Who Is Marlene Alraune? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Marlene Alraune is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Marlene Fontaine, with over 222 comic issue appearances. A girlfriend and later wife of Marc Spector, Moon Knight.

Who is Marlene Alraune?

Origin Marlene's father Dr. Peter Alraune was murdered by mercenary Raoul Bushman while they were in Sudan , Marc Spector another mercenary saved Marlene from Bushman but Bushman left Specter to die in the desert. The workers of Dr. Alraune took Spector's inert body to the tomb of Pharaoh Seti III. Spector revived and then he and Marlene went back to the US where Spector became the crime fighter Moon Knight and then she became his girlfriend and trusted ally. Creation Marlene first appears in Marvel Spotlight (1971) # by Don Perlin and Doug Moench. Major Story Arcs Resurrection of Moon Knight Sometime after the death of Moon Knight, Marlene was compelled to return to the Grant Mansion. With Frenchie as her escort, they find a statue of Khonshu that explodes revealing the revitalized body of Marc Spector, who Marlene refers specifically to by his Steven Grant identity.

Key facts

Marlene Alraune is of human origin and first appeared in "The Crushing Conquer-Lord". The character is published by Marvel. With 222 recorded issue appearances, Marlene Alraune ranks among the most featured characters in comics.