Captain America, transformed into a
werewolf by Dr. Nightshade, is dropped into the punishment pit. There
he is challenged by a white wolf, leader of the pit-wolves; Capwolf
hurls him into the ceiling and instantly becomes the new wolfpack
leader. One of the captives is Wolfsbane of X-Factor, as natural
lycanthrope; she teaches Cap how to regain his voice and he
immediately starts organizing an escape....
Interlude 1: Cable learns that his
teammate Feral is missing and goes out in search of her....
Interlude 2: Bernie Rosenthal berates
herself for losing the semi-catatonic Dennis “D-Man” Dunphy in
Central Park....
Capwolf leads the wolves in search of
Dr. Nightshade, planning to force her to return them to normal.
Wolverine asks to be released but Wolfsbane detects that he is under
mind control so they leave him. Reaching the lab, Capwolf clobbers
and unmasks Moonhunter, discovering that he is not John Jameson but
another hypnotized servitor of Dredmund's named Zachary Moonhunter.
Werewolf By Night's Jack Russell is there, his blood used to concoct
the werewolf vaccine; he is released. Capwolf has Nightshade strapped
to her own table to force her to make an antidote to the wolfman
serum but she tells Cap that Dr Druid is in immediate danger....
In the church, Dredmund has Dr Druid
chained up ready to be sacrificed to allow Dredmund to ascend to
secular godhood. As Capwolf breaks in, he is fought by the wolfpack
in the church. Dredmund slashes Druid's throat and lets the blood
drench the Moongem; placing the empowered gem on his own throat he is
suddenly transformed into...we'll find out next issue.
2. “Fight on Skull Mountain!” 2/5
Writer: Mark
Gruenwald. Pencils: Larry Alexander. Inks: Ariane Lenshoek. Colors:
Ariane Lenshoek.
Synopsis: Crossbones and the captive
Diamondback are trying to gain entrance to the Red Skull's mountain
stronghold. As they scale the mountain to the remote entrance they
are challenged by Cutthroat, Jack O'Lantern, and Blackwing. A
precarious battle breaks out during which Diamond holds one of her
poisonous throwing diamonds to Jack's throat forcing the trio to fly
them to the top of the mountain. There, Diamond and Crossbones submit
to the armed guards and allow themselves to be taken prisoner. With a
shock, Cutthroat recognizes Rachel as his baby sister....