Marvel’s Moon Knight celebrates its 50th, and 250th overall issue in July

With a legacy numbering that’s about to hit 50 years and 250 issues, Moon Knight is bringing its current arc to a close this summer.

By the light of the silvery moon

Probably still not considered one of Marvel Comics’ marquee heroes, Moon Knight has nonetheless been around for a while. Actually, make that a long while, as the supernatural hero is about to celebrate a pair of milestones this summer.

Marvel revealed that he’ll not only be hitting 50 years of publication, but that the book itself will be marking issue #250. As usual with the bigger publishers these days, all of that run doesn’t come under the heading of just one comic series. Those days have seemingly passed into legend when it comes to the medium, and Moon Knight is no exception to seeing a constant cavalcade of restarts and fresh runs.

To that end, Moon Knight: Fist Of Khonshu will actually be just ten issues deep when the celebratory installment lands in stores. Thanks to Marvel’s legacy system though, we know that the comic is actually #250 on top of being, well, #10.

Playing out in that very issue too, will be the close of the currently rolling storyline, seeing the title hero confront super villain Achilles Fairchild. Naturally, that’ll mean that a new direction will be on the horizon as well, and it’s one that Marvel says will be “startling”.

Since its launch, Jed MacKay’s Moon Knight has become one of the most acclaimed run’s in the character’s history, redefining the lunar legionnaire’s mission and mythos for a new age! Now, the series scribe sets the stage for his most ambitious and gut-wrenching story yet! Joined by rising superstar Devmalya Pramanik, it’s a landmark issue fans can’t afford to miss as Marc Spector has a decisive showdown with new supervillain, Achilles Fairchild. It’s an explosive finale to the series’ current arc and a startling beginning to what’s next for the Midnight Mission…

“Taking Moon Knight from Legacy #201 to Legacy #250 over the last few years has been an extraordinary experience,” MacKay shared. “We’ve been able to play out some long-running stories, develop our cast of characters in a way I’ve never been able to before, and connect with fans in a manner that I certainly never experienced up till now. I’m thrilled for folks to see what we’re doing in MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #250 and how it will set up more Moon Knight stories to come!”

Check out covers including a variant cover by iconic ‘90s Moon Knight artist Stephen Platt, and preorder MOON KNIGHT: FIST OF KHONSHU #10 (LEGACY #250) at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.

Marvel Comics press release

Look for Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #10 (Legacy #250) on the racks this July the 16th.