Luke Garrow (Earth-616)

Howler
Name	Luke Garrow
Current Alias	Howler
Aliases	Louis Garrow
Affiliation and Relationships
Affiliation	Formerly employed by the Skrulls
Physical Characteristics
Gender	Male
Hair	Grey-haired, Light Brown fur (as Howler), White fur (as Howler, sometimes)
Unusual Features	As Howler, Garrow became a huge, furred, heavily muscled creature with sharpened teeth and claws, and reversed knee joints.
Origin and Living Status
Origin	Human mutate
Living Status	Deceased
Reality	Earth-616
Personal Information
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Criminal; former construction worker
Creators and Appearances
Creators	John Byrne, Roger Stern, Al Milgrom
First	Marvel: The Lost Generation #6 (July, 2000)
First	Marvel: The Lost Generation #6 (July, 2000)
Death	Marvel: The Lost Generation #6 (July, 2000)
Death	Marvel: The Lost Generation #6 (July, 2000)

History

Luke Garrow, through unknown means, would find himself transformed when exposed to moonlight into a monstrous alter-ego dubbed the Howler. The Howler possessed an inarticulate, animal-like intelligence with phenomenal superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes, and his teeth and claws were used as deadly weapons. With a device invented by the Chimera, Garrow could transform into the Howler while retaining his intelligence and ability to speak.

Not much has been revealed regarding the history and origin of the Howler. Luke Garrow had lived as a criminal for many years during the 60s, earning several outstanding warrants for his arrest under both of his alter-egos. As the Howler, he encountered many of the heroes of his day, such as those of the First Line. At one point, Garrow was approached by the villainous Chimera, in order to form a partnership in which Chimera could steal his rival's technologies. The two were defeated by the First Line, and Garrow was presumably remanded to custody.

Later, Garrow was hired as one of many agents to sabotage the 1963 moon landing. The plot was masterminded by the alien Skrulls, who hoped to subjugate Earth at some point, and brought Garrow and the other mercenaries to the moon via their own spaceship, where the group was confronted by the First Line. The close proximity to the moon heightened Garrow's animalistic alter-ego, to the point where he lost all control. Garrow began a rampage against friend and foe alike, tearing his temporary teammate Axis in two before the villain Scythe killed Garrow before he could continue his rampage.

Attributes

Powers

In the presence of moonlight, Garrow would transform into the Howler, a furred, savage creature over seven feet tall with superhuman strength, speed, and reflexes, and razor-sharp claws.

Weaknesses

The more moonlight he was exposed to, the more savage and insane Garrow's Howler form would become. In his Howler form, Garrow couldn't speak, and had problems reasoning. Only with the help of an ultrasonic device could Garrow still speak and reason as Howler.

See Also

• 2 appearance(s) of Luke Garrow (Earth-616)
• 2 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Luke Garrow (Earth-616)
• 2 image(s) of Luke Garrow (Earth-616)
• 1 victim(s) killed by Luke Garrow (Earth-616)

Links and References

• The Unofficial Handbook to the Marvel Universe
• http://www.lostgenerationhandbook.com/howler.htm