| Timber Wolf | |
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.jpg) Timber Wolf as depicted inLegion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #42 (January 1988). Art byGreg LaRocque andMike DeCarlo. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| First appearance | Adventure Comics #327 (December 1964) |
| Created by | Edmond Hamilton John Forte |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Brin Londo |
| Species | Zuunian |
| Place of origin | Zuun (31st century) |
| Team affiliations | Legion of Super-Heroes |
| Notable aliases | Karth Arn, Lone Wolf, Furball |
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Timber Wolf (Brin Londo) is a character appearing in American comics published byDC Comics. He is a member of theLegion of Super-Heroes from the planet Zuun and possesses enhanced strength and agility. Brin has occasionally been depicted as wolf-like and was once mutated intoFurball, a large wolf-like creature.
In other media, Timber Wolf has appeared inLegion of Super Heroes (2006) andLegion of Super-Heroes (2023), respectively voiced byShawn Harrison andRobbie Daymond. InLegion of Super-Heroes (2006), Timber Wolf is depicted as wolf-like in his default form and can transform into a larger wolf-like creature.
Timber Wolf first appeared inAdventure Comics #327 (December 1964) asLone Wolf, and was created byEdmond Hamilton andJohn Forte. He joins the team inAdventure Comics #372 (September 1968).
Brin Londo gained powers from experiments conducted on him by his father,Mar Londo. Karth Arn, Mar's jealous android assistant, switches identities with Brin, but the plot is eventually revealed when "Lone Wolf" first meets the Legion.[1][2] He is an early graduate ofthe Legion Academy.[3] He is thought dead for six months, but is later revealed to have been kidnapped by the villain Tyr. During his captivity, he gains a more wolf-like appearance. Timber Wolf has a long-standing romance with fellow LegionnaireLight Lass; they break up due to a misunderstanding when Light Lass finds Timber Wolf embracingSaturn Girl on a frozen asteroid. InAction Comics #379 (1969), Timber Wolf battles addiction to the juice of the Lotus Fruit, which was prescribed to help him heal after he was injured in battle.[4][5]
In the fourth volume ofLegion of Super-Heroes, Timber Wolf is transformed into a dog-like creature dubbed Furball after being blasted with radiation by Doctor Regulus during his attempt to destroy the sun. Furball goes missing, resulting in a cadre of Legion members searching for him andBrainiac 5. They eventually discover thatDarkseid is involved in a scientific process to create a demigod from a young girl, Aria. The Legion troop finds Darkseid, who has been holding Aria's father and twin brother hostage. Darkseid transforms Aria into the entity Gemini, but is angered by her unwillingness to obey him and restores Brin to his original form.[6]
Brainiac 5 discovers that Brin is dying due to the effects of his father's experimentation, which have caused his body to deteriorate. Brin decides to wait out the remainder of his life with a small group of Legion friends that he feels are "family". Gemini attempts to cure Brin, but accidentally transports them both to the 21st century and transforms Brin into a hybrid wolf form.[7]
In theTimber Wolf miniseries, Brin is discovered by a "secret" low-profile group called Point Force that recruitsmetahumans for undercover operations. He reluctantly joins Point Force, realizing they may be his only hope of finding and rescuing Gemini, who has been kidnapped by theDominators. Timber Wolf is later subjected to scientific experimentation, which makes him physically wolf-like while retaining his mind. Timber Wolf returns to the future and reconciles with the Legion.
In post-Zero Hour continuity, Timber Wolf is the leader of the Lone Wolves gang on the planetRimbor and a rival ofUltra Boy.[8]
In the "Threeboot" continuity, Timber Wolf originally appears as an associate of the Legion, but subsequently gains full Legion membership. WhenPrincess Projectra, maddened by the devastation of her home planet ofOrando, blames the Legion for her loss, Timber Wolf sides with her, going so far as to cover up the savage beating ofPhantom Girl at her hands.
In the crossover story "The Lightning Saga", Timber Wolf is revealed to have been transported to the present day alongside six other members of the Legion. He is discovered to have sustained amnesia and taken up residence inGorilla City before his memory is restored using the Interlac codeword "Lightning Lad".[9]
In September 2011,The New 52 rebooted DC's continuity. In the seriesLegion Lost, Timber Wolf,Chameleon Girl,Wildfire,Dawnstar, Tellus,Tyroc, andGates are trapped in the 21st century while pursuing a terrorist. After being exposed to the terrorist's mutagen, Brin gains powerful claws that he can expel as projectiles. Flashbacks reveal that Mar Londo gave Brin his abilities to protect him from the criminal Vykor, who intended to use Mar's research for evil.[10][11]
In post-Rebirth continuity, Mar Londo gave Brin his powers in an attempt to protect Zuun. However, Zuun was already devastated by the time Mar's experiments were complete. Brin joined the Legion to prevent similar disasters from happening.[12]
Timber Wolf possesses wolf-like physiology that gives him superhuman physical abilities, enhanced senses, and powerful claws.[13] After being exposed to mutagen while trapped in the 21st century, he gained the ability to fire off his nails as projectiles, regrowing them almost immediately.
As a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes, Timber Wolf is provided a Legion Flight Ring. It allows him to fly and protects him from the vacuum of space and other dangerous environments.
Timber Wolf appears as a character summon inScribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure.[18]
