Timber Wolf (comics)
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Timber Wolf is the alter ego of Brin Londo, a superhero in the comic books of DC Comics. He is a fictional character in the 30th century of the DC Universe, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. He comes from the planet Zoon (spelt in later stories as Zuun). His powers are enhanced strength, speed and agility. He first appeared in Adventure Comics #327 (1964).
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[edit] Character History
During the time he was known as "Lone Wolf," he believed himself to be an android, having been deceived by Karth Arn, an android belonging to Brin's father, Mar Londo. After Mar Londo's death, Karth Arn had taken Brin's identity and had convinced Brin that he was the android and Karth Arn the human. Brin later found out the truth and changed his name to Timber Wolf. He joined the Legion after being the first to graduate from the Legion Academy, along with Chemical King.
Brin gained his super powers from the fictional element Zuunium. He had a long standing romance with fellow Legionnaire Light Lass. They eventually broke up due to a misunderstanding when Light Lass found Timber Wolf embracing Saturn Girl on a frozen asteroid. In the Timber Wolf mini-series, he traveld back in time to the late 21st century, where he fought alien invaders before being returned to his home timeline.
In the fourth Legion of Super-Heroes series (known as v4 to fans), he had devolved into a large dog-like creature called Furball due to exposure to radiation during the Five Year Gap in story time between the 3rd and 4th Legion series.
[edit] Reboot version
In the Post-Zero Hour Legion Reboot, Timber Wolf was introduced in the Legion Worlds miniseries. He appears to come from Rimbor, the home planet of Ultra Boy. He is a rival gang leader to Ultra Boy in this continuity. (Ultra Boy led a gang called the Emerald Dragons, Timber Wolf led a gang called the Lone Wolves). There is a love triangle between himself, Ultra Boy and Apparition, as he met Apparition while Ultra Boy was part of the team lost in the Second Galaxy, and formed a strong connection with her. Timber Wolf later realised his feelings for Apparition were only those of a friend, but Ultra Boy remained jealous.
This version of the character had a healing factor like Wolverine of the X-Men. Later, the serum that gave him his powers caused him to mutate into a feral werewolf.
A character named Lupine, who resembled Furball, had briefly appeared in an earlier story as a hologram, but due to the creative team changing this was not taken up.
[edit] Current Series
In the current reboot, written by Mark Waid, Timber Wolf appeared originally as an associate of the Legion but subsequently took on full Legion membership. Nothing has been revealed about his origin at this stage.
[edit] Powers
Originally, Timber Wolf was superhumanly fast and agile, but when the serum changed him into a wolf-like lycanthrope he gained claws, enhanced senses, the ability to heal quickly from injuries, and superhuman strength. As a byproduct of his wolfen form, he is often prone to outbursts of savage fury.
[edit] Other media
Timber Wolf appeared in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Far From Home" where he was among the captive Legionaires under the control of the Fatal Five.
Timber Wolf is part of the core Legion team in the Legion of Super-Heroes series where he is voiced by Shawn Harrison. In his debut episode, Brin Londo was experimented upon by his father until he became a werewolf-like creature. Thanks to Saturn Girl, he managed to regain his personality in a form that approximated his original human form. He joined the Legion afterwards, but worries that he may not control the animal within him.
[edit] Elseworlds and other appearances of Timber Wolf
Timber Wolf appeared in the DC/Marvel Comics Amalgam title Spider-Boy Team-Up. He was merged with the protagonist of Marvel horror title Werewolf By Night to form the character "Timberwolf By Night". He was a member of the Legion of Galactic Guardians 2099.
In Legion of Super-Heroes Annual #5, an Elseworlds pastiche of The Wizard of Oz, Furball takes the role of the Cowardly Lion.
