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Werewolf by Night #11

Name: Werewolf by Night #11
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Nov 1973 · Marvel · 0.20 USD

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“Comes The Hangman”

★ 1st appearance — Raymond Coker

About this Issue

Werewolf by Night #11 is the debut issue of the Hangman (Harlan Krueger), a scythe-wielding, noose-carrying vigilante whose twisted moral code — rescuing women from street predators only to imprison them in his dungeon — gave the series one of its most distinctively disturbing antagonists. The issue also marks the first writing assignment on the title by Marv Wolfman, a pairing so self-evidently perfect that the credits page announced it with a playful boast: 'At last — WEREWOLF — written by a WOLFMAN.' That double debut — a new villain and a new writer — makes #11 a genuine creative turning point within Marvel's Bronze Age horror line, arriving at the precise moment the series was reshaping its cast and creative team. The issue also advances the ongoing Committee subplot and relocates Jack Russell to a new home base at Colden House in Venice Beach, establishing the grounded, California-noir atmosphere that would define the Wolfman-written chapters.

writer Marv Wolfman · artist Gil Kane · inker, letterer Tom Sutton · colorist Stan G. · letterer Charlotte Jetter · cover Gil Kane, John Romita

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History

By late 1973, Werewolf by Night had cycled through several writers and artists in its first year: Gerry Conway and Len Wein had each taken stints at the script desk, while the penciling chair had passed from Mike Ploog to Werner Roth to Tom Sutton in quick succession. Issue #11 introduced yet another dual changeover — Gerry Conway stepping aside for Marv Wolfman on scripts, and Gil Kane taking over pencils (with Tom Sutton remaining as inker) from Sutton's two-issue run. Roy Thomas served as editor throughout this transitional stretch, and it was the editorial team that seized on the irresistible opportunity to assign the horror title to a writer literally named 'Wolfman,' commemorating the moment with a credits-page joke that became one of the most-remembered editorial flourishes in the series' run. The cover was produced by the team of Gil Kane and John Romita Sr., a combination frequently deployed by Marvel for its higher-profile Bronze Age releases.

Trivia · 8 facts

First appearance of the Hangman (real name Harlan Krueger), a scythe-and-noose-carrying vigilante whose origin is also revealed in this very issue via flashback.
First appearance of Professor Makko and several other supporting characters, including Tina 'Sandy' Sands, Mr. Coker, and Committee operative 'Shaved Head.'
Marks Marv Wolfman's debut as writer on the series — heralded in the credits with the playful line 'At last — WEREWOLF — written by a WOLFMAN'; Wolfman would later become Editor in Chief of the title.
Interior art by penciler Gil Kane and inker Tom Sutton, with a cover by Gil Kane and John Romita Sr.; Stan Goldberg (credited as 'Stan G.') handled colors.
Jack Russell moves out of Buck Cowan's bungalow and into Colden House, a Venice Beach singles apartment complex, establishing a new civilian setting for the series.
Story title: 'Comes the Hangman'; cover-dated November 1973, with a release date of August 21, 1973; edited by Roy Thomas.
The issue's tagline is 'Full Moon — Fear Moon!' — a piece of Bronze Age horror-title copy consistent with Marvel's horror marketing of the period.
Reprinted in Essential Werewolf by Night, Vol. 1, which also collects Marvel Spotlight #2–4 and Werewolf by Night #1–15.