CATALOG RECORD

Marvel Spotlight #2

Marvel · Series began 1971 · February 1972

first appearance of Werewolf and Lissa Russell

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Werewolf (Jack Russell) — introduction, also flashback · origin
Lissa Russell (Marvel, sister of Jack Russell) — introduction
Philip Russell (Marvel) — introduction
Laura Russell (Marvel) — introduction, also flashback
Gregory Russoff (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: February 1972
On sale: September 21, 1971
Pages: 52

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Neal Adams, John Romita, Mike Ploog, Bill Everettinks: Tom Palmer, John Romita, Mike Ploog, Bill Everettletters: Sam Rosen, John Costanza, Bill Everettscript: Roy Thomas, Jean Thomas, Gerry Conway, Bill Everett

Stories

Werewolf by Night · 27 pages
Jack learns of the family curse on his eighteenth birthday from his mother on her deathbead. Jack begins to believe that his step-father had his mother killed.
Where Gargoyles Dwell! · 8 pages
Venus visits the Graycar building and detects a 13th floor populated by agressive gargoyles. She fights the queen of the gargoyles and puts an end to this unnatural spook.

Publisher’s description

Jack has dreams at night about him being a werewolf…soon he will find out they're real.

Characters

Jack RussellWerewolfVenusWhit HammondLissa RussellPhilip RussellLaura RussellGregory Russoff

Reprinted in

Dracula Lives (1974), Essential Werewolf by Night (2005), Marvel Firsts: The 1970s (2011), Werewolf by Night Omnibus (2015), Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection (2017), Decades: Marvel in the '70s - Legion of Monsters (2019), Marvel Masterworks: Werewolf by Night (2022)