Midnight Sons
The Midnight Sons are a superhero team that features in Marvel Comics.
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The Midnight Sons
Strange magically drew them together to halt an incursion of Lilin in Greenland. The disparate warriors were not formally grouped at the time, and some of their number were openly hostile to certain others, only working together out of a need to deal with the more imminent threat posed by the demons. Despite this, Strange still named them collectively as the Nine after sending most of them away in the aftermath of the battle. (Ghost Rider v3 #31)
Ghost Rider confronted Zarathos one on one, and Ghost Rider is apparently destroyed and his power absorbed into Zarathos. (Spirits of Vengeance v1 #18) The Midnight Sons then fight Patriarch, Metarchus, and Atrocity to a standstill, and the Fallen retreat. Caretaker reveals that there is one more member of The Blood they have not contacted, Foundry. The Midnight Sons track down Foundry who gives them a sword called Justiciar. She claims it must be tempered in her own blood and sacrifices herself. Blade then uses Justiciar to kill Patriarch, Metarchus, and Atrocity with the help of the other Midnight Sons. They believe the destruction of The Fallen will weaken Zarathos. They attack Zarathos directly. Embyrre and James Raydar also attack and are killed. Ghost Rider, whose spirit was absorbed by Zarathos, now apparently attacks him from within and Blade stabs Zarathos with Justiciar. Zarathos, with the sword through his chest, turns to stone. Johnny Blaze, Vengeance, Morbius, Blade, Hannibal King, Strange, and Caretaker then go through a ceremony in which they are branded with the symbol of the flaming dagger. Caretaker says they have become the successors to the original Order of the Midnight Sons. This brand is placed on the arms of all the members of the new team aside from Frank Drake, a member of the Nightstalkers and a human descendant of Dracula and the Ghost Rider who had apparently been destroyed. Drake was disallowed from taking the brand due to his relative normalcy compared to the other members who were supernaturally afflicted and destined to be outsiders. He was allowed, however, to be an associate member. (Midnight Sons Unlimited v1 #4)
Ghost Rider and Blaze tell The Nightstalkers, The Darkhold Redeemers, and Morbius that they have killed Lilith and Zarathos. The Nightstalkers, who are skeptical, investigate but find mist containing Lilin now emanating from Cypress Hills Cemetery. (Nightstalkers v1 #14) As the other Midnight Sons join the fight, they discover that, instead of killing Lilith and Zarathos, Ghost Rider and Blaze have opened a portal to Shadowside where the Lilin had been exiled. They split into two groups, one led by Ghost Rider and one led by Morbius. Caretaker, Doctor Strange and Vengeance also join the fight. Caretaker claims Zarathos is more powerful and they must protect the Medallion of Power. Doctor Strange teleports Ghost Rider's group to his Sanctum Sanctorum.[14] They find out from some Lilin that Morbius' team has a traitor. (Marvel Comics Presents v1 #143) The team following Morbius, which includes Louise Hastings, hide out in one of Morbius' old labs. Louise Hastings finds out Morbius has been infected by Lilin blood, and Morbius secretly kills her. Morbius has been taken over by the Lilin Bloodthirst. (Darkhold v1 #15) He then requests entry into Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum. Unaware that Morbius has been possessed, Doctor Strange allows him to enter which allows other Lilin to follow. Doctor Strange convinces Morbius to fight the control of Bloodthirst. (Morbius: The Living Vampire v1 #16) Doctor Strange then casts a spell that causes the Sanctum Sanctorum to explode. (Doctor Strange v3 #60) The Spirits of Vengeance then confront Lilith and Zarathos in Cypress Hills Cemetery and use the Medallion of Power to send Lilith and the Lilin back to Shadowside. The Medallion of Power disappears. (Spirits of Vengeance v1 #17)
When Doctor Strange used magic to rebuild Las Vegas, the Hotel Inferno emerged as a result where the tower's influence began to change the citizens of Las Vegas. (Doctor Strange: Damnation v1 #1)
Bats who was the ghost of Stephen's talking dog sought Wong's help to assist Stephen. Wong decided to summon to Strange's aid a new Midnight Sons: Blade, Mr. Knight, Elsa Bloodstone, Doctor Voodoo, Man-Thing, Iron Fist, and finally Ghost Rider to lead them all. (Doctor Strange: Damnation v1 #1)
It also engulfed the heroes present at the scene, namely Falcon, Captain Marvel, Thor, Hawkeye and Black Panther, who were turned into Ghost Riders. Bats, the ghost of Stephen's talking dog, sought Wong's help to assist Stephen. Wong decided to summon to Strange's aid a new Midnight Sons: Blade, Mr. Knight, Elsa Bloodstone, Doctor Voodoo, Man-Thing, Iron Fist, and finally Ghost Rider to lead them all. (Doctor Strange: Damnation v1 #1)
Overview
The 'brand' of the Midnight Sons is a small cross with a sharp downward point. It was seared into the arms of an earlier Order of the Midnight Sons in ancient times, and began to appear on some of the modern-era Midnight Sons as they battled Zarathos. The purpose of the brand is to summon its wearers back together in times of great need, and is said to 'hurt like the Devil himself' until the summons was answered. The brand otherwise remains invisible until it is needed. Frank Drake was turned away from being branded as he was deemed to be too human at the time. (Midnight Sons Unlimited v1 #4)
Members
- Hellstorm :
- Jennifer Kale :
- Morbius :
- Werewolf by Night :
- Danny Ketch :
- Johnny Blaze :
- Doctor Strange :
- Black Cat :
- Topaz :
- Blade :
- Hannibal King :
- Iron Fist :
- Elsa Bloodstone :
- Moon Knight :
Notes
- The Midnight Sons were created by Howard Mackie and Andy Kubert where they made their first appearance in Ghost Rider v3 #31 (November, 1992).
In other media
Video games
Appearances
- Ghost Rider v3: (1992)
- Midnight Sons Unlimited v1:
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