Werewolf by Night - Classic Collection #1

On his eighteenth birthday, Jack Russell learns of the family curse his mother spoke at her funeral, a secret that casts long shadows over his past. As he begins to suspect his stepfather of his mother’s death, the truth of his bloodline and a hidden legacy start to unravel—leading him into a darkness he never expected.

In "Im Auge des Betrachters," Jack Russell and Buck Cowan flee the cursed island with the Darkhold in hand, but their escape is far from safe—Miles and Marlene Blackger, once human and now frozen in stone, are relentless in their pursuit, driven by a hunger for the book’s dark power. As the shadows close in, the line between hunter and hunted blurs in a chase that tests both courage and the cost of survival.

In "Leber gegen Tod!", Jack Russell, the Werewolf by Night, is thrust into a deadly game when Luther Kane holds his sister Lissa hostage and forces him to assassinate a reclusive billionaire. With time running out and the stakes higher than ever, Jack must navigate a web of deceit and danger, facing off against a ruthless enemy and a chilling mystery that threatens to consume him.

In "Seht, das Monster greift an," Jack Russell and Topaz confront the lingering specter of Phillip Russell, unraveling a haunting mystery tied to Jack’s past. As the ghost of Phillip confronts the living, long-buried truths about his mother’s death begin to surface—challenging everything Jack thought he knew. With Taboo and Algon still at large and The Committee watching from the shadows, Jack must face both the past and the monsters it has left behind.

In a chilling flashback, the origins of Baron Russoff’s curse are revealed, tracing the dark lineage of a family doomed by lycanthropy. In the present, Dracula attacks Jack Russell and Topaz in a desperate bid to claim a fabled book tied to the Baron’s cursed past.

Jack Russell and Topaz return to California, only to find themselves hunted by the Behemoth—an immense, human-sized monster—sent by Baron Thunder and The Committee to capture Jack once and for all. With the stakes higher than ever, Jack must rely on his wits and strength, while old ties and hidden dangers come to light.

Tigra, once known as The Cat, now fully embraced her feline form after a transformation by the Cat People, teams up with Werewolf by Night to break Hydra’s grip on her people. As ancient secrets and hidden betrayals surface, the two hunters must navigate a web of loyalty and survival, where even allies may not be what they seem.

When the Frankenstein Monster journeys to California seeking help from the mysterious Danton Vayla, he stumbles into a deadly web spun by the Brotherhood of Baal, who have kidnapped Lissa Russell for a dark ritual. As Jack Russell transforms into the Werewolf by Night in a desperate search for his sister, he clashes with the Monster—both driven by loss, but on opposing sides of a battle neither fully understands.