Canadian trappers, led by John Wilder, capture a abnormally large and vicious timber wolf. Pierre, one of the trappers, is killed. Wilder’s wife Barbara is convinced the timber wolf is Jacques Laughter, a missing logger, now a werewolf. It turns out she’s correct. Aboard a ship, the wolf attacks Barbara. She survives. The wolf is shipped to a West Coast zoo. It goes on a murderous rampage at night. Somehow, it makes it back to Wilder’s home, attacks Barbara again, and is finally killed by Wilder.
| Alias Jacques Laughter |
| Real Names/Alt Names Jacques Laughter |
| Characteristics Villain, Lumberjack, Werewolf, Atomic Age, Public Domain |
| Creators/Key Contributors Unknown |
| First Appearance Adventures into the Unknown #1 (Fall 1948) |
| First Publisher American Comics Group / ACG [CB+] [DCM] [GCD] |
| Appearance List Adventures into the Unknown #1 |
| Sample Read Adventures Into the Unknown [DCM] [CB+] |
| Description Canadian trappers, led by John Wilder, capture a abnormally large and vicious timber wolf. Pierre, one of the trappers, is killed. Wilder’s wife Barbara is convinced the timber wolf is Jacques Laughter, a missing logger, now a werewolf. It turns out she’s correct. Aboard a ship, the wolf attacks Barbara. She survives. The wolf is shipped to a West Coast zoo. It goes on a murderous rampage at night. Somehow, it makes it back to Wilder’s home, attacks Barbara again, and is finally killed by Wilder. |
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