5. Captain America
Though he remained a werewolf for only a handful of issues, Captain America’s time as Capwolf remains a piece of comic book legend. Whispered in hushed tones is the tale of the werewolf who looked more akin to a werecollie dressed in a tattered Captain America outfit. After Steve Rogers returned to his human form, everyone exchanged glances and silently agreed to pretend this particular event never happened.
4. John Jameson (Man-Wolf)
Son of Daily Bugle editor J. Jonah Jameson, John Jameson was an astronaut who did his country proud. Unfortunately, John stumbled across the mysterious Godstone while walking on the moon. The stone attached itself to John and, when the moon was full, turned John into a werewolf. With Spider-Man’s help, the Godstone was removed but the Man-Wolf has relapsed on several occasions. John is never sure when the next full moon will trigger a transformation.
3. Wolfsbane
A werewolf by way of a mutation, Rahne Sinclair debuted as a member of the New Mutants under the name Wolfsbane. Able to shift between a human form, a wolf form, and a hybrid of the two, Rahne’s wolf powers do sometimes make it difficult to control her feral inclinations. A one-time member of seemingly every branch of the X-Universe except the main X-Men, Wolfsbane continues to try to make the world a better place for human and mutants 30 years after her introduction.
2. Warren Griffith
A member of the Creature Commandos, Warren Griffith is the team’s resident werewolf. Whether he’s crushing Nazis in the pages of his team’s original run in Weird War Tales or appearing alongside Frankenstein in the New 52, Griffith proves that the only thing more terrifying than an angry werewolf is an angry werewolf dressed in an army uniform and sporting a big gun.
1. Jack Russell (Werewolf by Night)
Though his real name is enough to make one roll one’s eyes, Jack Russell spent most of the 1970s in the pages of his own comic book, Werewolf by Night. Jack was a classic werewolf whose lycanthropy was an inherited trait, passed down through the various generations of his family. Over time, Jack was able to learn to control his transformations and was even able to keep his mental faculties during his time as a werewolf. In fact, he can transform into his wolf form by choice making him less a werewolf by night and more a werewolf by whenever. He’s also a part of the Legion of Monsters, a group whose members include Man-Thing and the Living Mummy. Jack is the quintessential comic book werewolf.
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Wow I never knew that the Creature Commandos existed prior to Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E.! Anyone knows if it’s still worth reading as it looks quite old?
Don’t equate old with terrible. You miss out on great things.
Yeah I know that don’t worry! 😉 But I read the first X-Men issues from the 60’s and it hasn’t aged as well as I’d like unfortunately…
The ENTIRE Weird War series is a treasure.
They can be hard to track down, though and can be a little pricey unless yo settle for the more banged up copies.
The Creature Commandos issues are great.
DC has published a Showcase Weird War Tales Vol. 1 -but the Creature Commandos are a later feature.
Alright, if I ever come across issues or a trade I’ll check it out then. 🙂 Thanks!
I’m more interested in GI Robot!!!
Lol Capwolf.
I love Wolsbane, glad to see sh made the list!
How about the Shakespearian Actor turned Werewolf Astronaut of “Scud: The Disposible Assassin” – Should have made the list! 🙂
Oh, Capwolf! No amount of silver bullets can kill that arc!
Mark Gruenwald never recovered after Capwolf. I’ve collected his entire run and this marks the turning point from fantastic to horrible.
I saw a Capwolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vics,
His hair was perfect…
Aoooooo!! Werewolves of Comics!
There is something about the Man-Wolf character that I really love.
The Man Wolf series is actually quite good, as is Werewolf by Night.
CapWolf is new to me and confirms why I didn’t read a single issue of any comic in the 90s. (this was from the 90s right?)
No Bigby Wolf from Fables?
Nope.
Werewolf By Night (or “Licantropus”, as it was dubbed in Italy) was a fave of mine when I was a kid. Mike Ploog’s potent imagery had a powerful effect on my young mind and I’ve been loving the character ever since.
A few years ago I even commissioned to the amazing Brian Hurtt a Werewolf By Night piece, which has been a constant source of joy for me ever since.
http://thehurttlocker.blogspot.com/2009/09/jack-russell-terror.html (click on the image for full effect)
Werewolf by night.. is still really good as an adult.. i read it in my early 20’s (in back issues) and loved it. I highly recommend it. It almost has a Hulk tv show thing going on.. like a loner that travels from place to place and tries not to allow his curse to hurt people.
No astounding wolf-man?
One of the ways I got my 6 year old son into comics was buying those Capwolf books( he loves the classic monsters).I’m not sure if he ever read them but he’s definitely into comics full on so at least my plan worked.
Ahh man, what about that werewolf from Swamp Thing # 40?
http://hoodedutilitarian.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Swamp-Thing-40.jpg
I remember there was a great cover from either the 80’s or the 90’s of Superman as a werewolf, I don’t think he becomes one so it doesn’t really apply here, but I had to mention it because it is a bad ass cover. YOu can see it here.
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6xoH967aC00/TU3sFVpKUcI/AAAAAAAAcsg/JZSRUZTMJ3U/s1600/reign113.jpg
Where is Judge Dredd?
http://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/book_images/cvr9781781080320_9781781080320_lg.jpg
Ya those Dredd werewolf stories were good.
Man-wolf behind wolfsbane? The hell you say?