This year’s groovy Halloween TV special inspires us to go back to the beginning…
Hey, have you seen Werewolf by Night on Disney+? It’s pretty cool if a little disjointed: Does it want to be a modern thriller or a riff on a Universal Monsters movie? Kinda both and it kinda works overall.
Either way, Gael Garcia Bernal looks like he’s having a good time and we at least get to see a mossy Giant-Size character named Ted.
In any event, Halloween is almost upon us, so it seems we’d be remiss if we didn’t do a 13 COVERS featuring the original Marvel Comics series Werewolf by Night (plus Jack Russell’s earlier appearances in Marvel Spotlight.)
Dig these — and howl!
Neal Adams pencils, Tom Palmer inks, John Romita alterations
Mike Ploog
Gil Kane pencils, Mike Esposito inks
Kane pencils, Palmer inks
Ploog
Ploog
Tom Sutton pencils, Frank Giacoia inks
Kane, Esposito
Ploog
Ploog
Rich Buckler pencils, Keith Pollard inks
Ploog
Kane pencils, possible Romita inks
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MORE
— REEL RETRO CINEMA: Hammer’s CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF. Click here.
— The 13 GREATEST WEREWOLF COMICS. Click here.
October 28, 2022
Wow! I stumbled across “Werewolf By Night” in a used store and snapped up back issues over the next few years! Love it! haven’t seen the tv movie yet! Oh, and noted horror writer Owl Goingback has written a “Werewolf By Night” story that should be available soon.
October 28, 2022
Wow, there Wolfman is my favorite Universla Monster, so anything with a Werewolf on the cover or in the title was an instant purchase, including Doc Savage Brand of the Werewolf, and Marvel Spotlight. Mike Ploog’s art on this title and Frankenstein were outstanding, moody and witha nod to Ted, macabre. I’d like to see Mike redo Marvel Spotlight 3 cover with Elvira (Cassandra Peterson). Now that will calm a Werewolf’s soul. By the way, at that young age, I didn’t realize there was a dog breed that was the title character’s namesake. Those clever writers…..
October 28, 2022
If my mother-in-law didn’t used to own a Jack Russell terrier, I’d be able to take Werewolf by Night a bit more seriously. As is, all I see in my head when I hear his name is thinking he has to go outside to potty OFTEN, and won’t take his pills without some cheese and rice. 😉