Born in Chicago, Illinois, Marc Spector is an American rabbi's wayward son. As an adult, Spector spends time training Felix to be a heavyweight boxer, a U.S. Marine, and a mercenary. He becomes a skilled combatant and befriends the French pilot Jean-Paul DuChamp, whom he calls "Frenchie." While the pair work for the African mercenary Raoul Bushman in Egypt, the group come upon an archaeological dig whose crew includes Dr. Peter Alraune and his daughter Marlene. The dig had uncovered an ancient temple where artifacts included a statue of the Egyptian moon god Khonshu. Intent on looting the dig, Bushman kills Dr. Alraune. In response to Alraune's murder, Spector attacks Bushman in an atempt to save Marlene but is beaten nearly to death and left to die in the sub-zero temperatures of the desert night.
After his return to the United States, Spector invests the money that he got as a mercenary andearns small fortune. To escape his mercenary past he creates the identity of millionaire Steven Grant, using this identity to purchase a mansion and equipment to be Moon Knight. To remain in contact with the street and criminal element he also creates the identity of taxicab driver Jake Lockley. As Lockley, he has acquired friends such as Bertrand Crawley and Gena Landers and her sons.
His true origin—being "created by The Committee" is explained as a ruse set up by Frenchie so Marc can shut the Committee down. He then first encounters the Midnight Man and returns to his Chicago to prevent the poisoning of its water supply by a group called the Werewolves, encounters Morpheus and teams with Daredevil and fights the Jester. He then first encountered Stained Glass Scarlet. Later, he battled the Werewolf once again. He battled Bora, and met the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. He then encountered Doctor Strange.
After his return to the United States, Spector invests the money that he got as a mercenary andearns small fortune. To escape his mercenary past he creates the identity of millionaire Steven Grant, using this identity to purchase a mansion and equipment to be Moon Knight. To remain in contact with the street and criminal element he also creates the identity of taxicab driver Jake Lockley. As Lockley, he has acquired friends such as Bertrand Crawley and Gena Landers and her sons.
His true origin—being "created by The Committee" is explained as a ruse set up by Frenchie so Marc can shut the Committee down. He then first encounters the Midnight Man and returns to his Chicago to prevent the poisoning of its water supply by a group called the Werewolves, encounters Morpheus and teams with Daredevil and fights the Jester. He then first encountered Stained Glass Scarlet. Later, he battled the Werewolf once again. He battled Bora, and met the X-Men and the Fantastic Four. He then encountered Doctor Strange.