Appearing in "Lo, the Monster Strikes!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Werewolf (Jack Russell) ⏵ (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- ⏴ Topaz ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Philip Russell ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Lissa Russell ⏵
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Taboo ⏵ (Main story and recap) (Death)
- ⏴ Algon ⏵ (Main story and recap) (Death)
- Committee
- Unnamed Agent (First appearance; dies)
- Striker (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Aelfric (Referenced)
- Gregory Russoff (Mentioned)
- God (Invoked)
- Laura Russell (Mentioned)
- LAPD
- Unnamed Police Officer
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Werewolves (Main story and recap)
- Gods of Earth (Invoked)
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- North America (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- California (Main story and recap)
- Los Angeles County (Main story and recap)
- Verdugo Mountains (Main story and recap)
- Los Angeles
- Golden State Freeway
- Los Angeles County (Main story and recap)
- California (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Europe
- Balkan Mountains
- Transylvania
- Germany (Referenced)
- North America (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Hell (Referenced)
Items:
- Darkhold (Mentioned)
- Skull of Daimon
Synopsis for "Lo, the Monster Strikes!"
Topaz sides with Jack against Taboo, who responds by using the Skull of Daimon to take direct control of her soul and complete the spell to give Algon the power of transmutation. Algon fights the Werewolf, turning everything he touches to gold, accidentally causing the death of Taboo when a transmogrified statue becomes too heavy and collapses on top of him. The Werewolf defeats Algon by knocking him into the brazier with the Skull of Daimon, which also frees the souls of Topaz and his step-father.
The next day, Jack learns the true story of his mother's death from Philip, that not only is Philip his father's brother, but that it was the Committee that was responsible for his mother's accident over Philip attempting to stop their blackmail payments. After reconciling with his uncle/step-father, Jack leaves with Topaz for Transylvania, where his problems all began.