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    Character » Moon Knight appears in 1412 issues.

    Moon Knight, Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley: four different aspects of the same man who was resurrected by Khonshu (the Egyptian Lunar-God of Vengeance and Justice) to serve as his "avatar." Those unjust mortals who prey upon the innocents traveling at night, with powers that come from the moon, beware the Vengeance of the Moon Knight!

    Is Moon Knight Marvel's Batman?

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    InnerVenom123

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    #51  Edited By InnerVenom123
    @Bearded Justice said:
    While I don't really think he's Marvel's Batman, I will agree that there are a lot of similarities.  Frankly, I don't care. "
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    #52  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @GT-Man said:
    "@Andferne: I know that but a lott of them have similarities like batman "

    But not altogether.
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    #53  Edited By DarthT0n3h
    @Danial79 said:
    " Obviously there are going to be differences. Marvel are not going to make a character called FlyingRodentMan or anything. All I was saying is that there are a LOT of similarities. So far, @Gunslinger6 is the only one who has listed a comparable list, with his Iron Man example... "  
     Deathstroke - DC
     Deathstroke - DC
    Deadpool - Marvel
    Deadpool - Marvel
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    #54  Edited By McJawsh
    @DarthT0n3h said:
    " @Danial79 said:
    " Obviously there are going to be differences. Marvel are not going to make a character called FlyingRodentMan or anything. All I was saying is that there are a LOT of similarities. So far, @Gunslinger6 is the only one who has listed a comparable list, with his Iron Man example... "  
     Deathstroke - DC
     Deathstroke - DC
    Deadpool - Marvel
    Deadpool - Marvel
    "
    Most win I've seen on here.
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    #55  Edited By Crackdown

    This is totally an obvious one 
     
    Nighthawk people, Nighthawk. The only true batman copy, and on purpose too. Wahahaha

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    #56  Edited By daredevil21134
    @ReverseNegative said:
    " @G Bird said:
    " There are similarities but no, I don't think he's "Marvel's Batman". And frankly, I'm sick of people saying this. There are many topics debating this, you should have just posted in there instead of making another one. BTW, Moon Knight's comics are a lot better than Grant Morrison's works that he passes on as Batman. "
    Same. They really shouldn't keep saying this. "

    Agreed
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    #57  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @DarthT0n3h said:
    " @Danial79 said:
    " Obviously there are going to be differences. Marvel are not going to make a character called FlyingRodentMan or anything. All I was saying is that there are a LOT of similarities. So far, @Gunslinger6 is the only one who has listed a comparable list, with his Iron Man example... "  
     Deathstroke - DC
     Deathstroke - DC
    Deadpool - Marvel
    Deadpool - Marvel
    "
    I still like Deadpool better, even though Deathstroke came first
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    #58  Edited By DarthT0n3h
    @ReverseNegative: not saying it's a bad thing. i'm not into deathstroke at all. just figured i'd bring it up since deadpool is a play on deathstroke.
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    #59  Edited By McJawsh

    Yeah Deathstroke came first for a reason, Deadpool is making fun of him.  lol

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    #60  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @McJawsh said:
    " Yeah Deathstroke came first for a reason, Deadpool is making fun of him.  lol "
    Deadpool is still my favorite.
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    #61  Edited By emptytomb

        
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    the punisher is marvels batman though the punisher is not afraid of the light or public appearances

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    #62  Edited By warcorpse

    the punisher? No way

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    #63  Edited By DanialCarroll
    @emptytomb:  The Punisher? The only similarities I can see are that he saw his family get killed and he's a vigilante. Give me 7 more reasons and then I might believe you :)
     
    The only reason I can think they are even similar is that he saw his family get killed and he's a vigilante.
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    #64  Edited By emptytomb
    @Danial79:
    tired of people asking for evidence. You'll smart  enough you can figure it out. Look for evidence yourself. No he doesn't wear a cape or stalk criminals at night but that doesn't mean its similarity if he/someone else does.
     Soul Reaver comes to mind when you look at Moon Night. 
     
     
    ''The only reason I can think they are even similar is that he saw his family get killed and he's a vigilante''. this is major points that make him similar.
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    #65  Edited By DanialCarroll
    @emptytomb
    @Danial79:
    tired of people asking for evidence. You'll smart  enough you can figure it out. Look for evidence yourself. No he doesn't wear a cape or stalk criminals at night but that doesn't mean its similarity if he/someone else does.
     Soul Reaver comes to mind when you look at Moon Night. 
     
     
    ''The only reason I can think they are even similar is that he saw his family get killed and he's a vigilante''. this is major points that make him similar.
    You need evidence to prove a any view-point though. Otherwise I could say, Moon Knight is Marvel's Aquaman. Am I to assume you just don't have any points other than the 2 I stated?
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    #66  Edited By jesusjoe

    Whilst I disagree with  @emptytomb  's reasoning, I think the Punisher and Batman have some similarities in the position they fill, in that they take the place of the 'outcast' hero that goes too far in the eyes of others- it's just that the line for 'too far' is very different in both universes. Having said that, you could easily make the same argument for Wolverine; perhaps more successfully, since he and Batman are both flagship characters. And Wolvie has seen plenty of family members (wives in particular) killed, and since House of M has childhood trauma too (which, as far as I know, 616 Punny doesn't- although you could make an argument for PunisherMAX if you read 'The Tyger').  And takes on the image of a feared creature as his costume and namesake. And his definititive story involved 80's Frank Miller (though prior to Garth Ennis, I would have said the same about the Punisher - Child's Play is still one of my favourites). Of course, using this sort of thinking, from the 'real world' point of view, well; Academy Award winners aren't really clamoring to make a Moon Knight film, are they?

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    #67  Edited By batman_is_god
    @danialcarroll79@gmail.com:
    Do you even need to ask? 
     
    I am sure many a Marvel fan will defend him, but it is pretty obvious. There is inspiration, like Zorro to Batman or Superman to Goku, then there is rip off. Look no further than Moon Knight for an example of the latter. All the reasons you named are too much to ignore. My favorite example is that Batman throws bat shaped shuriken while Moon Knight throws moon shaped shuriken.
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    #68  Edited By batman_is_god
    @Gunslinger6:
    A good point. While not even close to the extent of Batman, he even prepares for some of his allies (the thorbuster and hulkbuster suits)
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    #69  Edited By warcorpse

    Moon knight and batman are NOTHING alike 
     
    Rich 
    Cape  
    Themed paraphernaila 
    THAT'S IT!

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    #70  Edited By warcorpse

    I'm not wrong

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    #71  Edited By DanialCarroll
    @warcorpse: There's also: 
     
    • Mostly play at night  
    • Vigilantes
    • Non-Super
    • Use melee weaponry and hand-thrown projectiles
    • Have a variety of gadgets and vehicles 
    • Has caves under their mansions
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    #72  Edited By warcorpse
    @Danial79: Right, they only have the superficial thing in common. Look at their personalities, their crime fighting methods, their supporting cast, and most importantly, their origins. Now if we compare the two, they are literally night and day. Of course gregg hurwitz didn't help anything when he had him fight a villain named scarecrow, but that beside the point, they are different where it counts.
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    #73  Edited By DanialCarroll
    @warcorpse: I never said they were identical, just that he had more similarities than any other Marvel character.
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    #74  Edited By warcorpse
    @Danial79: Ok, but some people do and it's annoying as hell
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    #75  Edited By ReverseNegative
    @Danial79 said:
    " @emptytomb:  The Punisher? The only similarities I can see are that he saw his family get killed and he's a vigilante. Give me 7 more reasons and then I might believe you :)
     
    The only reason I can think they are even similar is that he saw his family get killed and he's a vigilante.
    "
    Exactly. Punisher is an anti-hero.
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    #76  Edited By DarkBird

    who is marvel's nightwing

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    #78  Edited By Justiceisblind

    Mockingbird would be Marvel's Black Canary, as Mockingbird was the love interest to Hawkeye, Black Canary was the love interest to Green Arrow.

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    #79  Edited By jhazzroucher

    Black Panther is

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    #80  Edited By JSH92

    @Danial79 said:

    @warcorpse: There's also:

    • Mostly play at night
    • Vigilantes
    • Non-Super
    • Use melee weaponry and hand-thrown projectiles
    • Have a variety of gadgets and vehicles
    • Has caves under their mansions

    Since when did Moon Knight have a cave under his mansion? In everything I've read, different rooms in his mansion (mainly his master bedroom) served as his "batcave." Also, those other things on the list apply to dozens of comic book heroes, so they're kind of superficial. I mean, using those "similarities" you could compare lots of other heroes with Batman.

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    Nighthawk is Marvels Batman

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    No he isnt

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    I mean they have stereotypical ninja tsctics but asidd from that they aren't

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