Red Wolf (comics)

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character_name=Red Wolf
real_name=- Johnny Wakeley
- William Talltrees
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publisher=Marvel Comics
debut=(Wakeley)
("Marvel Spotlight" #1 (Nov 1971)
(Talltrees)
"Avengers" vol. 1 #80 (September 1970)
creators=(Wakeley)
Gardner Fox and Syd Shores
(Talltrees)
Roy Thomas and John Buscema
alliances=(Talltrees)
Rangers
aliases=(Talltrees)
Thomas Thunderhead
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Red Wolf is the name of a number of fictional characters in Marvel Comics' shared universe, the Marvel Universe.

Johnny Wakeley

Fictional character biography

Johnny Wakeley was the adopted name of a Cheyenne man who was raised from childhood by a white couple in the late 19th century. His adoptive parents were killed by Native Americans in retaliation for the U.S. Army cavalry's massacre of their own people. Pursued by members of his own tribe, Wakeley stumbled into the burial place of a former man known as Red Wolf and was visited by the spirit of a Cheyenne god named Owayodata. He was given the ceremonial garb of the Red Wolf, and the coup stick, his totem of power, and became the first known recorded Red Wolf. Red Wolf used his newfound great skills and prowess to promote peace between the white and Native American peoples.

William Talltrees

Fictional character biography

William Talltrees is a man born in modern times, born in Wolf Point, Montana. He was the son of Thomas Talltrees, a Cheyenne tribal leader, and grew up hearing tales of the legendary Red Wolf. William witnessed his father being intimidated into selling his property to corrupt businessman Cornelius van Lunt; that night, van Lunt's henchmen killed William's family. William swore vengeance, finding and donning the ceremonial garb of Red Wolf. Owayodata visited him and imbued the young man with his spiritual legacy. The new Red Wolf found a wolf cub whom he named Lobo and trained to be his companion. Following van Lunt back to New York, he was able to gain vengeance on him with the aid of the Avengers.

Red Wolf was also once assisted by Gabriel, Devil Hunter. ["Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe" #9]

It was revealed that Will Talltrees was part of a squad of Marines during the Vietnam War, along with others named Fong and Janes and Willie Lincoln. They were part of an attack on a village that resulted in the slaughter of the parents of The Bengal. Bengal resurfaced to take vengeance on those Marines, but has since turned away from his vendetta.

Red Wolf later joined the short-lived superhero team, the Rangers. Cite comic
Writer = Sal Buscema (plot) | Cowriters = Bill Mantlo (plot, script) | Penciller = Sal Buscema | Inker = Sal Buscema | Story = You Can't Always Get What You Want, But If You Try Sometime You Just Might Find You Get What You Need! | Title = Incredible Hulk, The | Volume =
Issue = 265 | Date = November 1981 | Publisher = Marvel Comics | Page = | Panel = | ID = ] [ Cite comic | Writer = Steve Englehart | Penciller = Al Milgrom | Inker = Joe Sinnott | Story = A Bird In The Hand | Title = West Coast Avengers | Volume = 2 | Issue = 8 | Date = May 1986 | Publisher = Marvel Comics | Page = | Panel = | ID = ]

Civil War/The Initiative

Weeks after the conclusion to the Civil War event, Red Wolf was seen as a member of Texas' new government-sponsored superhero team, the revived Rangers, as part of the 50 States Initiative Program. [Cite comic | Writer = Mark Millar | Penciller = Steve McNiven | Inker = Dexter Vines | Story = | Title = Civil War | Volume = 1 | Issue = 7 | Date = | Publisher = Marvel Comics | Page = | Panel = | ID = ]

William has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book "" #1. [ [http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.947 "Avengers: The Initiative" #1 Character Map] ]

Others

In "Avengers Forever", an ancestor of William Talltrees, named Wildrun, is addressed by Libra as "the first of the Red Wolves." [Avengers Forever #3]

References

External links

* http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/redwf2.htm
*http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix3/redwolfthunderhead.htm