Timber Wolf (character)

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Timber Wolf
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Timber Wolf as depicted in Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #42 (January 1988).
Art by Greg LaRocque and Mike DeCarlo.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
First appearance Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964)
Created by Edmond Hamilton
John Forte
In-story information
Alter egoBrin Londo
Species Zuunian
Place of origin Zuun (31st century)
Team affiliations Legion of Super-Heroes
Notable aliasesKarth Arn, Lone Wolf, Furball
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength, speed, and senses
Powerful claws

Timber Wolf (Brin Londo) is a character appearing in American comics published by DC Comics. He is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes from the planet Zuun and possesses enhanced strength and agility. [1]

Contents

In other media, Timber Wolf has appeared in Legion of Super Heroes (2006) and Legion of Super-Heroes (2023), respectively voiced by Shawn Harrison and Robbie Daymond.

Publication history

Timber Wolf first appeared in Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964) as Lone Wolf, and was created by Edmond Hamilton and John Forte. He joins the team in Adventure Comics #372 (September 1968).

Fictional character biography

Brin Londo is a Zuunian who gains powers from his father Mar Londo's experiments. [2] [3] [4] He joins the Legion of Super-Heroes as Timber Wolf and has a long-standing romance with Light Lass before they break up due to a misunderstanding when she sees him embracing Saturn Girl. [5]

In Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 4), Timber Wolf is exposed to radiation and transforms into a dog-like creature dubbed Furball. [6] He later returns to normal, but remains wolf-like. [7]

In post- Zero Hour continuity, Timber Wolf is the leader of the Lone Wolves gang on the planet Rimbor and a rival of Ultra Boy.

In The New 52 and DC Rebirth relaunches, Timber Wolf was respectively given powers to protect him from the criminal Lord Vykor and defend Zuun. [8] [9] [10] [11]

Powers and abilities

Timber Wolf possesses wolf-like physiology that gives him superhuman physical abilities and powerful claws. He can additionally fly using a Legion Flight Ring.

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

Timber Wolf appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [17]

Miscellaneous

Further reading

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References

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  2. Adventure Comics #327, 1964
  3. Adventure Comics #372, September 1968
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