TROY FERMAN
Real Name: Troy Ferman
Identity/Class: Human;
pre-modern era (last seen active in 1973)
Occupation: Big game hunter
Group Membership: Unidentified hunting group
Affiliations: Formerly Tom Burke, Austin Whelton;
Enemies: Tom Burke, Austin Whelton
Known Relatives: None
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Hunting cabin in an unspecified jungle location
First Appearance: Chamber of Chills#7 (November, 1973)
Powers/Abilities: Troy Ferman was an experienced big game hunter, skilled at tracking and in the use of a rifle.
Height: Unrevealed (no one of known height for
reference; he appeared comparable in height to two other hunters)
Weight: Unrevealed
Eyes: Apparently blue
Hair: Brown (bald on top)
History:
(Chamber of Chills#7 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe hardcover#13: Werewolves entry) <1972> - Based out of their hunting cabin in an unspecified jungle location, Austin Whelton and Troy Ferman took the solid silver trophy in the annual big game hunting contest, bagging the largest cat in the competition's history.Comments: Created by Doug Moench, Ron Wilson, and Jack Abel.
He received the first name "Troy" in the Werewolves entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, which also noted that Ferman was "presumably either slain or transformed" into a werewolf.
During the time when Ferman and Whelton are hunting Burke side by side, there is confusion as to which man is which. The speech balloons sometimes don't point to the speaker clearly, but it becomes clear and consistent once they separate. The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe confirmed that Burke first turned Whelton into a werewolf, and that the Whelton-werewolf was shot by Ferman.
Profile by Snood.
CLARIFICATIONS:
Troy Ferman should be distinguished from:
Located in an unidentified jungle that was home to a number of "big cats."
It served as the hunting cabin to Troy Ferman and Austin Whelton.
(Chamber of Chills#7 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe hardcover#13: Werewolves entry) <1972> - Based out of their hunting cabin in an unspecified jungle location, Austin Whelton and Troy Ferman took the solid silver trophy in the annual big game hunting contest, bagging the largest cat in the competition's history.
Whelton and Ferman invited Burke to their
hunting lodge with the plan to prove their superiority by hunting him.
(Chamber
of Chills#7) <1973> - Though suspecting treachery, Burke traveled to the
hunting lodge, where Whelton and Ferman greeted him. After Burke
complimented them on the place, they revealed their true intentions
and -- at gunpoint -- sent Burke running into the woods with a 10
minute lead.
Realizing Burke was a werewolf, Ferman headed back to the outpost,
melted the silver trophy, and poured the molten silver into a bullet
mold.
As Ferman rushed back out of the
outpost, hoping he wasn't too late, he heard a shot fired and rushed
off in that direction.
--Chamber of Chills#7
(Chamber of Chills#7 (fb) - BTS / Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe hardcover#13: Werewolves entry) <1972> - Austin Whelton and Troy Ferman took the solid silver trophy in the annual big game hunting contest, bagging the largest cat in the competition's history.
Whelton and Ferman invited Burke to their
hunting lodge with the plan to prove their superiority by hunting him.
(Chamber
of Chills#7) <1973> - Though suspecting treachery, Burke traveled to the
hunting lodge, where Whelton and Ferman greeted him. After Burke
complimented them on the place, Ferman showed off their trophy, and then Ferman and Whelton revealed their true intentions
and -- at gunpoint -- sent Burke running into the woods with a 10
minute lead.
Realizing Burke was a werewolf, Ferman headed back to the outpost,
melted the silver trophy, and poured the molten silver into a bullet
mold.
As Ferman rushed back out of the outpost, hoping he wasn't too late, he
heard a shot fired and rushed off in that direction.
Attacked by a werewolf, Ferman fired and killed it with his silver bullet, but the dying werewolf reverted to Whelton. Hearing another howl, Ferman realized the werewolf Burke was still after him and that he had used his single bullet.
--Chamber of Chills#7
Note: Vampires often revive when you remove a stake, but I don't recall seeing werewolves reviving if you remove a silver bullet. Maybe Ferman could have dug out that bullet and reloaded it.
images: (without ads)
Chamber of Chills#7/2, pg. 1, panel 1 (full body, distant);
panel 2 (face, full, somewhat distant)
panel 3 (trophy);
pg. 2, panel 1 (hunting cabin);
pg. 6, panel 8 (face, closer; partial head);
pg. 7, panel 1 (full, running with rifle);
pg. 8, panel 2 (colliding with dying Whelton-werewolf)
Appearances:
Chamber of Chills#7 (November, 1973) - Doug Moench (writer), Ron Wilson (penciler), Jack Abel (inker); unlisted editor
Last updated: 02/26/15
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