When I was a young'un, one of my favorite comic books was Marvel's Werewolf by Night. It was the story of Jack Russell (who was supposed to be in his late teens, but as drawn by Mike Ploog and Don Perlin, looked much older), who gets a, um, unique birthday present: Lycanthropy!
Actually, this was the tried-and-true Marvel "wandering hero" story--epitomized by The Incredible Hulk--only much more, um, hirsute. Jack would go from place to place, often aided by his friend, screenwriter Buck Cowan, battling all sorts of monsters, heroes and freaks, like Atlas, an actor whose face was burned off doing a stunt on one of Buck's movies; the Hangman who...well, look at his name; and Moon Knight, later to be a superhero in his own right.
Werewolf by Night ran for 43 issues (46 if you count the three issues it initially ran in Marvel Spotlight), and the Werewolf has popped up from time to time in other comics since. Not a resounding success (especially compared to Tomb of Dracula, which ran 71 issues), but still not bad for a feisty furball.
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Both "Tomb of Dracula" and this one look fun. Easy to find?
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