Anton Mogart (Earth-616)

Midnight Man
Name	Anton Mogart
Current Alias	Midnight Man
Affiliation and Relationships
Relatives	Children: Jeff Wilde (son, deceased)
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Black
Unusual Features	Beard and moustache. Horribly disfigured face from burns and waste in the sewers after his first encounter with Moon Knight.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Occupation	Socialite, collector, thief; later vagrant.
Base of Operations	Mansion in New Jersey
Creators and Appearances
Creators	Doug Moench, Bill Sienkiewicz
First	Moon Knight #3 (October, 1980)
First	Moon Knight #3 (October, 1980)
Death	Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4 (May, 1989) (Mentioned)
Death	Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4 (May, 1989) (Mentioned)

 Greed is the purest motivation-- the others tend to get sticky with complications. 

—Anton Mogart

History

Early Life

Nothing is known about Anton Mogart's past before he started stealing great works of art, jewels and such from locations all around the world, the thefts taking place promptly at midnight, which earned him the name Midnight Man. He lived in an opulent New Jersey mansion and stole these things simply to own them, not for the money.

Moon Knight

On the 22nd day of a theft spree in New York City, Mogart stole a rare Monet oil painting from the Ramadan Art Gallery. He was later stopped by Moon Knight and fell into the river and was presumed drowned. In actuality he was carried by the current to New York and the mouth of a drainage viaduct. There the wastes in the sewer melted his face leaving him deformed. Hiding in the sewers for three days he returned to his home to find the police had taken all his stolen goods. Blaming Moon Knight for this and his deformity, he vowed vengeance. Driven insane he lived in the sewers and started collecting trash instead of treasure. He worked with Bushman who lured Moon Knight into a flooding sewage chamber with Midnight Man in it. Moon Knight was able to chisel an escape route in the brick and Midnight Man was once again washed down a river.

Death

Later learning that he was dying from cancer, Mogart tracked down his illegitimate son Jeff Wilde. Mogart then taught Wilde his trade secrets, but begged him not to become a criminal. Mogart then challenged Moon Knight for one last time and apparently died as a result. After he died Wilde took the alias Midnight and tried to become Moon Knight's sidekick, but instead ended up as a villain.

Attributes

Abilities

• Master Thief: Anton was a accomplished art thief, escaping from authorities across the globe.
• Martial Artist: He was able to hold his own against Moon Knight in a fight.

Paraphernalia

Weapons

A handgun and an Asian dagger, the latter which being a part of his stolen art collection.

See Also

• 4 appearance(s) of Anton Mogart (Earth-616)
• 3 minor appearance(s) of Anton Mogart (Earth-616)
• 8 mention(s) of Anton Mogart (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Anton Mogart (Earth-616)
• 7 image(s) of Anton Mogart (Earth-616)
• 3 quotation(s) by or about Anton Mogart (Earth-616)