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Religion: Hedonist; manifestly non-religious (Hedonist)
(manifestly non-religious)
Name: Braineaters
Other Names: The Hell-Runners; The Hell Runners; The Hellrunners; Children of the Beast; Children of Russell
Classification:
villains
group
First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #3 (May 1972): "The Thing in the Cellar!"
First Appearance (Additional Details): (alleged first appearance) Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #6 (June 1973): "Carnival of Fear!"; (more likely first appearance, as Hell-Runners) Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #3 (May 1972): "The Thing in the Cellar!"; (as Braineaters) Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #55 (July 1990): "Children of the Beast Part 2: The Gathering Storm"
Creators: Gerry Conway, Mike Ploog
Number of Appearances: 11
Enemy of: Werewolf By Night, Ghost Rider, Lissa Russell, Gerhard
Ally: Chains
Ally: Little Man
Type of Organization/Group: biker, gang
Location: California, USA
Note: motorcycle gang; attacked Werewolf By Night's sister
The Hell-Runners, later known as the Braineaters, was a motorcycle gang. All of the gang's members were werewolves. The gang attacked Jack Russell's sister Lissa Russell. As the "Werewolf by Night," he stopped them.
The Hell-Runners followed Lissa Russell and her brother Jack to the Russell family's California beach house. The gang started to attack Lissa, but they were chased away by a werewolf - Jack Russell had transformed into Werewolf By Night!
Fleeing the werewolf, the Hell-Runners ran right into the police.
Number of group members listed below: 6
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Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
- http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/braineat.htm
- http://www.comicvine.com/braineaters/4060-56977/
- http://www.comicvine.com/marvel-spotlight-werewolf-by-night/37-12194/
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/bra.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/wejwg.htm
- http://www.marvunapp.com/master/hellfhelz.htm
- https://www.comics.org/issue/25111/