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We continue our DC Werewolf-a-thon with the best artists of the DC Horror lines: Alex Nino, Gerry Talaoc, Alfred Alcala, Ruben Yandoc, Ricardo Villamonte and Jess Jodloman. We also get more superhero werewolves with Black Canary, Green Arrow, Superman and Batman. Best, perhaps, is the first of two werewolves to appear in Mike Grell’s The Warlord for Sword & Sorcery fans.
“Search For a Werewolf” (Weird Mystery Tales #13, August-September 1974) was written by George Kashdan. Max is about to direct a film about the London Werewolf. Who will he cast in his movie? A quick trip to Transylvania will solve that problem.
“The Carriage Man” (The House of Mystery #227, October-November 1974) was written by Russell Carley and Michael Fleischer. A young couple are killed by a werewolf. The police follow a trail that leads to the lycanthrope. They shoot him, ending another romance. There’s that Alfred Alcala shot again!
“Among us Dwells a Man-Beast” (The Unexpected #160, November-December 1974) was written by George Kashdan. A werewolf is attacking villagers now instead of their cattle. The mayor pushes his townfolks to arm themselves with silver bullets. Only his reasons are not quite what you think…
“The Way of the Werewolf” (The House of Mystery #231, May 1975) was written by Jack Oleck. When the Baron offers a thousand gold pieces for a werewolf, life becomes hard for Bartok. When he is captured by vampires, he finds out he is just a pawn in the Baron’s game.
“Tales of Ghost Castle” (Tales of Ghost Castle #1, May-June 1975) was written by Paul Levitz. Not a story exactly, but an intro to our host and his pet.
“Deadly Stalkers of the North” (Weird Mystery Tales #21, August 1975) was written by Steve Skeates. A scientist who wishes to save a band of lycanthropes becomes one himself. And suffers their fate. This story feels like a Weird Tales piece like “Lupa” or “The Woman From Loon Point” at the same time it feels like 1970s environmental activism. A strange blend.
“Wulf Hunt” (World’s Finest #246, August-September 1977) was written by Gerry Conway. Dinah Drake Lance is in Queen’s Ridge, British Columbia (not a real place). As Black Canary, she busts up a small gang of men looking for revenge on the wolf that has been attacking people. She finds the diary of the werewolf and learns about the scientist trying to help him. The gang are back and attack her again. (Bad idea.) To be continued…
“Requiem of Rage” (World’s Finest #247, October-November 1977) was written by Gerry Conway. The werewolf attacks Dinah in her hotel room. The two become pals and work together to save the wolf from a mysterious fat man who proves to be Dr. Moreau of H. G. Wells fame. Black Canary gets captured. To be continued…
“Isle of Hate–Island of Dread!” (World’s Finest #247, October-November 1977) was written by Gerry Conway and is the ending to this trilogy. The werewolf goes in search of Green Arrow for help. The bowman and lycanthrope save Black Canary. The werewolf sacrifices himself to save her. This is the first time I have come across a werewolf story that is tied to Dr. Moreau. Now that it is done, it’s a no-brainer!
“The Monster Menace” (Super Friends #10, February-March 1978) was written by E. Nelson Bridwell. Not a werewolf story exactly, but a pile of classic monsters attacking the Super Friends. Our wolfie friend in there, of course.
“Cry of the Werewolf” (Secrets of Haunted House #13, August-September 1978) was written by Michael Fleischer. There is no such thing as a werewolf, but when a man is pressed hard enough by the cold and snow, he may become one all the same. This is a great strange Northern.
“The Werewolf of Krypton” (World’s Finest #256, April-May 1979) was written by Denny O’Neil. Dr. Terry does experiments on other dimensions and brings the werewolf to Earth. He is a Kryptonian named Lar-On. He was originally sent to the Phantom Zone but the doctor has pulled him out. Batman takes him on and loses. He needs Sup to defeat him.
“The Beast in the Tower” (The Warlord #22, June 1979) was written by Mike Grell. After meeting a fortune teller, Morgan follows a black woman into a tower where she is imprisoned. He fights a fire-breathing snake then kills a werewolf. The wolf turns out to be the woman he sought. He is trapped inside with the seer, who magical transports him away. Grell does a good job of swiping the snake fight from Frank Frazetta and Conan.
“Moonlight and Laughter” (The Unexpected #194, November-December 1979) was written by Stuart Hopen and Catherine Barret Andrews. A lengthy Madame Xanadu story with werewolves and moon-crossed lovers. Jess Jodloman’s art is as fantastic as ever. The battle scene with the werewolf horde is epic. Jodloman’s second masterpiece.
