Moon Knight, Marvel's answer to Batman

With his nifty moon-themed gadets and costume, Moon Knight is arguably the closest character Marvel has to Batman. Photo: Marvel Comics

If you’re looking for the closest thing Marvel has to an equivalent of Batman, then Moon Knight would be it.

There are some striking similarities between the two characters, even though Batman was first created 37 years before Moon Knight in 1975 – the wealth, the gadgets, the machinery and the multiple identities that bind them ... but also separate them.