- "Are you sure this is how the Avengers started?!"
- ―The Werewolf
| "The Marauder and the Man of Iron" | |
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| Werewolf by Night | |
| Title: | "The Marauder and the Man of Iron" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 42 |
| Cover price: | .30 |
| Cover date: | January, 1977 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Archie Goodwin |
| Writers: | Doug Moench |
| Pencilers: | Don Perlin |
| Inkers: | Don Perlin |
| Cover artists: | Dave Cockrum |
| Cover inker: | Dave Cockrum |
| Colorists: | George Roussos |
| Letterers: | Debra James |
| Editors: | Archie Goodwin |
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| Previous: | Werewolf by Night #41 |
| Next: | Werewolf by Night #43 |
"The Marauder and the Man of Iron" is the forty-second issue of the first Werewolf by Night ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Doug Moench with artwork and inks by Don Perlin. It was colored by George Roussos and lettered by Debra James. The story was edited by Archie Goodwin. This issue shipped with a January, 1977 cover date and carries a cover price of .30 cents per copy.
"The Marauder and the Man of Iron"[]
The Masked Marauder opens fire on Iron Man & Werewolf.
The Werewolf spies the Masked Marauder and his goons attempting to break into the National Bank of New York. He leaps to attack them, not realizing that Iron Man has just swooped in bent on accomplishing the same goal. As the werewolf collides into Iron Man, ole' Shellhead mistakes him for one of the Marauders' goons and the two begin fighting. The werewolf tries to convince him that they are on the same side, but Iron Man isn't convinced. The werewolf succeeds in turning the hero's own repulsor blasts against him, then tries bashing at him with a trash can lid. As the Marauder creeps up behind them with a laser gun pointed at Iron Man's back the werewolf pushes him out of the way, spoiling the villain's shot. This convinces Iron Man that they are both on the same side, and they turn to face the Marauder and his men. The Marauder uses his opti-blast to temporarily blind his opponents, then makes off with his men in a helicopter getaway.
"Maybe I shouldn't take a sick werewolf to the hospital."
Werewolf is exhausted, so Iron Man flies him to Avengers Mansion so he can recuperate. The Avengers' butler, Edwin Jarvis, meets the Werewolf for the first time, and is immediately startled by his visage, but then becomes fascinated by him.
Meanwhile, Topaz is with officers of the New York City Police Department and leads them to the bank hoping to find Jack. When they arrive, they see the opening in the bank wall that the Marauder caused, but no signs of Jack or the robbers. The officers want to bring Topaz to the station to make a statement.
In Malibu, California, Lissa Russell, Elaine Marston, and her daughter Buttons visit Buck Cowan while he recuperates from recent injuries. Suddenly, a mysterious invader enters the premises. Buttons screams aloud, and Buck grabs his pistol. He finds Lissa unconscious on the floor, and a voice speaks aloud, "Your time has come, Cowan". Buck drops his gun in surprise, for he recognizes the attacker.
The Masked Marauder, seeking to improve on his original Tri-Man concept, goes to the Central Park Zoo and abducts a gorilla, a cheetah, and an alligator. He brings them back to his secret lair, where he duplicates the physical attributes of each of them in order to create a new lifeform, the Tri-Animan!
Meanwhile, Tony Stark contacts Matt Murdock to learn more about Frank Farnum - the Masked Marauder. From Matt, he learns the location of some of Farnum's known hideouts. Once Jack Russell has rested, he turns into the werewolf and Iron Man and he fly out to investigate. When they arrive at Farnum's hideout, they find that the Tri-Animan has come to life!
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Creach
- Masked Marauder, Frank Farnum
- Pardee
- Strenk
- Tri-Animan
Minor characters
- Daredevil, Matt Murdock (In flashback and behind-the-scenes)
- Tri-Man (In flashback only)
Organizations
Races & Animals
- Altered humans (In flashback only)
- Alligators
- Apes
Locations
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- New York Bank
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Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Jack Russell was created by Roy Thomas, Dann Thomas & Gerry Conway and artist Mike Ploog. He first appeared in the "Night of Full Moon... Night of Fear!" story from Marvel Spotlight #2 from February, 1972.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 07148602155 01.
- The tagline to this issue is "Beast-Man vs. Iron Man! Can the victor prevent -- the birth of a monster!"
- This issue was reprinted in black and white in the Essential Werewolf by Night, Volume 2 trade paperback collection in October, 2005. It was also reprinted in remastered color in the Werewolf by Night Omnibus hardcover collection from October, 2015 and in Werewolf by Night: The Complete Collection, Volume 3 trade paperback in May, 2018.
- This issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring the Hulk vs. the Plant Lady in "The Incredible Hulk and the Green Thumb".
- This is the first issue of the series with Archie Goodwin as the Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics.
- This issue includes a flashback to events that take place immediately preceding this issue.
- This is the first appearance of the Tri-Animan. He appears next in Werewolf by Night #43.
- Iron Man chronologically appeared last in Iron Man #94.
- Frank Farnum, the Masked Marauder, appeared last in Iron Man #61. In that adventure he stole Stark Industries' first operational space shuttle and tried to blackmail Tony Stark for its return.
- Jack Russell has conscious control over his werewolf form in this issue, though articulation is somewhat challenging for him.
- The Masked Marauder has three henchmen working for him in this issue: Creach, Pardee, and Strenk.
- Jack Russell assumes the alias of Russ Jackson in this issue.
- Lissa Russell had dropped a container of milk onto the kitchen floor when Buttons noticed her and started sobbing. Yes... she was literally crying over spilled milk.