knight’s bibliography.
In this same period, Marc makes his first major team appearance in over 20 years in Secret Avengers. [Marvel Unlimited: 2011 series, Secret Avengers]
in oversize hardcover…
#1-12: Moon Knight by Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev
in a single Complete Collection..
by Bendis & Maleev: The Complete Collection
(2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933623 / digital)
as originally issued…
Onslaught Unleashed #1-4: Effectively a Secret Avengers miniseries. Collected in hardcover.
Secret Avengers issues #9-10, 12.1, & 13: See Secret Avengers
#1-6: Vol. 1
Also available in hardcover
Avengers #18: See Avengers, Vol. 4
Daken: Dark Wolverine #13-16: Collected in Pride Comes Before the Fall hardcover and paperback.
#7-12: Vol. 2
Also available in hardcover
Secret Avengers #16, 19, & 21: See Guide to Secret Warriors & Secret Avengers
Avengers vs. X-Men: Marc is briefly drafted into the fight, but does not make a significant appearance in the main series. He appears in the tie-ins X-Men Legacy #266-267 and in Avengers #28. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Avengers vs. X-Men
Avengers (2010) #34: This is a minor appearance. See Guide to Avengers (2010 – Present)
Marvel Now:
Moon Knight (2014) #1-17 by Warren Ellis & Declan Shalvey, Brian Wood & Greg Smallwood, Cullen Bunn & Ron Ackins, & Jordie Bellaire (Mar 2014 – May 2015)
It turns out Marc is a sort of cause célèbre among writers of a certain age, as after his run with Brian Bendis he attracts a parade of big name attention.
(Perhaps that Bendis run was more successful than we all thought.)
First up is Warren Ellis. Ellis recasts the character as a sort of paranormal mercenary – a concept which fits neatly in with his history and which is taken up by both Brian Wood (as of issue #7) and Cullen Bunn (as of issue #13). [Marvel Unlimited: Age of Ultron, Original Sin, 2014 series]
Age of Ultron: Marc appears prominently in the early issues #2 & 4-5 (plus #10 and Avengers Assemble (2012) #14 AU), but this splinter timeline has no effect on his main story. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Age of Ultron
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1: See Spider-Man
Original Sin: Marc is part of the primary cast of this event and appears throughout. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Original Sin.
#1-6: Vol. 1: From the Dead by Warren Ellis
(2014 paperback, ISBN 978-0785154082 / digital)
Captain America (2012) #24-25: See Guide to Captain America – Steve Rogers
#7-12: Vol. 2: Blackout by Brian Wood
(2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785154099 / digital)
#13-17: Vol. 3: In The Night by Cullen Bunn
(2015 paperback, ISBN 978-0785197348 / digital)
Secret Wars: Marc appears in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars (2015) #1 and Ultimate End (2015) #4-5. See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Secret Wars (2015).
All-New, All-Different Marvel:
Moon Knight (2016) #1-14 by Jeff Lemire & Greg Smallwood (Apr 2016 – May 2017)
& Moon Knight: Welcome to New Egypt Infinity Comic (2022) #1
Marc’s relaunch finds him stuck in an insane asylum – or, is it? Written by Jeff Lemire with returning artist Greg Smallwood. He doesn’t appear anywhere but his own series in this period. [Marvel Unlimited: 2016 series, New Egypt]
in oversize hardcover…
#1-14: by Lemire & Smallwood (2018 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302912857)
in a single complete collection…
#1-14: by Lemire & Smallwood: The Complete Collection (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933630 / digital)
as originally collected…
Moon Knight: Welcome to New Egypt Infinity Comic (2022) #1: A digital scrolling reprint of #1
#1-5: Vol. 1: Lunatic (2016 paperback, ISBN ? 978-0785199533 / digital)
#6-9: Vol. 2: Reincarnations (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1620559000 / digital)
Also collects Moon Knight (1980) #2
#10-14: Vol. 3: Birth and Death (2017 paperback, ISBN 978-1302902889 / digital)
Marvel Legacy:
Moon Knight (2016) #188-200 & Annual 1/2019 (Nov 2017 – Oct 2018 & Sep 2019)
Marc’s parade of high-profile writers continues in Marvel Legacy, with Say Anything lead singer Max Bemis penning his renumbered series and giving him an arch-nemesis rooted in his Egyptian origins. Technically the annual is from a standalone volume, rather than the 2016 volume. [Marvel Unlimited: 2016 series, 2019 annual]
in a single complete collection…
#188-200: Moon Knight: Legacy – The Complete Collection (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302933975 / digital)
as originally collected…
Doctor Strange: Damnation: See Guide to Doctor Strange or Marvel Universe Events for this mini-event, which likely occurs before the arcs above. Marc co-stars in this supernatural event, though he is mostly in the background. He appears in Doctor Strange: Damnation (2018) #1-2, Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider (2017) #15, Doctor Strange (1968) #387, Doctor Strange: Damnation (2018) #3, and Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider (2017) #16-17, Doctor Strange: Damnation (2018) #4
#188-193: Legacy, Vol. 1: Crazy Runs in the Family (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302909376 / digital)
#194-200: Legacy, Vol. 2: Phases (2018 paperback, ISBN 978-1302912703 / digital)
Also in this period: Defenders (2017) #10, Daredevil (1964) #599-602 & 605, The Punisher (1987) #224, Deadpool: Assassin (2018) #4
Infinity Wars (2018): See Guide to Marvel Events – Infinity Wars. Marc appears briefly around the end of his title in Infinity Wars (2018) #3 and Infinity Wars: Sleepwalker (2018) #1.
Marvel Comics Presents (2019) #4: This Benjamin Percy story is billed as “what happened next” after Marc “went completely insane and disappeared.” It’s hard to say if that places it just before this run or just after, but he appears as Mr. Knight, so it’s likely not set any earlier.
Annual 1/2019: Acts of Evil (2020 paperback, ISBN 978-1302921545/ digital)
Collects a series of one-shot fights between heroes and villains from outside their franchise from Punisher Annual (2019) #1, Venom Annual (2019) #1, (Magnificent) Ms. Marvel Annual (2019) #1, Deadpool Annual (2019) #1, She-Hulk Annual (2019) #1, Ghost Spider Annual (2019) #1, Moon Knight Annual (2019) #1, Wolverine Annual (2019) #1.
Annual 1/2019: Marvel-Verse: Moon Knight (2022 digest-size paperback, ISBN 978-1302933920 / digital)
Collects Werewolf by Night (1972) #32-33, Moon Knight (1980) #13, Moon Knight Annual (2016) 1/2019, and material from Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #220.
Also in this period: Marvel Knights 20th (2018) #4, The Punisher (2018) #14-16, Contagion (2019) #3-5, and a non-continuity appearance in History of the Marvel Universe (2019) #6
Moon Knight in Conan: Serpent War (2020) #1-5
A co-starring adventure with Conan set in modern Marvel continuity. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1-5: Conan: Serpent War (2020 paperback, 978-1302923075)
Avengers vs. Moon Knight: The Age of Khonshu
Avengers (2018) #33-37: “The Age of Khonshu,” a featured Moon Knight arc! You should definitely read this as part of a sequential read of the character. see Guide to Avengers Flagships (2010 – Present Day)
Avengers (2018) #38: See Guide to Avengers Flagships (2010 – Present Day). In #38, Black Panther gives Marc an unexpected offer.
Avengers (2018) #45: This issue marks the end of King in Black; it has a bonus single-page prologue for Moon Knight’s 2022 series.
Moon Knight Infinity Comic Primer (2021) #1 (Sep 2021)
Though this was released slightly after the start of the next series, it’s effectively a recap to get people caught up to that point. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1: Not collected
Moon Knight (2021) #1-30, Annual 1/2022, & Annual 1/2023 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Federico Sabbatini, & Rachelle Rosenberg, Devil’s Reign: Moon Knight (2022) #1, Ms. Marvel & Moon Knight (2022) #1, Murderworld: Moon Knight (2023) #1, & Strange Academy: Moon Knight (2023) #1 (Jul 2021 – Dec 2023)
Jed MacKay expands the world of Mr. Knight while also paying homage to a surprising amount of his continuity. Tigra co-stars throughout. [Marvel Unlimited: main series, Annual 2022, Annual 2023, Devil’s Reign, Ms. Marvel &, Murderworld, Strange Academy]
in a single omnibus…
Moon Knight by Jed MacKay (2024 oversize hardcover, ISBN 978-1302959487 / digital)
Collects Moon Knight (2021) #1-30 & Annual 1/2022, Devil’s Reign: Moon Knight (2022) #1, and material from Moon Knight Annual (2023) #1 and Avengers (2018) #45.
as originally collected…
#1-6: Vol. 1: The Midnight Mission (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931100 / digital)
#7-12: Vol. 2: Too Tough to Die (2022 paperback, ISBN 978-1302931117 / digital)
Also collects Devil’s Reign: Moon Knight (2022) #1
Devil’s Reign: See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – Devil’s Reign. Marc appears in Devil’s Reign (2021) #1, 4, & 6 in addition to his one-shot.
Ms. Marvel & Moon Knight (2022) #1: See Guide to Ms. Marvel, Kamala Khan for this team-up issue. Marc is also in the next issue, Ms. Marvel & Venom (2022) #1. This occurs somewhere near his issue #15
Also in this period: Infinite Possibilities Infinity Comic (2022) #1, Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-Man (2021) #1, Fantastic Four (2018) #40 & 45, She-Hulk (2022) #4, Ghost Rider (2022) #5, Strange (2022) #5, Damage Control (2022) #1, Crypt of Shadows (2022) #1, as well as a continuity-lite appearance in Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal Infinity Comic (2022) #3.
A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022): See Guide to Marvel Universe Events – A.X.E.: Judgment Day. Moon Knight appears only very briefly in A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #5.
#13-18 & Annual 1: Vol. 3: Halfway to Sanity (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302947347 / digital)
Murderworld: Moon Knight (2023) #1: Murderworld (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302947224 / digital)
Knight does not appear in this one-shot or series – he is merely briefly referenced. Collects this series of sequential one-shots, all from 2023: Murderworld: Avengers, Murderworld: Spider-Man, Murderworld: Wolverine, Murderworld: Moon Knight, and Murderworld: Game Over.
Also in this period: Mary Jane & Black Cat (2022) #1, Punisher (2022) #9-12, Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #33-36, Doctor Strange (2023) #2, and at a different point of continuity in I Am Iron Man (2023) #4.
#19-24: Vol. 4: Road to Ruin (2023 paperback, ISBN 978-1302947354 / digital)
Annual 1/2023: Contest of Chaos (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302955038 / digital)
This Annual is not by MacKay. This is a chapter of the “Contest of Chaos” summer annual event. Weirdly, this omits the first chapter of the story from Scarlet Witch Annual 1. Collects Spider-Man (2023) Annual 1, Iron Man (2023) Annual 1, Fantastic Four (2022) Annual 1/2023, Moon Knight (2021) Annual 1(/2023), Spider-Gwen (2023) Annual 1, Venom (2021) Annual 1, X-Men (2021) Annual 1, and Avengers (2023) Annual 1.
Strange Academy: Moon Knight (2023) #1: Strange Academy: The Deadly Field Trip (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302954833 / digital)
Collects a trio of connected one shots; this is the first. It’s preceded by Miles Morales and followed by Amazing Spider-Man.
#25-30: Vol. 5: The Last Days of Moon Knight (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302950910 / digital)
Before the end of this series (so possibly just before or after #24): Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5 (below) and Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #63-65, Avengers Inc. (2023) #4-5
Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood (2022) #1-4 (May – Aug 2022)
A continuity-lite anthology series with stories set in many different periods of continuity. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1-4: (2023 oversize paperback, ISBN 978-1302946043 / 2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302946050 / digital)
Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #1-5 (Jul – Nov 2023)
A sidebar series that likely occurs just before or after issue #24 of Jed MacKay’s run. This occurs almost entirely in the realm of the dead and introduces The Scarlet Scarab. However, it’s inessential aside from bringing Scarlet Scarab into continuity and I would strongly recommend skipping it. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1-5: City of the Dead (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302952365 / digital)
Vengeance of the Moon Knight (2024) #1-9 by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio, Rachelle & Cory Petit & Moon Knight (2024) Annual 1/2024 (Jan – Sep 2024)
This series picks up almost at the very second the prior MacKay ongoing series concludes. [Marvel Unlimited: main series, Fist of Khonshu #0, Annual]
#1-4: Vol. 1: New Moon (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302957391 / digital)
#5-9: Vol 2: It’s Alive (2024 paperback, ISBN 978-1302957407 / digital)
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024) #0: This fits before and during issue #7. I have confirmed it is not collected in Vol. 2, despite fitting perfectly there.
Moon Knight (2024) Annual 1/2024: Infinity Watch: Power Corrupts (2025 paperback, ISBN ? 978-1302960384 / digital)
Collects Thanos (2024) Annual 1/2024, Amazing Spider-Man (2022) Annual 1/2024, Immortal Thor (2023) Annual 1/2024, Ms. Marvel (2024) Annual 1/2024, Wolverine (2024) Annual 1/2024, Incredible Hulk (2024) Annual 1/2024, Moon Knight (2024) Annual 1/2024, Spider-Boy (2023) Annual 1/2024, and Avengers (2022) 1/2024
After issue #6 and prior to #7: Blood Hunt (2024) #4, Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024) #0. Then, after #7 in Blood Hunt (2024) #5
Phases of Moon Knight (2024) #1-4 (Aug – Nov 2024)
An anthology series of past, present, and future Moon Knights. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1-4 (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302960162 / digital)
Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024) #0 & 1-15 (Jul & Oct 2024 – Dec 2025)
by Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio & Devmalya Pramanik, Rachelle Rosenberg, & Cory Petit
Jed MacKay continues his run, bringing the focus back onto Marc Spector and his cast of supporting characters in the Midnight Mission. [Marvel Unlimited]
#1-5: Vol. 1 (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302959210 / digital)
May also collect Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu (2024) #0
#6-10: Vol. 2 (2025 paperback, ISBN 978-1302959227 / digital)
#11-15: Vol. 3: We’re Outta Here (2026 paperback, ISBN 978-1302967284 / digital)
Also in this period, Werewolf By Night: Red Band (2024) #2-3
Marc Spector: Moon Knight (2026) #1-[ongoing] by Jed Mackay, Devmalya Pramanik, Rachelle Rosenberg, & Cory Petit
#1-(TBA): pending solicitation
Non-Continuity Moon Knight
Marvel Studios’ Moon Knight: The Art of the Series (2023 hardcover, ISBN 978-1302945862)
What If…? Dark: Moon Knight (2023) #1: See Guide to What If?
What If…? Galactus Transformed Moon Knight (2025) #1: See Guide to What If?
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Wanted to let you know Punisher 14 & 15 will have moon Knight. I’ll be watching for further involvement in punisher’s story while he is back in New York. Also the upcoming Annual #1 with Kang the Conqueror can be added. Hoping for a new run now that disney+ announced the Moon Knight show for 2022!
Almost forgot Dr. Strange: Damnation has Mr. Knight.
Moon Knight Vol 6 from 2006 is actually Vol 5, issues 7-10 are linked to the Civil War ‘Casualties of War’ arc and issues 11-13 are also Civil War related through ‘The Initiative’ banner
Removed “volumes” entirely as series identifiers- too unreliable at this point.
Wow my brain hurts. it is a really well research article and I love it but I’m not enough of a comic fan too understand all of this. I don’t actually read Moon knight but my brother recently got into them so I thought I’d make him a check off list as he collects them so He can keep track better. Anyone wanna dumb it down for me into a simpler list?
If your brother is newly into Moon Knight, he’ll probably want to use the “Epic Collections” section as a checklist for classic material from prior to the year 2000, and then simply follow the issues and collections from there forward. If you doesn’t have Marvel Unlimited, a year’s subscription costs as much as just 1-2 of these books!
Vengeance of the Moon Knight by Greg Hurwitz issues #9 and #10 also come under the Heroic Age banner.
He was also recruited into the Secret Avengers at the end of issue 9 and was a member/on a mission with them in issue 10
The 2011-2012 Moon Knight series isn’t part of the Heroic Age and is also the 6th volume, not the 7th.
I broadly treat all series from 2010 to Now as part of the Heroic Age, even if they are not bannered; it’s simply the Era. All Volumes now removed.
Missing the ‘Moon Knight Saga’ recap issue from 2009 released before ‘Vengeance of the Moon Knight’
Added, thanks!
Moon Knight appears in issues #13-16 of Daken: Dark Wolverine, not just #15-16
Added, thanks!
Hello CK, I am grateful for the work of people like yourself who painstakingly create these lists for comic fans. I did want to note however that the “Early Years 1972-1980” is wrong in listing the origin in Werewolf by Night 32 being from 1972. The issue came out Aug 10, 1975. Being one of the very first bits of info for readers and collectors, it is quite important to know this I would think. Keep up the great work.
Ah, good catch! I picked up the series year instead of the issue year. Just fixed it.
Given the pretty drastic changes to Moon Knight, including the way he operates, what he gets called, and his costume, the 2014 series would have to begin after Original Sin was already over and wouldn’t be between the first and second volumes.
Made this change, thanks!