WOLF
Earth-90144

Real Name: Unrevealed

Identity/Class: Alternate reality (Earth-90144) human mutate (see comments)

Occupation: Vigilante;
    formerly an agent of the Men in Black

Group Membership: None;
    formerly Men in Black

Affiliations: Beta, Peter

Enemies: Eleven, Five, Men in Black (Agent Jay, Agent Kay, others), Seven, Three, unidentified gang leader

Known Relatives: None

Aliases: Agent Ecks

Base of Operations: Chicago, Illinois, USA

First Appearance: The Men in Black II#1 (May, 1991)

Powers/Abilities: Wolf possesses excellent physical fitness and agility, and is skilled with sai, two of which he wields as weapons.

    He also possesses some superhuman abilities, though the full extent of these is unrevealed. Wolf appears to have regenerative abilities, as a shot to the heart was not fatal. He also presumably possesses heightened hearing or smell, which was evident when he learned of Jay's arrival at the docks.

    Wolf wears artificial eyes developed by Beta that make him invulnerable to the Men in Black's Neuralizer, which can erase other people's memories.

Height: Unrevealed (approximately 5'9")
Weight: Unrevealed (approximately 167 lbs)
Eyes: Unrevealed
Hair: Unrevealed (allegedly blond or white)

History:
(The Men in Black II#1 (fb) - BTS) - A man was recruited by the Men in Black under unrevealed circumstances and became known as Agent Ecks. There, he met Agent Kay and Beta of the XS technology division. Upon learning that the Men in Black harbored dark secrets and sought not to protect humanity but to control the world from the shadows, he fled with Beta, who was also dissatisfied with the truth. Ecks' eyes were replaced with artificial ones developed by Beta that were unresponsive to the memory-wiping effects of the Men in Black's memory-wiping Neuralizer. Agent Ecks adopted a wolf named Peter and became a costumed vigilante known as the Wolf. As the Wolf, he stopped several crimes in Chicago, not without witnesses.

(The Men in Black II#1) - Before the police arrived, Wolf and Peter infiltrated the Dominick Building, where a group of individuals were stealing diamonds and holding workers hostage. Hiding, he neutralized two criminals, codenamed Five and Eleven, and moved on to the others, knocking out Seven. The gang leader, upon seeing Wolf, ordered Three to shoot but Wolf threw shurikens before he could pull the trigger. The leader grabbed a female employee and, holding a gun to her head, left the room, thinking he had secured himself from the Wolf. He threw the girl back into the room just as the shutters began to close. The Wolf gave Peter the command to pounce on the criminal and tear out his throat then the Wolf ordered his pet to press the button to open the shutters. With the robbery stopped, the Wolf left the building disguised as a blind man with a guide dog. He attracted the attention of a S.W.A.T. operative, who was indignant at the sight of an intruder in the secure area. Wolf replied that he saw nothing and moved on. The "blind man with the dog" was being observed by MIB agents Kay and Jay, who had been tasked with capturing Wolf, whose identity was kept secret from Jay.

    Wolf hid in an alley, where Kay and Jay followed him. Confronting Wolf face-to-face, Jay activated his Neuralizer but the vigilante indicated the device wouldn't work on him and called out to Peter. Peter lunged at Jay and Wolf, getting a better look at the agent, commented that he was definitely a rookie and that HQ wouldn't send someone like him on a mission alone. Kay then appeared behind Wolf and Wolf immediately recognized him. Kay declared that he wasn't counting on Wolf's total surrender and that MIB needed the artificial eyes Beta had developed first and foremost. To provoke his opponent, the agent fired at Peter and the enraged vigilante attacked. Jay, at Kay's request, fired but missed, hitting Kay's shoulder instead. Throwing Kay aside, Wolf fled but Kay managed to attach a tracking device to him.
   
    Wolf, with the wounded Peter, headed to the port, where he told his pet that he had "made contact and it would take a few moments" (see comments). Hearing Jay's footsteps, Wolf turned around and said that even a professional like Kay couldn't have approached him undetected. He declared that he wouldn't surrender and before the fight, he decided to tell Jay the truth about the organization, explaining that there would be only one survivor and if it was Jay, he'd better know the true nature of the Men in Black. Former Agent Ecks explained that the organization intended to guide, shape and control society. Jay was somewhat skeptical but he empathized with Wolf and didn't want to kill him. Wolf responded that loyalty was clearly Jay's strong point and refused to cooperate, saying the situation had become "do or die" for Jay from the moment he received the mission. Wolf attacked the agent and Jay had no choice but to shoot. The bullet pierced Wolf's heart. Wolf told Jay that one day, Jay would see the truth of Wolf's words about the true nature of MIB before jumping into the water, followed by Peter.

Comments: Created by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carruthers.

    The Men in Black was a 1990 limited series written by Lowell Cunningham and illustrated by Sandy Carruthers. Published by Malibu Comics under the Aircel Comics imprint, it was inspired, according to Cunningham in an interview published at the end of issue #1, by his friend Daniel Matthews's UFO stories, particularly the urban legend of mysterious men dressed in black who invariably appeared during any UFO contact. UFOs weren't the main theme of the series, however—in the comic, the MIB specialized in any unusual non-human activity, including the supernatural. Cunningham himself admitted in the same interview that he felt that featuring UFOs in every issue could become boring after a while. The series was continued in 1991 and, like its predecessor, ran for three issues. A third series, Men in Black: The Roborg Incident, was supposed to be released in 1994 with Leonard Kirk replacing Sandy Carruthers as penciler and Castle Graphics being the publisher instead of Malibu but it was canceled and the only known information about it comes from Advance Comics #69. The official reasons for the cancellation are unclear but speculation is discussed below.

    Because the series was not continued, Wolf's fate remains unrevealed but it is highly likely that he survived. It also remains unrevealed how Wolf acquired his powers. Was he experimented on? Was he born superhuman? Is he of alien origin?

    In the fall of 1994, Malibu Comics was acquired by Marvel and the Men in Black briefly relocated there afterwards. To promote the live-action adaptation, Marvel published a reprint of the first issue of the original series, as well as three one-shots—Far Cry, The Movie and Retribution. Far Cry served as a reimagining of the first issue but took place in the same continuity as the Malibu series. It heavily implied that Jay was Neuralized and left MIB but his time with the organization came to him in the dreams and his reunion with Kay evoked a sense of déjà vu. Some sources list Far Cry as a prequel to the film but this is inaccurate. The Movie, as the title suggests, was an adaptation of the film and Retribution was its direct sequel. However, Retribution was completely ignored by the second film and is therefore set in a divergent reality, Earth-97101. No Men in Black comics have been released since.

    Men in Black is a worldwide acclaimed science fiction film but its comic book origins and connection to Marvel are lesser-known facts. It spawned two sequels, one in 2002 and another in 2012, and a spin-off titled Men in Black: International, which was released in 2019. The franchise also includes an animated series, board games, many video games and a theme park attraction. The animated series ran from 1997 to 2001 and took place in an alternate reality where the events of the film took place but Agent Kay was never Neuralized and continued to mentor Jay. The adaptations differ greatly from the comics in tone and content. They are more comedic and the Men in Black was not a sinister organization but rather, had purely benevolent intentions. The exception is Men in Black: The Game, which is a survival horror.

    Men in Black was originally a creator-owned property and all comics, including those published by Marvel, are listed in their indicia as copyrighted by Lowell Cunningham. However, the situation is a bit more complicated. When the comic caught the attention of film producers, Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald approached Malibu directly, leading to Lowell Cunningham signing a new contract with the publisher in 1992 and again in 1995 when the film's development began. Perhaps these agreements led to the cancellation of Men in Black: The Roborg Incident at Castle Graphics? After Marvel acquired Malibu, Cunningham trademarked both original Men in Black comic series with Marvel. The opening credits of the 1997 film state "based on the Marvel comic" and a small Marvel Comics logo can be seen in the film's closing credits as well as in the animated series' credits. The next three films say "based on the Malibu comic." According to Tom Mason (check the comments section), "Marvel and Scott Rosenberg may get some kind of payday from the movies as part of a back-and-forth negotiation but Men in Black is actually owned by some combination of Amblin Entertainment and Sony/Columbia." If so, then Marvel potentially has a minority stake in the Men in Black property and it's quite possible that this is the reason why no new comics have been produced since Men in Black: Retribution or old ones never reprinted.

    Characters codenamed Agent X appeared in some Men in Black media but they were not adaptations of Ecks from the comics. In the animated series, Agent X was an alien MIB operative and in the film Men in Black 3, Agent X was the organization's chief, played by David Rasche.

    It's unclear what Wolf meant by his statement of having "made contact and it would take a few moments." Either someone was supposed to pick them up by boat or perhaps Wolf was calling a doctor to treat Peter...

    This profile was completed 07/06/2026 but its publication was delayed, as it was intended for the Appendix's 25th anniversary celebratory event.

Profile by Mike Castle.

CLARIFICATIONS:
Earth-90144's Wolf should be distinguished from:

images: (without ads)
The Men in Black II#1, p11, pan5 (Wolf, main image)
The Men in Black II#1, p21, pan5 (headshot)
The Men in Black II#1, p24, pan2 (Wolf attacking Jay)

Appearances:
The Men in Black II#1 (May, 1991) - Lowell Cunningham (writer), Sandy Carruthers (pencils), Chris Ulm (editor)

First posted: 09/21/2026
Last updated: 07/06/2026

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