Moonseer Braddock

Moonseer is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the planets align. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Braddock's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden heart attack. Braddock is raised by his single mother until she is killed by an alien when he is eleven. Braddock is placed in an orphanage but escapes and eventually becomes a trainee NASA astronaut. An alien entity called the Master of the Sun later visits the space station that Braddock and other astronauts are inhabiting, and offers the mantle of Moonseer (an interplanetary policeman) to a worthy candidate. Braddock volunteers, but is rejected in favor of a colleague he once treated badly. Braddock is outraged, and NASA orders his return to Earth and discharge for his conduct. Instead, he steals a scout ship, returns to the space station, and takes his colleague's place. Braddock becomes Moonseer.