Skull (criminal gangleader; Wolfpack foe)

skull-ganglead-wp-full SKULL skull-ganglead-wp-unmasked

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Human, conventional weapons-user

Occupation: Criminal

Group Membership: Leader of an unidentified gang

Affiliations: His fellow gang members;
formerly an unidentified associate he shot for allegedly informing on him

Enemies: Malcolm Brown, Fishbone, New York Police Department (notably Inspector Cassidy), Tina, Wolfpack ("Slag" Slagley, Slippery Sam/Sam Weltschmerz, Rafael Vega, "Wheels" Wolinski, Sharon), unidentified associate he shot;
indirectly Jimmy (a youth who told the Wolfpack's Sharon that Malcolm and the other kids had gone to the haunted house)

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: Unrevealed;
presumably an unidentified prison;
formerly a "haunted house"on 213^th street in the Bronx, New York

First Appearance: Wolfpack#6 (January, 1989)

Powers/Abilities: Skull led a gang of armed criminals in bank robberies.

He was experienced in wielding a handgun, and he had no compunctions about killing, even children.

He or one of his associates could set up a mechanism via which they could open a secret closet door via hitting a key on a piano.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 6')
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 225 lbs.)
Eyes: Unrevealed (likely brown
Hair: Bald or shaved (his single face shot does not show whether he has eyebrows; he may or may not actually be alopecic; if not his hair was originally likely black, brown or even red)

History:

(Wolfpack#6 (fb) - BTS) - Leading an unidentified gang, the man identified only as Skull had then purchase masks to conceal their true identities, apparently even from each other, and apparently to spook local gangs. They based themselves out of a house that was rumored to be haunted. They accumulated a large amount of money that was estimated to be millions by pre-teen youths.

He or one of his agents set up a mechanism via which they could open a secret closet door via hitting a key on the old piano in their base. He kept their accumulated funds in that closet.

(Wolfpack#6 (fb) - BTS) - After he and/or some of the other gang members observed an associate talking to the police, Skull believed the man to have told the police about their disguising themselves to rob banks and spook the local gangs.

skull-ganglead-wp-full-prof (Wolfpack#6) - Although the associate proclaimed his innocence, arguing that he couldn't have couldn't have identified any of them due to the masks they wore, Skull instead that the man had told the police their modus operandi. After apparently fatally shooting his men, Skull showed the others the secret closet mechanism and then joined them in driving their victim to a dock near the Willis Avenue Bridge where he had them dump him in the river. He instructed his people to spread the word that that was what happened to guys who messed with the Skull.

(Wolfpack#6 - BTS) - A youth named Fishbone convinced his friends -- including Malcolm Brown and Tina -- to accompany him to hang out in the haunted house on 213th street, unaware of the gang based there.

(Wolfpack#6 - BTS) - Seeking the missing Malcolm, the Wolfpack's Sharon asked local youth Jimmy if she had seen him, and he told her that Malcolm had accompanied Fishbone "and those guys" to the haunted house on 213^th street.

(Wolfpack#6) - Skull and the rest of the gang returned to their base and appreciated that they had company.

Passing by the piano, Fishbone touched the key and unwittingly opened the closet holding the gang's money. The kids figured that there had to be a million dollars in there and that they were rich, but Skull and his men discovered them and advised them that they (calling them "Romper Room rejects") were instead dead. Although Malcolm told Skull and his gang that they could have their money back, Skull advised him that they couldn't have the kids leaving there alive, or every junkie in New York would be trying to rob them the next day.

As the gang members attacked the kids, the kids fought back with the baseball bats they had brought, but Skull caught the kids at gunpoint and forced them to stop.

(Wolfpack#6 (fb) - BTS) - Skull had one of his men take Tina hostage as a hostage as insurance in case the police had followed.

(Wolfpack#6) - As Skull prepared to shoot Malcolm, Fishbone and the other kids, Sharon arrived with her Wolfpack teammates, and Slag rushed into the room in time to prevent any shootings, and he punched out Skull.

(Wolfpack#6 - BTS) - Possibly aided by the ghost of their mentor, Mr. Mack, the Wolfpack took down the rest of Skull's gang.

(Wolfpack#6 (fb) - BTS) - Wolfpack bound and unmasked Skull and the other criminals, and Slippery Sam called the police.

(Wolfpack#6) - After Sam taunted Skull and his men that they looked better with their masks on, Inspector Cassidy led a group of policemen to arrest Skull and the rest of the gang; Cassidy advised them that he was taking them to their new home but that it was a lot scarier than their previous base.

Comments: Created by Ron Wilson and John Figueroa.

Romper Room was franchised and syndicated children's TV show from 1953-1994.

The haunted house base, the gang members and the associate shot by the Skull could all have sub-profiles added to this profile. As time was tight, I did not have time to do this, but if you have the stories, interest and ability, you can do it!

This profile was completed 08/26/2026, but its publication was delayed as it was intended for the Appendix 25^th anniversary 's celebratory event.
Big thanks to Loki for recommending Skull to represent the Wolfpack's stories and characters.

Profile by Snood.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Skull should be distinguished from:

SKULL of Earth-9997 (Ben Beckley) - son of Comet Man, pre-teen boy, slew all other telepaths on earth when powers surfaced, took over large portion of population of earth until duped by Alicia Masters and had neck broken by Cap. Convinced to use powers to aid Cap in transporting souls from the Realm of the Dead to Paradise. Mentally control anyone he meets, wore Punisher-like skull emblem on shirt--Earth X Sketch, Earth X#1 - BTS, 3
SKULL of the MICROVERSE - gangster on Prisonworld, ally of Schnozz, sought to replace Little D as leader of the Den O’ Thieves--Micronauts I#53
SKULL the SLAYER - see SCULLY, JIM--Skull the Slayer#1
S.K.U.L.L. - agents of Red Skull (Shmidt) and Mad Thinker; Sinister Kabal for the Undermining of Life and Liberty--Fantastic Four III#23
other "Skull" characters, groups, items, events, races or places...

images: (without ads)
Wolfpack#6, pg. 5, panel 3 (upper, with gun);
       pg. 16, panel 6 (mask close up);
       pg. 17, panel 4 (full body, with mask);
       pg. 19, panel 5 (full body, with mask, profile);
       pg. 23, panel 2 (unmasked, bound, distant)

Appearances:
Wolfpack#6 (January, 1989) - Ron Wilson (plot, penciler), John Figueroa (script), Chris Ivy (inker), Terry Kavanaugh (editor)

First posted: 09/03/2026
Last updated: 08/26/2026

Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.

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