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Werewolf (comics)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 25, 2021
Entity authorityQ17044983
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Werewolf, in comics, may refer to:

Werewolf (Dell Comics), a superhero werewolf published by Dell Comics

Werewolf, the name of a number of Marvel Comics characters:

There are rings known as the "Werewolf rings" that were obtained along with other magic items by Joshua Kane that were allegedly from Aelfric. After Kane's death, his executor Geraldo Kabal gave one of the rings to Lou Hackett who used it to become an intelligent werewolf; it was apparently destroyed along with him. The second ring was taken from Kabal by Jack Russell, and it allowed him to retain his intellect (but not speak) until he lost it in Baron Thunder's building. The rings appeared in Werewolf by Night vol. 1 #20-21.

A Hungarian who developed the bloodlust when he was exposed to a drop of water in Uncanny Tales vol. 1 #23 was known as Werewolf.

In Marvel Tales vol. 1 #108, there is a werewolf who was married to a vampire.

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