Moon Knight: Who Is Duchamp? Marvel Comics Link & Origin
Warning: SPOILERS for Moon Knight episode 1!
One of Marc Spector's closest allies from the comics is teased in Moon Knight episode 1, as the missed call from Duchamp sets up Frenchie. The majority of «The Goldfish Problem» shows the Steven Grant personality in control, but it is through the British gift shop employee that Marvel delivers teases about Marc Spector's life. Moon Knight episode 1's biggest tease of his past comes after Steven discovers Marc's cell phone and begins to search through it for information about what is really going on.
Steven finds Marc Spector's phone in a secret compartment in their apartment. Once he gets the phone turned back on and working, he quickly sees that he has dozens of missed calls from someone named Layla. May Calamawy's Moon Knight character doesn't physically appear in the first episode, but she will be featured throughout the rest of season 1. It is part of Marvel's effort to use a minimal amount of characters in Moon Knight episode 1, as Steven/Marc, Layla, and the villainous Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) are the only main cast members included.
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However, Marc Spector's missed calls also include one from his contact Duchamp. This is a reference to Jean-Paul Duchamp, better known to Marvel Comics readers as «Frenchie.» JP Duchamp is a close friend of Marc Spector, as they worked together during their days as mercenaries. It was during one of their missions that Duchamp and Spector disagreed with the violent methods and defied their orders. Once Frenchie learned that Marc survived and became Moon Knight, he became his pilot and accompanied him on many other missions.
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