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Marlene Alraune
Real
Name: Marlene Alraune Occupation: Art history student, later archaeologist, secretary,
social worker Identity: Publicly known Legal Status: Citizen of the United States with no criminal
record Other Aliases: Marlene Fontaine, also others briefly adopted
on undercover missions Place of Birth: Unrevealed, presumably in the United States Marital Status: Devorced Known Relatives: Dr. Peter Alraune, Sr. (father, deceased),
Dr. Peter Alraune, Jr. (brother, deceased), Eric Jules Fontaine
(devorced husband) Group Affiliation: Any of Moon Knight Base of Operations: Formerly Spector Mansion, 13 Seabreeze
Crescent, Southampton, Long Island, New York, later New York City First Appearance: THE HULK #11
History: Marlene Alraune was the daugther of Dr. Peter
Alraune, Sr., a noted archaeologist. Marlene studied art history
in college. At an early age she married Eric Jules Fontaine, but
their marriage lasted only a brief time for reasons that have
yet to be revealed.
Dr. Peter Alraune Sr. spent five years searching for ancient Egyptain
archaeologist artifacts in the Sudan, just south of the presents
day Egyptian boarder.Marlene joined him in his work in the Sudan.
(It is unclear if she was with him during the entire five years
he spent there.) Near the town of Selima, Dr. Alraune discoved
the tomb of the Pharaoh Seti III.
The mercenary terrorist Raoul Bushman
learned about Dr. Alraune's discovery and planned to attack Selima
and steal whatever treasures the Archeologist had found. Bushman
was in the Sudan leading his mercenaries against rebal forces
there. One of those mercenaries, Marc Spector, appalled by Bushman's
atrocities in battle, decided to leave his employ.
During Bushman's raid on Selima, Dr. Alraune, fearing the Bushman
would steal and melt down their atrifacts for their gold, attemped
to kill him. Spector stopped Dr. Alraune, but was then sickened
when Bushman savagely murdered the archaeologist Spector found
Marlene Alraune and told her to get to safety. Marlene left, thinking
Spector was the one who killed her father. Later, Spector angrily
protested when Bushman had innocent civilians in Selima slaughtered.
Bushman knocked Spector unconsious an had him left in the desert
to die.
Regaining consciousness, Spector wandered through the desert,
finally, by seeming chance, approaching Pharaoh Seti III's tomb.
There Spector was found, on the brink of death, by some of Dr.
Arlaune's workers. They brought him inside the tomb. Spector was
suffering from such great heat exhaustion that his heart stopped,
and one of the workers pronounced him dead. Marlene, who was supervising
the packing of the descovered artifacts before Bushman could find
them, was saddened by Spector's apparent death, relizing that
he did save her life. While she watched over him, Spector revived.
He attributed his seeming resurrection to the Egyptian moon god
Khonsu, whose statue stood nearby. Spector draped himself in a
cloak he took from the statueand decleared himself the moon's
knight of vengeance. In this new guise Spector defeated Bushman's
forces.
Marlene began to fall in love with Spector,and they both returned
to America. There Spector became the masked crimefighter known
as Moon Knight. As Spector's confidante, Marlene encouraged his
developement of the Moon Knightidentity as a force for justice.
He also adopted another identity, that of Steven Grant, who, through
waise investments, rapidly became a millionaire. Grant and Marlene
took up residence in a mansion in Long Island, New York. She was
both his lover and personal secretary.
Marlene often participated in Moon Knight's crimefighting missions,
sometimes as an undercover agent. She was severly injured on one
ofthese missions but underwent a complete recovery.
Marlene preferred Spector's more refined "Steven Grant" persona
to the others he used, and she was increasingly distressed by
his growing brought about by use of multiple identities.
Eventually, to Marlene's relief, Spector seemingly overcame his
schizophrenia and still later, gave up his Moon Knight identity.
He now led a peaceful life, following the Grant persona's lifestyle
but using his real name Marc Spector.
However, upon having a visiion of Khonshy, Spector felt himself
compelled to return to the Sudan. Unwilling to see him return
to his life of violence and multiple personalities, Marlene told
Spector that she would leave him if he went to the Sudan. He went
there nevertheless, and Marlene moved out of the Long Island mansion.
She enrolled in a school for social work, and soon became a social
worker at the Seaview Research Hospital. Eventually, she went
back to her husband, Eric Jules Fontaine, who was now cripple.
But through circumstances not yet revealed, she left him again
to return to Spector who once again operated as Moon Knight out
of his Long Island mansion.
Height: 5 ft. 8 in Weight: 130 lbs. Eyes: Blue Hair: Blond
Strength Level: Marlene Alraune possesses the normal strength
of a woman of her age, height, and build who engages in intensive
regular exercise.
Known Superhuman Powers: None
Other Abilities: Marlene Alraune is an excellent hand-to-hand
combatant and a skilled gymnast. She is a good markswoman with
a handgun. She is also a skilled hypnotist.
Weapons: Marlene Alraune carries a .44 magnum pistol.