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 ego | Brin Londo |
Species | Zuunian |
Place of origin | Zuun (31st century) |
Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
Notable aliases | Karth Arn, Lone Wolf, Furball |
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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. Brin has occasionally been depicted as wolf-like and was once mutated into Furball, a large wolf-like creature.
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. In Legion of Super-Heroes (2006), Timber Wolf is depicted as wolf-like in his default form and can transform into a larger wolf-like creature.
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).
Brin Londo gained powers from experiments conducted on him by his father Mar Londo. Karth Arn, Mar's jealous android assistant, switches identities with Brin, but the plot is eventually revealed when "Lone Wolf" first meets the Legion. [1] [2] He is an early graduate of the Legion Academy. [3] He is thought dead for six months, but is later revealed to have been kidnapped by the villain Tyr. During his captivity, his features become more lupine. Timber Wolf has a long-standing romance with fellow Legionnaire Light Lass; they break up due to a misunderstanding when Light Lass finds Timber Wolf embracing Saturn Girl on a frozen asteroid.
In the fourth volume of Legion of Super-Heroes, Timber Wolf is transformed into a giant dog-like creature dubbed Furball after being blasted with radiation by Doctor Regulus during his attempt to destroy the sun. Darkseid later returns Brin to normal, knowing that he will eventually die from the side effects of Mar Londo's initial experiments. [4]
Gemini, an entity created by Darkseid, attempts to cure Brin, but accidentally transports them both to the 21st century and transforms Brin into a hybrid wolf form. [5] Timber Wolf stars in a self-titled miniseries, where he joins the government-sponsored metahuman group Point Force during his time in the 21st century.
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. [6]
In the "Threeboot" continuity, Timber Wolf originally appears as an associate of the Legion, but subsequently gains full Legion membership. When Princess Projectra, maddened by the devastation of her home planet of Orando, blames the Legion for her loss, Timber Wolf sides with her, going so far as to cover up the savage beating of Phantom Girl at her hands.
In the crossover story "The Lightning Saga", Timber Wolf is revealed to be alive in the present, alongside six other members of the Legion. He is discovered to have sustained amnesia and taken up residence in Gorilla City before his memory is restored using the Interlac codeword "Lightning Lad". [7]
In September 2011, The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In the series Legion Lost , Timber Wolf, Chameleon Girl, Wildfire, Dawnstar, Tellus, Tyroc, and Gates are trapped in the 21st century while pursuing a terrorist. After being exposed to the terrorist's mutagen, Brin gains powerful claws that he can expel as projectiles. Flashbacks reveal that Mar Londo gave Brin his abilities to protect him from the criminal Vykor, who intended to use Mar's research for evil. [8] [9]
In post- Rebirth continuity, Mar Londo gave Brin his powers in an attempt to protect Zuun. However, Zuun was already devastated by the time Mar's experiments were complete. Brin joined the Legion to prevent similar disasters from happening. [10]
Timber Wolf possesses wolf-like physiology that gives him superhuman physical abilities, enhanced senses, and powerful claws. [11] As a member of the Legion, he uses a Legion Flight Ring, which enables him to fly and survive in the vacuum of space.
Timber Wolf appears as a character summon in Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure . [16]