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FACT NUMBER #1:
This One Detail In Moon Knight TV Series May be Ingnored By Most of the Audience who don't have knowledge about the Moon Knight comic lore.The Living Statue Artist that Steven Refers as his best friend resembles Bertrand Crawley .In the comics, Crawley is a homeless man who lives on the streets of Newyork city who often acts as an informant for Marc Spector.
FACT NUMBER #2:
The police officers who later revealed as fake that arrested Steven Grant were named as Billy Fitzgerald and Bobbi Kennedy in the credit sequence of episode 2, calling back on a Moon Knight comic issue that featured two characters of the same name.In the Moon Knight comic Lore they served as Mercy Hospital Orderlies and were tasked with keeping Marc Spector at bay in an insane asylum.Just like in the show, Billy and Bobby devoted themselves to seeing Ammit walk free and were trying to subdue Marc in the interest of serving their god.
FACT NUMBER #3:
Layla and Marc meet an antiquities collector named Anton Mogart played by Gaspard Ulliel with whom Layla has apparently worked with a lot in the Past.In the comics, Anton Mogart first appeared in Moon Knight Issue Number 3 in 19'81 as a jewel and art thief with an Alias Midnight Man.
FACT NUMBER #4:
The song that plays on the radio in the cab When Marc wakes up in Cairo after losing control of his body, matches the song that plays during the closing credits of the Series.
FACT NUMBER #5:
In Episode three's Opening Minutes, we learn that Layla's father was a notable archeologist who let Layla tag along on his digs.This is a reference to Comicbook Character Marlene Alraune and her father Doctor Peter Alraune.Layla's Character Is Exclusive to Marvel Cinematic Universe and re-imagined version of Marlene Alraune.
FACT NUMBER #6
The bingo caller in the psych ward is Steven's human statue friend, Crawley, from the park, who we met in Earlier Episodes.The first bingo number he calls is "B22".This might be a stretch, but Moon Knight Issue Number 22, from 1982, notably shows Steven Grant, Marc Spector, And Jake Lockley on the cover, with the trio emerging from three mirrors and in this episode we get a quick nod to Jake Lockley.
FACT NUMBER #7
When Steven enters the tomb, he mentions two important pharaohs: Thutmose II and Nefertiti. Thutmose II was the fourth pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, and little is known about his reign. Meanwhile, Nefertiti was a queen of the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, and alongside her husband she reigned during the wealthiest period of ancient Egyptian history and was known for playing a prominent role in the "cult of the sun god known as the Aton." Both Thutmose II and Nefertiti's tombs have never been discovered.
FACT NUMBER #8
The Entire arc of Marc staying in a psych ward is a storyline pulled directly from Jeff Lemire's Moon Knight comic book series from 2016.This comic book series begins when Marc wakes up in a psych ward, only to find out that his time fighting crime as Moon Knight in NYC could've all been made up.
FACT NUMBER #9
On the Tomb Buster poster in Marc's childhood bedroom, you can see the name Doug Perlin, which is a nod to Doug Moench and Don Perlin, the duo who created the character Moon Knight for Marvel back in 1975.
FACT NUMBER #10
Steven and Mark's hearts are placed on the scales by the Egyptian god Tawaret, which were balanced against the white feathers. In ancient Egyptian mythology, the white feather of truth was used to balance on the golden scales next to the heart, and this determined whether a person could reach the field of Reeds.
FACT NUMBER #11
When Taweret explains to Mark and Stephen that they are in an ancient Egyptian version of the afterlife, she refers to the "ancestral plane" as another version of the afterlife. This is a reference to the Black Panther and his ancestral dimension where T'Challa saw his father again.
FACT NUMBER #12
When Arthur is driven outside the hospital, we can see that the name of the hospital is "Sienkiewicz Psychiatric Hospital". It is named after Comicbook artist Bill Sienkiewicz,who helped in giving the first Moon Knight comic series its signature look, particularly the dark tones and gritty aspects associated with the character.
FACT NUMBER #13
In Episode 6,Around 38:00 into the episode, you can spot a health poster with a QR code in the corner, which links to a free copy of Moon Knight Annual Issue 1,featuring a battle against Kang the Conqueror.
FACT NUMBER #14
Steven's boss at the museum is probably named after the comic book character Donna Kraft.Donna first appeared in Moon Knight issue 39 that released in 1992,where she served as Marc's publicist at SpecterCorp, a company founded by Stephen Grant to finance Moon Knight's activities.
FACT NUMBER #15
In Episode 2,When Steven goes searching for Marc's storage unit to learn more about Marc you'll notice his storage unit has a number 43 along with a QR Code. if you Scan that Code it takes you to Issue 43 of Comic run titled "Marc Spector: Moon Knight" which deals with Marc fighting doppelgängers of several characters, like Daredevil.
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