The Drak Pack

Membership: Drak, Frankie, Howler

Purpose: To battle Dr.Dred and his minions

Affiliations: Count Dracula

Enemies: O.G.R.E. (Organization of Generally Rotten Endeavors - Dr.Dred, Vampira, Mummy Man, the Fly, the Toad)

Base of Operations:

First Appearance: Drak Pack Episode #1 "Night of the Terbites" (Hanna-Barbera for CBS, September 6th 1980)

History: Wanting to make up for the villainy of their ancestors, three youths related to some of history's greatest monsters united together to battle the forces of evil. Drak, Frankie and Howler, aided by Drak's great-uncle Dracula, took on the evil Dr.Dred and O.G.R.E., using the supernatural abilities they had inherited to defend the world.

Comments: There were 16 episodes made.


Drak

Real Name: Drak Jr.

Identity/Class: Vampire / Magically transformed human

Occupation: Crimefighter

Affiliations: The Drak Pack, Dracula

Enemies: O.G.R.E. (Organization of Generally Rotten Endeavors - Dr.Dred, Vampira, Mummy Man, the Fly, the Toad)

Known Relatives: Dracula (Great-uncle)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: U.S.A.

First Appearance: Drak Pack  Episode #1 "Night of the Terbites" (Hanna-Barbera for CBS, September 6th 1980)

Powers/Abilities: By clasping hands with Frankie and Howler and saying "Wacko", Drak could transform from a normal human youth into a young vampire, with all the requisite powers of same - able to turn into a bat or mist, hypnotise people, etc.

History: Drak Jr wished to make up for the former villainy of his great-uncle Dracula, so he recruited two other descendants of monsters and formed the Drak Pack.

Comments: Drak was voiced by Jerry Dexter


Frankie

Real Name: Frankie

Identity/Class: Construct of re-animated human parts/ Human transformed by magic

Occupation: Crimefighter

Affiliations: Drak Pack, Dracula

Enemies: O.G.R.E. (Organization of Generally Rotten Endeavors - Dr.Dred, Vampira, Mummy Man, the Fly, the Toad)

Known Relatives: Frankenstein's Monster (unspecified relation)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: U.S.A.

First Appearance: Drak Pack Episode #1 "Night of the Terbites" (Hanna-Barbera for CBS, September 6th 1980)

Powers/Abilities: By clasping hands with Drak and Howler and saying "Wacko", Frankie could transform from a normal human youth into a "construct golem" like his ancestor, the Frankenstein's monster, gaining superhuman strength as a result.

History: A descendant/relation of the Frankenstein's Monster, Frankie was recruited by Drak, another monster's descendant, to become a member of the crimefighting Drak Pack.

Comments: Frankie was voiced by Bill Callaway.


Howler

Real Name: Unknown (possibly ? Talbot)

Identity/Class: Werewolf

Occupation: Crimefighter

Affiliations: Drak Pack, Dracula

Enemies: O.G.R.E. (Organization of Generally Rotten Endeavors - Dr.Dred, Vampira, Mummy Man, the Fly, the Toad)

Known Relatives: The Wolfman (unspecified relation)

Aliases: None

Base of Operations: U.S.A.

First Appearance: Drak Pack Episode #1 "Night of the Terbites" (Hanna-Barbera for CBS, September 6th 1980)

Powers/Abilities: By clasping hands with Frankie and Drak and saying "Wacko", Howler could transform from a normal human youth into a young werewolf, with all the requisite powers of same - enhanced senses and physical attributes, etc. Like the classic "Big Bad" wolf, Howler possessed tremendous lung power that could generate gale-force winds.

History: A descendant/relation of the Wolfman, Frankie was recruited by Drak, another monster's descendant, to become a member of the crimefighting Drak Pack.

Comments: Howler was voiced by Bill Callaway.

Thanks to Abel DuSable for additional information about Howler.


CLARIFICATIONS: Howler is not to be confused with

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