Werewolf By Night
Jack Russell

Religion: not determined yet

Name: Werewolf By Night

Alter Ego: Jack Russell

Other Names: Jacob Russoff; Werewolf; Russell Jackson

Classification:  hero  

Publisher(s):

First Appearance: Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #2 (Feb. 1972): "Werewolf By Night"

Creators: Roy Thomas, Jean Thomas, Gerry Conway, Mike Ploog

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 273

Teams/Affiliations: Night Shift; The Howling Commandos

Occupation: trust fund beneficiary

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Nation: Romania

Birth Place: Medias, Transylvania, Romania

Race: white

Gender: male

This character is in the following 87 stories which have been indexed by this website:
Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #12 (Nov. 2005): "In Sheep's Clothing"
Captain America

Captain America (vol. 1) #330 (June 1987): "Night Shift"
Captain America (vol. 1) #331 (July 1987): "Soldier, Soldier" (cameo)
Captain America (vol. 1) #403 (Late July 1992): "City of Wolves"
Captain America (vol. 1) #408 (Oct. 1992): "Dark Dawn" (5-panel cameo)

Doctor Strange (vol. 3) #1 (Feb. 1999): "The Flight of Bones" (cameo)
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #9 (Nov. 1989): "TBOTV: The Curse of the Darkhold, Part 1: The Montesi Formula"
Ghost Rider (vol. 2) #55 (Apr. 1981): "Touch of Terror"
Giant-Size Creatures

Giant-Size Creatures #1 (July 1974): "Tigra the Were-Woman!"
Giant-Size Creatures #1 (July 1974): "Waiter, There's a Werewolf in My Soup!" (lead character)

Giant-Size Werewolf

Giant-Size Werewolf #2 (Oct. 1974): "The Frankenstein Monster Meets Werewolf By Night" (lead character)
Giant-Size Werewolf #3 (Jan. 1975): "Castle Curse!" (lead character)

Legion of Monsters: Werewolf by Night #1 (Aug. 2007): "Smalltown Girl: A Werewolf By Night Tale" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents

Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #54 (Early July 1990): "Children of the Beast, Chapter 1: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #55 (July 1990): "Children of the Beast Part 2: The Gathering Storm" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #56 (Mid-Aug. 1990): "Children of the Beast, Chapter III: Trail of Blood" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #57 (Late Aug. 1990): "Children of the Beast, Part 4: Leader of the Pack" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #58 (Early Sep. 1990): "Children of the Beast, Chapter V: Communion" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #59 (Sep. 1990): "Children of the Beast, Part 6: Reborn to Be Wild" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #98 (Early Mar. 1992): "Wild at Heart" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #107 (July 1992): "Return of the Braineaters Part 1: Bad Moon Rising" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #108 (Early Sep. 1992): "Return of the Braineaters, Part 2: Claw and Bone" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #109 (Mid-Sep. 1992): "Return of the Braineaters, Part 3: Battle on the Brooklyn Bridge" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #110 (Late Sep. 1992): "Return of the Braineaters, Part 4: Undercover at the Black Moon Bar and Grill" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #111 (Early Oct. 1992): "Return of the Braineaters, Part 5: Roadkill" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #112 (Oct. 1992): "Return of the Braineaters Part 6: Showdown" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #113 (Late Oct. 1992): "Mercy Mission" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #143 (Early Dec. 1993): "Goblin Night, Part 1: Little Monsters" (lead character)
Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 1) #144 (Late Dec. 1993): "Goblin Night, Part 2: Stage Fright" (lead character)

Marvel Knights: Millennial Visions #1 (Feb. 2002): "Soldier by Day--" (lead character)
Marvel Preview #12 (Fall 1977): "The Haunt of Horror"
Marvel Spotlight

Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #2 (Feb. 1972): "Werewolf By Night" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #3 (May 1972): "The Thing in the Cellar!" (lead character)
Marvel Spotlight (vol. 1) #4 (June 1972): "Island of the Damned!" (lead character)

Marvel Super-Hero Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982): "A Gathering of Heroes!"
Marvel Team-Up

Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #12 (Aug. 1973): "Wolf at Bay" (lead character)
Marvel Team-Up (vol. 1) #93 (May 1980): "Rags to Riches!" (lead character)

Monsters Unleashed

Monsters Unleashed #6 (June 1974): "Panic By Moonlight" (lead character)
Monsters Unleashed #7 (Aug. 1974): "Madness Under a Midsummer Moon" (lead character)

Moon Knight Saga (Oct. 2009) (1-panel cameo)
Spider-Boy Team-Up #1 (June 1997): "Too Many Heroes -- Too Little Time" (character based on)
Strange Tales

Strange Tales (vol. 4) #1 (Sep. 1998): "Love Is Colder Than Death (Part 2)" (lead character)
Strange Tales (vol. 4) #2 (Oct. 1998): "Love Is Colder Than Death (Part 3)" (lead character)

Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #1 (Sep. 1972): "Eye of the Beholder!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #2 (Nov. 1972): "The Hunter -- and the Hunted!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #3 (Jan. 1973): "The Mystery of the Mad Monk!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #4 (Mar. 1973): "The Danger Game!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #5 (May 1973): "A Life For a Death!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #6 (June 1973): "Carnival of Fear!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #7 (July 1973): "Ritual of Blood!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #8 (Aug. 1973): "The Lurker Behind the Door!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #9 (Sep. 1973): "Terror Beneath the Earth!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #10 (Oct. 1973): "The Sinister Secret of Sarnak!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #11 (Nov. 1973): "Comes the Hangman" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #12 (Dec. 1973): "Cry Werewolf!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #13 (Jan. 1974): "His Name is Taboo" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #14 (Feb. 1974): "Lo, the Monster Strikes!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #15 (Mar. 1974): "Death of a Monster!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #16 (Apr. 1974): "Death in the Cathedral!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #17 (May 1974): "The Behemoth!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #18 (June 1974): "Murder by Moonlight!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #19 (July 1974): "Vampires on the Moon!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #20 (Aug. 1974): "Eye of the Wolf!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #21 (Sep. 1974): "One Wolf's Cure... Another's Poison!" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #22 (Oct. 1974): "Face of the Fiend" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #23 (Nov. 1974): "The Murderer is a Maniac" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #24 (Dec. 1974): "The Dark Side of Evil" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #25 (Jan. 1975): "An Eclipse of Evil" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #26 (Feb. 1975): "A Crusade of Murder" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #27 (Mar. 1975): "The Amazing Dr. Glitternight" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #28 (Apr. 1975): "The Darkness from Glitternight" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #29 (May 1975): "A Sister of Hell" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #30 (June 1975): "Red Slash Across Midnight" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #31 (July 1975): "Death in White" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #32 (Aug. 1975): "The Stalker Called Moon Knight" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #33 (Sep. 1975): "Wolf-Beast Vs. Moon Knight" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #34 (Oct. 1975): "Not All the Shades of Death, Nor Evil's Majesty" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #35 (Nov. 1975): "Evil in Every Stone, No Longer Hiding" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #36 (Dec. 1975): "Marcosa in Death" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #37 (Mar. 1976): "The End" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #38 (May 1976): "Rebirth Also Kills" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #39 (July 1976): "Some Are Born to the Night" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #40 (Sep. 1976): "Souls in Darkness" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #41 (Nov. 1976): "And Death Shall Be the Change" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #42 (Jan. 1977): "The Marauder and the Man of Iron" (lead character)
Werewolf by Night (vol. 1) #43 (Mar. 1977): "Terrible Threat of the Tri-Animan!" (lead character)

Witches #1 (Aug. 2004): "The Gathering" (cameo)

Suggested links for further research about this character:
  - http://www.marvel.com/universe/Werewolf_By_Night
  - http://www.comicvine.com/werewolf-by-night/29-4984/
  - http://www.comicboards.com/marvelguide/w.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/wejwg.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/nightqniz.htm
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/24881/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=19234
  - http://www.comicvine.com/marvel-spotlight-werewolf-by-night/37-11995/
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Marvel_Spotlight_Vol_1_2