Gerry Conway claims he didn’t consciously name the human alter ego of the Werewolf By Night after a breed of dog, but Jack Russell was the name of the man aflicted with the curse who became part of the Marvel Universe in 1972. Initially, his stories tended ro revolve around him searching for a cure for his family curse in time to save his sister, Lissa Russell, from experiencing the same transformations (though she’d later end up having a daughter whose messed up timeline suggests Lissa gave birth before her teens).
Jack’s control over the Werewolf has varied over the years, but he’s never found an actual cure. Instead, he’s encountered numerous other Marvel Universe characters in his adventures and been a member of teams like the Night Shift, the Legion of Monsters and the Legion of Night. His stories have led to the birth of other Marvel concepts and characters such the the Darkhold, Tigra, Moon Knight and Vampire by Night.
Thanks to the Marvel Chronology Project , the Marvel Database and the Marvel Universe Appendix for the assist.
SCROLL DOWN to the bottom for the KEY COLLECTED EDITIONS for this event!
Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Chronology: Every appearance of Jack Russell is included in chronological order, mapping out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- ✔ Marvel Spotlight (1971) #2-4
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1972) #1-8
- ✔ Marvel Team-Up (1972) #12
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1972) #9-14
- ✔ Tomb of Dracula (1972) #17-18
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1972) #15-19
- ✔ Giant-Size Creatures #1 [1/4]
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1972) #20-21
- ✔ Giant-Size Werewolf #2 [1/4]
- Werewolf By Night (1972) #22-26
- Giant-Size Werewolf #3 [1/5]
- Halloween Special: Another Bad Night #1 [1/2]
- Werewolf By Night (1972) #27-30
- ✔ Giant-Size Werewolf #4 [1/3]
- Giant-Size Werewolf #4 [2/3]
- Giant-Size Werewolf #5 [1/4]
- Werewolf By Night (1972) #31
- Code of Honor #1
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1972) #32-33
- Marvel Premiere #28
- Werewolf By Night (1972) #34-37
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1972) #38-43
- Spider-Woman (1978) #6
- Spider-Woman (1978) #19
- Marvel Team-Up #93
- Spider-Woman (1978) #32
- Ghost Rider (1973) #55
- Marvel Premiere #59 [2/2]
- Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1
- ✔ Moon Knight (1980) #29-30
- Spider-Woman (1978) #48-50
- 1985 #5
- West Coast Avengers (1985) #5
- Iron Man #209
- ✔ Captain America #330-331
- Solo Avengers #3 [2/2]
- West Coast Avengers #40
- ✔ Incredible Hulk #362
- Marvel Comics Presents #87 [4/4]
- ✔ Marvel Comics Presents #54-59 [Werewolf stories]
- ✔ Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #26-27
- Marvel Comics Presents #98 [2/4]
- ✔ Moon Knight (2005) #20
- Marvel Comics Presents #107-113 [Werewolf stories]
- Captain America #403, 406-408
- ✔ Marc Spector: Moon Knight #50, 52-32
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #12
- Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #13
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #13-15
- ✔ Marvel Comics Presents #143 2/4
- ✔ Marvel Comics Presents #144 3/4
- ✔ Midnight Sons Unlimited #5 [1/2]
- Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [3/3]
- ✔ Ghost Rider (1990) #55
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (1992) #27-30
- ✔ Shadows & Light #3 2/4
- ✔ Werewolf By Night (1998) #1-6
- ✔ Strange Tales #1-2
- Witches #1
- Amazing Fantasy (2005) #12 [2/2]
- ✔ Legion of Monsters: Werewolf By Night #1
- Monster-Size Hulk #1 [2/4]
- ✔ Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4
- ✔ Punisher (2009) #11-14
- Amazing Spider-Man #622
- Deadpool Team-Up #894
- ✔ Franken-Castle #21
- ✔ X-Factor #222-224
- Tomb of Terror (2010) #1 [3/4]
- ✔ Legion of Monsters (2011) #1-4
- ✔ Hulk (2008) #52
- Wolverine & the X-Men #19
- X-Factor #242
- Morbius: The Living Vampire (2013) #8
- Fearless Defenders #9
- ✔ Daredevil (2014) #32-34
- ✔ Deadpool: The Gauntlet #7-8, 12-13
- Deadpool (2016) #1 (2016)
- Deadpool & the Mercs for Money (2016) #3
- Spider-Woman (2016) #10
- Deadpool (2016) #14, 17-18
- Deadpool: Last Days of Magic #1
- Deadpool (2016) #28
- Spider-Man/Deadpool #15
- Deadpool (2016) #29
- ✔ Moon Knight Annual (2022) #1
- Captain America: Unforgiven #1
- Werewolf by Night (2013) #1
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Chronology: Every appearance of Werewolf by Night from this period is included in chronological order, mapping out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Marvel Spotlight #2 [1/2] (1972) Marvel Spotlight #3 (1972) On his 18th birthday, Jack Russell learns of his family’s curse and transforms into the Werewolf for the first time; Jack’s uncle, Phillip Russell, murders Jack’s mother to lay claim to the family fortune; Jack begins his search for the Darkhold, a book that allegedly contains a spell that can end his curse and prevent his younger sister, Lissa Russell, from being affected by it, too. 1st appearance: Werewolf By Night/Werewolf/Jack Russell, Lissa Russell, Phillip Russell | |
| ✔ | Marvel Spotlight #4 (1972) Werewolf By Night #1 (1972) Author Buck Cowan helps Jack Russell locate the Russoff Castle (once owned by his family) in his search for the Darkhold; Jack discovers the castle is now owned by a family who turn men into monsters. 1st appearance: Buck Cowan, the Darkhold | ISLAND OF THE DAMNED |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #2-8 (1972-1983) As the Werewolf, Jack is pursued by the LAPD, battles the demons Dragonus and Krogg, is hunted by Joshua Kane, rescues his sister from kidnappers and is forced into life in a circus. 1st appearance: Detective Lou Hackett | |
| ✔ | Marvel Team-Up #12 (1973) Peter Parker encounters the Werewolf on a trip to Los Angeles and sides with him as Spider-Man to stop the mystic Moondark. 1st appearance: Moondark | INTERVIEW WITH THE WIDOW |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #9-13 (1973-1974) A group of businessmen dubbed the Committee attempt to illegally manipulate conWerewolf By Night #9-14 (1973-1974) A group of businessmen dubbed the Committee attempt to illegally manipulate consumers in order to maintain their profits; the Werewolf inadvertently stops Committee agents Sarnak and Tatterdemalion from sowing fear in LA; the Werewolf clashes with the extreme vigilante Hangman; the sorcerer Taboo tries to manipulate the Werewolf, but his familiar, Topaz, turns against him and allies with Jack Russell; Jack learns the Committee had a hand in the death of his mother. 1st appearance: Raymond Coker, the Committee, Hangman/Harlan Krueger, Taboo, Tatterdemalion/Arnold Paffenroth, Topazsumers in order to maintain their profits; the Werewolf inadvertently stops Committee agents Sarnak and Tatterdemalion from sowing fear in LA; the Werewolf clashes with the extreme vigilante Hangman; the sorcerer Taboo tries to manipulate the Werewolf, but his familiar, Topaz, turns against him and allies with Jack Russell. 1st appearance: Raymond Coker, the Committee, Hangman/Harlan Krueger, Taboo, Tatterdemalion/Arnold Paffenroth, Topaz | |
| Tomb of Dracula #17 (1974) Jack Russell cameo; Jack travels via train to Transylvania. | ||
| ✔ | Tomb of Dracula #18 (1974) Werewolf By Night #15 (1974) Jack and Topaz head to Transylvania in search of a cure for the curse, only to clash with Dracula; Jack learns the true origin of his family’s curse. | DEATH OF A MONSTER |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #16-19 (1974) Jack and Topaz return to America and come under attack from Committee agents Ma Mayhem and Baron Thunder; Jack learns Raymond Coker‘s dark secret; the Werewolf fights vampires in Hollywood. | |
| ✔ | Giant-Size Creatures #1 [1/4] (1974) The Cat is taken to the Cat People when she’s seriously injured investigating Hydra; the Cat is transformed into Tigra and teams up with the Werewolf against Hydra. 1st appearance: Cat People New identity: Cat/Greer Grant as Tigra | |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #20-21 (1974) Jack Russell and Ray Coker join forces against the Committee to rescue Lissa Russell; Jack and Ray take on a third, familiar werewolf. | |
| ✔ | Giant-Size Werewolf #2 [1/4] (1974) The Werewolf clashes with Frankenstein’s Monster when they’re both manipulated by the Brotherhood of Baal. | |
| Werewolf By Night #22-26 (1974-1975) The Werewolf battles former-actor Atlas, the monster DePrave and the vengeful Hangman. | ||
| Giant-Size Werewolf #3 [1/5] (1975) Jack Russell returns to Transylvania with his friends to rescue Topaz from his grandmother. | ||
| Halloween Special: Another Bad Night #1 [1/2] (digital comic, 2008) The Werewolf fights Frankenstein’s Monster when they cross paths again | ||
| Werewolf By Night #27-30 (1975) The Werewolf battles Doctor Glitternight‘s Soul-Beast and his own mutated sister. 1st appearance: Doctor Glitternight New identity: Lissa Russell as Were-Demon | ||
| ✔ | Giant-Size Werewolf #4 [1/3] (1975) Morbius is reunited with Martine Bancroft and comes close to finding a cure for his quasi-vampirism, but his efforts are thwarted by the Werewolf. | ALONE AGAINST ARCTURUS |
| Giant-Size Werewolf #4 [2/3] (1975) Jack Russell gets a job as a stuntman. | ||
| Giant-Size Werewolf #5 [1/4] (1975) The Werewolf battles the alien Biphasians. | ||
| Werewolf By Night #31 (1975) Jack Russell’s skiing holiday goes awry. | ||
| Code of Honor #1 (1997) Werewolf cameo; Moon Knight purses the Werewolf through New York City. Note: This appearance is in error as the chase takes place in Los Angeles. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #32-33 (1975) The Committee hire Moon Knight to capture the Werewolf; Moon Knight turns against the Committee when he learns what they have planned for Jack. 1st appearance: Moon Knight/Marc Spector, Frenchie/Jean-Paul DuChamp, the ‘Mooncopter’; | |
| Marvel Premiere #28 (1976) Werewolf unofficially teams up with Morbius, Ghost Rider and Man-Thing when Starseed – a member of an elder race – causes Earthquakes in Los Angeles. 1st appearance: Legion of Monsters | ||
| Werewolf By Night #34-37 (1975-1976) Jack Russell gains control of the Werewolf, but learns the source of that control is the sorcerer Belaric Marcosa. | ||
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #38-43 (1977) The Three-Who-Are-One reveal the origin of Doctor Glitternight; the Werewolf, Topaz and Brother Voodoo have one last showdown against Glitternight and Fire-Eyes; in New York, the Werewolf and Iron Man join forces against the Masked Marauder and his Tri-Animan. | |
| Spider-Woman #6 (1978) Spider-Woman encounters the Werewolf in her search for the Darkhold. | ||
| Spider-Woman #19 (1979) The Werewolf encounters Spider-Woman again when they both face the Committee’s latest agent, the Enforcer. | ||
| Marvel Team-Up #93 (1980) The Committee send Tatterdemalion to kill the Werewolf, but he has unexpected help from Spider-Man. | ||
| Spider-Woman #32 (1980) Dr Karl Malus abuses Jack Russell’s plea to help him find a cure for his curse and uses a mind-control device to enslave the Werewolf and send him and Hornet after Spider-Woman. | ||
| Ghost Rider #55 (1981) Jack Russell follows Tatterdemalion’s trail to Las Vegas, but ends up fighting the Ghost Rider when the damage done by Karl Malus affects his control over the Werewolf. | ||
| Marvel Premiere #59 [2/2] (1981) Jack Russell goes on a rampage as the Werewolf after getting stuck in a traffic jam. | ||
| Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (1982) Werewolf cameo; the Werewolf is among the superhumans selected by the Grandmaster and Death to take part in the Contest of Champions. | ||
| ✔ | Moon Knight #29 [1/2] (1983) Moon Knight #30 (1983) Jack turns to Moon Knight for help when he’s stalked by cult leader Morning Star. | |
| Spider-Woman #48-50 (1983) The Werewolf is among the various LA superhumans captured and locked up by Tick Tock and Locksmith; Spider-Woman comes to the Werewolf’s rescue. 1st appearance: Poltergeist/Mickey Silk, Tick Tock | ||
| 1985 #5 (2008) Werewolf cameo. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| West Coast Avengers #5 (1986) The Avengers visit Morbius who has gained more control over his quasi-vampiric curse and is helping Jack Russell to control his curse; the Werewolf breaks free and attacks the Avengers. | ||
| Iron Man #209 (1986) Iron Man comes to Jack Russell’s aid when Morgan le Fay possesses Lissa Russell; Jack is revealed to be in control of the Werewolf again. | ||
| ✔ | Captain America #330-331 (1987) The Werewolf is revealed to have joined the Shroud‘s team of supernatural superhumans, the Night Shift (alongside former-nemesis Tatterdemalion); the Night Shift come to Captain America‘s aid when the true identity of the Power Broker is revealed. 1st appearance: Night Shift | ALL IN THE FAMILY |
| Solo Avengers #3 [2/2] (1988) Werewolf cameo; the Night Shift show up when the Shroud battles Moon Knight | ||
| West Coast Avengers #40 (1989) The Night Shift invade Avengers Compound after the West Coast Avengers arrest their teammate, Digger. | ||
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #362 (1989) Having lost control again, the Werewolf clashes with the grey incarnation of the Hulk – in the Las Vegas desert. 1st appearance: Philip Sterns | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #87 [4/4] (1991) Werewolf cameo; the Night Shift take on a street gang. | ||
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #54 [2/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #55 [2/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #56 [2/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #57 [2/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #58 [2/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #59 [2/4] (1990) Having been kicked out of the Night Shift for failing to control his Werewolf side, Jack Russell becomes the target of the Silver Dagger who believes the Werewolf is responsible for a series of murders in Los Angeles. 1st appearance: Braineaters | |
| ✔ | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #26 [1/2] (1991) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #27 [1/2] (1991) Doctor Strange and Topaz approach the Werewolf to get a sample of his fur for a spell; the Werewolf aids Strange and Topaz when they all become prisoners of the other-dimensional Possessors. | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #98 [2/4] (1992) The Werewolf has a run-in with the murderous mutant Sabretooth. | ||
| ✔ | Moon Knight #20 (2008) Flashback: A club-owner uses an enzyme extracted from Jack Russell to turn other people into werewolves until Moon Knight intervenes. | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #107 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #108 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #109 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #110 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #111 [3/4] (1992) Marvel Comics Presents #112 [3/4] (1992) Ghost Rider and the Werewolf join forces when another chapter of the werewolf biker gang the Braineaters bring their murderer spree to New York City. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #113 [4/4] (1992) The Werewolf tracks a Wendigo in Canada. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Captain America #403 [1/2] (1992) Captain America #406 [1/2] (1992) Captain America #407 [1/2] (1992) Dr Nightshade and Dredmund Druid use Jack Russell’s blood to create a serum that can turn people into werewolves; despite being transformed into ‘Capwolf’, Captain America frees Russell and restores the others who were transformed. | ||
| Captain America #408 [1/3] (1992) Werewolf cameo; Wolverine gives Jack Russell a ride out of Starkesboro. | THE INFINITY WAR | |
| ✔ | Marc Spector: Moon Knight #50, 52-32 (1993) The Werewolf finds Gambit of the X-Men snooping around Spector Mansion and the two of them fight it out; Gambit reveals he’s there to bring bad news to Moon Knight, while the Werewolf is there to kill Moon Knight for the supernatural taint he carries (from the recently-removed Demogoblin infection); both end up aiding Moon Knight against the invading Hellbent. | THE LEGACY QUEST |
| Morbius: The Living Vampire #12 (1993) Ghost Rider/Blaze: Spirits of Vengeance #13 (1993) The Werewolf comes to New York to advise Morbius on how to handle his curse, only to end up being killed by Switchblade (the vampire hunter Blade having been transformed by a page from the Darkhold); Louise Hastings magically transforms Switchblade back into Blade and restores those he’d murdered. | MIDNIGHT MASSACRE | |
| Morbius: The Living Vampire #13-15 (1993) Jack Russell continues to try to help Morbius control his vampiric side; ignoring Russell’s advice, Morbius uses a page of the Darkhold to resurrect Martine Bancroft, only for Chthon to infect her with a Lilin called Parasite; Morbius turns to Ghost Rider to control the Lilin presence inside him. | ||
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #143 [2/4] (1993) Marvel Comics Presents #144 [3/4] (1993) The Werewolf discovers an infestation of Lilin trick or treaters in New Jersey. | SIEGE OF DARKNESS |
| ✔ | Midnight Sons Unlimited #5 [1/2] (1994) Salomé attempts to grow her powerbase, drawing opposition from Vengeance, Modred the Mystic, Morbius and the Werewolf By Night. | |
| Midnight Sons Unlimited #7 [3/3] (1994) Jack Russell has an incredibly vivid nightmare. | ||
| ✔ | Ghost Rider #55 (1994) Ghost Rider and the Werewolf join forces against Mister Hyde. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Morbius: The Living Vampire #27-30 (1994-1995) Jack Russell returns to help Morbius gain control of his bloodlust again, now that he’s free of Lilin control; Martine Bancroft manipulates Jack into sleeping with her; Morbius stops taking the serum that keeps him alive and dies from not feeding on blood; Jack Russell, Ghost Rider, Spider-Man and many others attend Morbius’ funeral, unaware that he’s made a deal with the Darkhold Dwarf that enables his resurrection. | ||
| ✔ | Shadows & Light #3 [2/4] (1998) The Werewolf hunts a child molster in Pennsylvania. | |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #1-5 (1998) Jack Russell begins losing control of the Werewolf again while seeing glimpses of Hell when he transforms, affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Roxanna; in his search for a way to contain the beast, Jack goes up against the Cult of the Moon and Vârcolac the Wolf Demon. | |
| ✔ | Werewolf By Night #6 (1998) Strange Tales #1 [2/3] (1998) Strange Tales #2 [2/3] (1998) In return for the help he received against Vârcolac and regaining control over his Werewolf side, Jack Russell investigates a series of supernatural murders in New York on behalf of his new benefactor; Jack encounters Ghost Rider (now ruler of Hell) and vampires before he discovers he may be the one committing the murders and perhaps doesn’t have as much control over the Werewolf as he thought. | LOVE IS COLDER THAN DEATH |
| Wytches #1 (2004) Jack Russell cameo; Jack senses Hellphyr‘s escape from the Tome of Zhered-Na. | ||
| ✔ | Amazing Fantasy #12 [2/2] (2006) Jack Russell comes to the aid of nis niece Nina Price when her vampiric abilities are tested by undercover SHIELD agents. | HOWLING COMMANDOS |
| ✔ | Legion of Monsters: Werewolf By Night #1 [1/2] (2007) Jack Russell helps a fellow werewolf fend off a band of werewolf-hunters. | LEGION OF MONSTERS |
| ✔ | Monster-Size Hulk #1 [2/4] (2008) Jack Russell happens to run into Bruce Banner when they’re both in Italy; Jack convinces Bruce to lock him up for the night, but Bruce gets too close to the cage and the Werewolf slashes Bruce, causing him to transform into the Hulk; the Hulk and Werewolf fight it out until morning when both transform back. | |
| Astonishing Tales: Boom-Boom & Elsa #1 (digital comic, 2009) Flashback: Jack Russell briefly dates Elsa Bloodstone. | ||
| ✔ | Marvel Zombies 4 #1-4 (2009) Morbius leads the new Midnight Sons (made up of Werewolf, Hellstorm & Jennifer Kale) when they’re tasked with tracking down the head of zombie Deadpool of Earth-2149 after it escapes ARMOR headquarters; the Black Talon takes possession of the zombified head of Deadpool until he’s is defeated by the Midnight Sons. 1st appearance: Midnight Sons (new version) | MERC WITH A MOUTH |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Punisher #11-14 (2010) The Werewolf is revealed to have joined the Legion of Monsters in the former-Morlock tunnels now known as Monster Metropolis; the monsters rebuild and resurrect the murdered Punisher and recruit him to fending off the Hunter of Monster Special Force who’s been picking them off. 1st appearance: Robert Hellsgaard, Hunter of Monster Special Force, Monster Metropolis. New identity: Punisher/Frank Castle as Franken-Castle | FRANKEN-CASTLE |
| ✔ | Amazing Spider-Man #622 [1/2] (2010) Morbius approaches Spider-Man for a sample of his blood which should cure for the Werewolf who’s infected with an ‘Undead Plague’; a misunderstanding causes Spider-Man to respond with violence, but he ultimately gives Morbius the sample. | THE GAUNTLET |
| Deadpool Team-Up #894 (2010) Werewolf cameo; Deadpool heads into Monster Metropolis to pursue the Punisher. | ||
| ✔ | Franken-Castle #21 (2010) The Legion of Night give the Bloodstone to the Punisher to help heal him and restore his humanity; Elsa Bloodstone and the Legion of Monsters travels to Monster Isle to retrieve the Bloodstone from the Punisher and join forces with him to stop Dracula. | |
| ✔ | X-Factor #222-224 (2011) The Werewolf protects Wolfsbane when she’s pursued by demons and gods, all trying to prevent the birth of her child. 1st appearance: Tier Sinclair (unnamed) | |
| Tomb of Terror #1 [3/4] (2010) While searching for a cure for his lycanthropy, Jack Russell is used as bait to lure an even larger werewolf into a trap. | ||
| ✔ | Legion of Monsters #1-4 (2011-2012) Elsa Bloodstone leads the Legion of Monsters – Living Mummy, Manphibian, Morbius and Werewolf by Night – against the Dimensional Man. | |
| ✔ | Hulk #52 (2012) Doc Samson‘s ghost leads an attack on Monster Metropolis; the underground city is defended by the Legion of Monsters, Doctor Strange and the Red Hulk. | |
| Wolverine & the X-Men #19 (2012) Werewolf cameo; the Werewolf applies for the role of gym teacher at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning, but doesn’t get the job. | MARVEL NOW! | |
| X-Factor #242 (2012) Darwin tries to kill Wolfbane’s son, prompting the Werewolf to come to his rescue (not that he does a great job). New identity: Wolfbane’s son as Tier Sinclair | ||
| Morbius: The Living Vampire #8 (2013) Werewolf cameo; the Legion of Monsters react to Morbius’ ongoing conflict with the Rose. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Fearless Defenders #9 (2013) The Werewolf is among the handful of male heroes gathered by Venom (Flash Thompson) to try and encourage the all-female Defenders to disband; Werewolf and the others end up fighting alongside Defenders against the Caroline le Fay‘s Doom Maidens. | ||
| ✔ | Daredevil #32-34 (2013-2014) Werewolf and the Legion of Monsters team up with Daredevil against the Jester and the Sons of the Serpent. | |
| ✔ | Deadpool: The Gauntlet #7-8, 12-13 (2014, Infinite Comic) Unsatisfied with his performance in retrieving Shiklah, Deadpool’s employers send the enslaved Werewolf after him; the Werewolf is freed from the vampires’ control and joins Deadpool, Shiklah and others against Dracula. | |
| Deadpool #1 (2016) Werewolf by Night cameo; the Werewolf is among those who observe the sudden surge on Deadpool’s popularity. | ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL | |
| Deadpool & the Mercs for Money #3 (2016) Werewolf by Night cameo; the Werewolf is among those who turn up to bid on Deadpool’s Rigellian Recorder that can allegedly tell the future. | ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT MARVEL | |
| Spider-Woman #10 (2016) Deadpool #14, 17-18 (2016) The Werewolf assists Spider-Woman as she conforms the validity of Ulysses’ visions; Deadpool blows the Werewolf’s head off with a blunderbuss when he finds him in bed with Shiklah in Monster Metropolis; Russell survives due to his Werewolf powers as the weapon wasn’t silver | CIVIL WAR II | |
| Deadpool: Last Days of Magic #1 (2016) Werewolf by Night cameo; the Werewolf defends Monster Metropolis from the Empirikal’s anit-magical forces. | THE LAST DAYS OF MAGIC | |
| Deadpool #28 (2017) Spider-Man/Deadpool #15 (2017) Deadpool #29 (2017) Werewolf by Night’s head continues to fully grow back; He’s caught up in Shiklah’s decision to gather the forces of Monster Metropolis and declare war on the surface world. | TIL DEATH DO US PART | |
| ✔ | Moon Knight Annual #1 (2022) The Werewolf makes an enemy of Moon Knight when he kidnaps his daughter, Diatrice Alraune, in an effort to save his own people. | |
| Captain America: Unforgiven #1 (2023) The Werewolf is among the supernatural beings fighting back against the Leach. | UNFORGIVEN | |
| Werewolf by Night #1 (2023) The Werewolf and Elsa Bloodstone try to put their differences aside to rescue a kidnapped girl. |
| Must Reads | Universe | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | EARTH-98091 | Supernaturals #1-4 (1998) In a world without non-magical superhumans, the Werewolf and his fellow Supernaturals gather to stop the Jack O’Lantern (Daniel Drumm) from creating Hell on Earth. | |
| EARTH-37072 | Exiles #55-57 (2004) Captain Jack Russell/Werewolf By Night leads Zarathos‘ Night Watch Guards in a transformed New York City that’s ruled by the Ghost Rider; Jack betrays his master Zarathos to try to win favour with Selene. | ||
| EARTH-20051 | Marvel Adventures: Spider-Man #17, 57 (2006-2009) Jack Russell becomes the Werewolf and has a couple of run-ins with the amazing Spider-Man. |
| Must Reads | Universe | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| EARTH-TRN559 | Dead of Night Featuring Werewolf By Night #1-4 (2009) Happily married and with a child on the way, Jack Russell ends up having to prove his innocence when he’s believed to be responsible for a brutal murder; he finds himself up against the mysterious Babylon Group who’ve created scientific horrors of their own. | ||
| ✔ | EARTH-61610 | Mrs Deadpool and the Howling Commandos #1-4 (2015) The Werewolf By Night of Earth-61610 serves as a member of Dracula‘s Howling Commandos; the team ignore Dracula’s order to kill his fiancee Shiklah and ally with her against their master; the ‘Monster Metropolis’ of Earth-61610 makes up part of Emperor God Doom‘s Battleworld (Earth-15513). | SECRET WARS |
| ✔ | EARTH-19919 | Spider-Island #1 (2015) The Werewolf By Night of Earth-19919 fights alongside Agent Venom as a member of the Resistance, fighting to wrest control of Manhattan from the Spider-Queen; the ‘Spider-Island’ of Earth-19919 makes up part of Emperor God Doom‘s Battleworld (Earth-15513). | SECRET WARS |
| ✔ | EARTH-616 | Werewolf By Night #1-4 (2020-2021) Damage Control #1 (2022) Marvel’s Voices Infinity Comic #19 (2022) Crypt of Shadows #1 [3/6] (2022) In the mainstream Marvel Universe, Jake Gomez becomes the new Werewolf By Night, though he has no connection to Jack Russell. |
The key collected editions for Werewolf By Night…
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Werewolf By Night Omnibus | Giant-Size Creatures #1 Giant-Size Werewolf #2-5 Marvel Premiere #28 Marvel Spotlight #2-4 Marvel Team-Up #12 Tomb of Dracula #18 Werewolf By Night #1-43 |
| Werewolf By Night: The Complete Collection vol.1-3 | Ghost Rider #55 Giant-Size Creatures #1 Giant-Size Werewolf #2-5 Marvel Premiere #28, 59 Marvel Spotlight #2-4 Marvel Team-Up #12, 93 Moon Knight #29-30 Spider-Woman #5, 19, 32 Tomb of Dracula #18 Werewolf By Night #1-43 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Captain America Epic Collection: Justice is Served (vol.13) | Captain America #330-331 |
| Hulk Visionaries: Peter David vol.4 | Incredible Hulk #362 |
| Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus vol.1 | Incredible Hulk #362 |
| Avengers/Doctor Strange: Rise of the Darkhold | Marvel Spotlight #3-4 Tomb of Dracula #18 Werewolf By Night #1, 3, 15 |
| Decades: Marvel in the ’70s – Legion of Monsters | Marvel Premiere #28 Marvel Spotlight #2 |
| Ghost Rider Team-Up | Marvel Premiere #28 |
| Legion of Monsters | Marvel Premiere #28 |
| Morbius The Living Vampire Omnibus | Marvel Premiere #28 |
| Monster of Frankenstein | Giant-Size Werewolf #2 |
| Moon Knight Epic Collection: Final Rest (vol.3) | Moon Knight #29-30 |
| Tomb of Dracula Omnibus vol.2 | Tomb of Dracula #18 Werewolf By Night #15 |
| Tomb of Dracula: The Complete Collection vol.2 | Tomb of Dracula #18 Werewolf By Night #15 |
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