Timber Wolf (Brin Londo) is a character appearing in American comics published by

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. He is a member of the

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from the planet Zuun and possesses enhanced strength and agility. In other media, Timber Wolf has appeared in '' Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006) and ''

'' (2023), respectively voiced by Shawn Harrison and

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Publication history

Timber Wolf first appeared in ''

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'' #327 (December 1964) as Lone Wolf, and was created by

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and John Forte. He joins the team in ''Adventure Comics'' #372 (September 1968).

Fictional character biography

Brin Londo is a Zuunian who gains powers from his father Mar Londo's experiments. He joins the Legion of Super-Heroes as Timber Wolf and has a long-standing romance with Light Lass before they break up due to a misunderstanding when she sees him embracing

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. In ''Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 4), Timber Wolf is exposed to radiation and transforms into a dog-like creature dubbed Furball. He later returns to normal, but remains wolf-like. In post-'' Zero Hour'' continuity, Timber Wolf is the leader of the Lone Wolves gang on the planet Rimbor and a rival of

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. In ''

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'' and ''

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'' relaunches, Timber Wolf was respectively given powers to protect him from the criminal Lord Vykor and defend Zuun.

Powers and abilities

Timber Wolf possesses wolf-like physiology that gives him superhuman physical abilities and powerful claws. He can additionally fly using a Legion Flight Ring.

In other media

Television

* Timber Wolf makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''

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'' episode "Far from Home". * Timber Wolf appears in '' Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006), voiced by Shawn Harrison. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This version previously lived on the planet Rawl, where Mar Londo gave him the ability to transform into a wolf-like creature for use as a weapon in galactic conquest. The Legion retrieves Brin and helps him gain control of his abilities, but he retains irreversible genetic damage that leaves him unable to fully return to normal.

Film

* Timber Wolf appears in ''

'' (2023), voiced by

. This version is a council member of

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. * The ''Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006) incarnation of Timber Wolf makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''

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''.

Video games

Timber Wolf appears as a character summon in '' Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure''.

Miscellaneous

* The ''Legion of Super Heroes'' (2006) incarnation of Timber Wolf appears in '' Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century''. * Timber Wolf appears in ''

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''.

References

External links

A Hero History of Timber Wolf
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