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Mark Moonrider

Mark Moonrider

35 appearances Β· Bronze Age Β· 1971–2021 Β· 1 key issues
Who is Mark Moonrider?

Mark Moonrider is a New God from New Genesis, one of the idealistic young heroes who make up the Forever People. He possesses the Megaton Touch and, alongside his companions, travels to Earth in search of adventure and to oppose the forces of Darkseid.

Born in the cosmic crucible of Jack Kirby's legendary 1971 run, Mark Moonrider burst onto the Bronze Age DC scene in the very first issue of The Forever People β€” itself a key collector's issue β€” as part of one of the King's most ambitious mythological visions. He's kept extraordinary company across his five-decade presence in the DC Universe, sharing adventures with Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Serifan, and Vykin the Black, with even Green Lantern crossing his path. Enshrined in Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, Moonrider holds a place of real significance in DC's cosmic mythology, a character whose roots reach deep into one of comics' most celebrated creative eras. For fans of Kirby's grand, visionary storytelling, Mark Moonrider is exactly the kind of figure worth seeking out.

Identity

Real name. Mark Moonrider

Powers. New God ; Immortality; ; ; Megaton Touch

Teams & affiliations
New Gods
β˜… First appearance
The Forever People #1
Feb 1971

Trivia

  • Refreshingly countercultural for the genre, Mark was written as the leader of a team bound by an explicit oath never to take a life β€” a pacifistic mandate that directly dictated how his powers could and couldn't be deployed on the page.comicbookreligion.com

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1971–2021

The Forever People #1 1971
The Forever People #1
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2 1985
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #2
Action Comics #596 β˜… 1988
Action Comics #596
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 1995
Guy Gardner: Warrior #29
The Death of the New Gods #[nn] 2008
The Death of the New Gods #[nn]
DCU: Legacies #8 2011
DCU: Legacies #8
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely #[nn] 2014
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely #[nn]
The Forever People by Jack Kirby #[nn] 2021
The Forever People by Jack Kirby #[nn]

Appearances

The Forever People (1971)
Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe (1985)
Superman (1987)
Slash Maraud (1987)
The Question (1987)
#12
Adventures of Superman (1987)
Action Comics (1938)
Forever People (1988)
Who's Who Update '88 (1988)
#1
Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)
#40
Guy Gardner: Warrior (1994)
#29
The Death of the New Gods (2008)
DCU: Legacies (2010)
#8
DC Universe: Legacies (2011)
Graphic Ink: The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely (2014)
Convergence (2016)
The Forever People by Jack Kirby (2020)