Wolverine (comic book)

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Wolverine
	Cover of Wolverine #1 (September 1982); Art by Frank Miller
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	List (vol. 1); Limited series; (vols. 2–6); Ongoing series ;
Publication date	List (vol. 1); September – December 1982; (vol. 2); November 1988 – June 2003 ; (vol. 3); July 2003 – August 2009 ; (vol. 4) ; November 2010 – February 2013 ; (vol. 5); March 2013 – March 2014 ; (vol. 6); April – October 2014 ;
No. of issues	List (vol. 1): 4 ; (vol. 2): 189 + 6 Annuals + #1/2 + #-1 ; (vol. 3): 74 + 2 Annuals + 2 Giant-Size ; (vol. 4): 20 + #5.1 + #300-317 (return to vol. 2 numbering) ; (vol. 5): 13 ; (vol. 6): 12 + 1 Annual ;
Main character(s)	Wolverine
Creative team
Written by	List (vol. 1); Chris Claremont ; (vol. 2); Chris Claremont ; Larry Hama ; Erik Larsen; Eric Stephenson ; Frank Tieri; Matt Nixon ; (vol. 3); Greg Rucka; Mark Millar; Marc Guggenheim ; Jeph Loeb ; (vol. 4); Jason Aaron; Cullen Bunn; Jeph Loeb ; (vol. 5); Paul Cornell; (vol. 6); Paul Cornell ; Tom Brennan;
Penciller(s)	List (vol. 1); Frank Miller; (vol. 2); John Buscema; John Byrne; Marc Silvestri; Anthony Winn ; Leinil Yu; Jeff Matsuda; Sean Chen; Dan Fraga; (vol. 3); Darick Robertson; John Romita, Jr.; Javier Saltares; Humberto Ramos; Simone Bianchi; Howard Chaykin; Steve McNiven; (vol. 4); Renato Guedes; Daniel Acuña; Ron Garney; Billy Tan; Paul Pelletier; Simone Bianchi ; (vol. 5); Alan Davis ; (vol. 6); Ryan Stegman; Rafa Sandoval; Pete Woods;
Inker(s)	List (vol. 1); Joe Rubinstein; (vol. 2); Al Williamson; Klaus Janson; Dan Green; Edgar Tadeo ; Jonathan Sibal ; Dexter Vines ; Lary Stucker ; Norm Rapmund ; (vol. 3); Tom Palmer; Klaus Janson; Mark Texeira; Carlos Cuevas ; (vol. 4); Wilson Magalhaes; David Meikis ; (vol. 5); Mark Farmer ; (vol. 6); Mark Morales ;
Letterer(s)	List (vol. 1); Tom Orzechowski; (vol. 2); Janice Chiang ;
Colorist(s)	List (vol. 1); Glynis Wein ; (vol. 2); Glynis Oliver ; Marie Javins; Raymund Lee ; (vol. 3); Studio F ; Paul Mounts; Edgar Delgado; Simone Peruzzi; Morry Hollowell ; (vol. 4); Matthew Wilson ; Wil Quintana ; (vol. 5); Matt Hollingsworth ; (vol. 6); David Curiel;
Editor(s)	Louise Jones
Collected editions
Wolverine	ISBN 978-0-7851-3724-5

Wolverine is a number of Marvel Comics comic book series starring the X-Men member Wolverine. As of April 2013, 323 issues and 11 annuals have been published. It is the original flagship title created for the character.

Publication history

Volume 1

Frank Miller (left) signing a print of his artwork for the cover of Vol. 1 #1 at an appearance at Midtown Comics. Beside him is artist Greg Capullo.

The first Wolverine was a limited series written by Chris Claremont with pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein, letters by Tom Orzechowski, and colors by Glynis Wein. Marvel Comics published the series from September to December 1982. This story arc covers the events leading up to Wolverine's engagement to Mariko Yashida.

Volume 2

An ongoing series started publication in 1988 and lasted until 2003 when it was relaunched after issue 189. The original creative team consisted of writer Chris Claremont and penciler John Buscema. Claremont described the series as "high adventure rather than super heroics, sort of a combination of Conan meets Terry and the Pirates."^[1] As a visual manifestation of the series' break from the traditional superhero genre, throughout Claremont's run Wolverine wears either civilian clothes or a mask-less, all black outfit instead of his superhero costume, and costumed characters in general were few and far between.^[2] Nearly half of the series's run was written by Larry Hama.

Other writers on the series included Peter David, Archie Goodwin, Jo Duffy, Warren Ellis, Todd Dezago, Erik Larsen, Steve Skroce, Rob Liefeld, Frank Tieri, Matt Nixon and Daniel Way.

Marc Silvestri penciled Wolverine from 1990 to 1992.

Volume 3

As part of the "Dark Reign" storyline, the series was renamed Dark Wolverine in 2009 with issue #75 and starred Wolverine's son, Daken. The third volume ended with issue #90.

Volume 4

A fourth volume was launched in September 2010 with a new #1. After issue 20 the series returned to its original ongoing numbering as issue #300.

How Marvel reached issue #300: Volume 2 (#1-#189), Volume 3 (#1-#75/190-264) Wolverine: Weapon X (#1-#16/265-279) and Volume 4 (#1-#20/280-299), with Volume 4 issue #21 ending up as #300.

It concluded with issue #317 in December 2012 in the wake of the Marvel NOW! initiative.^[3]

Volume 5

As part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch, Wolverine Vol. 4 was cancelled as of issue #317 and a fifth volume was launched in March 2013, with the creative team of Paul Cornell and Alan Davis.^[4]

An additional series titled Savage Wolverine debuted in January 2013. The title features team-ups between Wolverine and other Marvel superheroes.^[5]

Volume 6

A sixth volume of Wolverine by Paul Cornell and Ryan Stegman was launched as part of All-New Marvel NOW! initiative in February 2014, featuring a changed Wolverine, who has joined a group of minor super villains as an attempt to simplify his life.^[6]

In other media

The story arc from Volume 1 concerning Logan's exploits in Japan has been loosely adapted into the 2013 live-action film, The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, with Tao Okamoto, Hiroyuki Sanada and Rila Fukushima,^[7] being the sixth installment to the X-Men film series.

Reception

IGN gave the trade paperback collection of the first Wolverine series a "Must Have" rating.^[8]

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Publication date	ISBN
Wolverine	Wolverine #1-4	July 1995	978-0871352774
Wolverine by Claremont and Miller	Wolverine #1-4; Uncanny X-Men #172-173	March 2009 January 2007	SC: 978-0785137245 HC: 978-0785123293
The Best of Wolverine, Vol. 1	Wolverine #1-4; Marvel Comics Presents #72-84; The Incredible Hulk #181; Uncanny X-Men #205; Captain America Annual #8	October 2004	978-0785113706
Wolverine Omnibus, Vol. 1	Wolverine #1-4; Wolverine Vol. 2 #1-10; Marvel Comics Presents #1-10, 72-84; The Incredible Hulk #180-182, 340; Marvel Treasury Edition #26; Best of Marvel Comics (HC); Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6; Spider-Man vs. Wolverine #1; Marvel Age Annual #4; Punisher War Journal #6-7; Uncanny X-Men #172-173	April 2009	978-0785134770
Wolverine Epic Collection: Madripoor Nights	Wolverine Vol. 2 #1-16, Material From Marvel Comics Presents #1-10, Marvel Age Annual #4	December 2014	978-0785189039
Wolverine Classic, Vol. 1	Wolverine Vol. 2 #1-5	April 2005	978-0785117971
Wolverine Classic, Vol. 2	Wolverine Vol. 2 #6-10	September 2005	978-0785118770
Wolverine Classic, Vol. 3	Wolverine Vol. 2 #11-16	May 2006	978-0785120537
Wolverine Classic, Vol. 4	Wolverine Vol. 2 #17-23	September 2006	978-0785120544
Essential Wolverine, Vol. 1 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #1-23	February 2009	978-0785135661
Wolverine Classic, Vol. 5	Wolverine Vol. 2 #24-30	September 2007	978-0785127390
Essential Wolverine, Vol. 2 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #24-47	March 2002	978-0785105503
Wolverine by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri, Vol. 1	Wolverine Vol. 2 #31-37, Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure, Wolverine: Bloodlust	July 2013	978-0785184515
Wolverine Legends, Vol. 6: Marc Silvestri	Wolverine Vol. 2 #31-34, 41-42, 48-50	May 2004	978-0785109525
Wolverine by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri, Vol. 2	Wolverine Vol. 2 #38-46, Wolverine: Rahne of Terra	February 2014	978-0785188711
Wolverine by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri, Vol. 3	Wolverine Vol. 2 #47-58	August 2015	978-0785188711
Essential Wolverine, Vol. 3 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #48-69	March 2002	978-0785105954
Essential Wolverine, Vol. 4 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #70-90	May 2006	978-0785120599
X-Men: Fatal Attractions	Wolverine Vol. 2 #75; (Plus X-Factor #92; X-Force #25; Uncanny X-Men #304; X-Men Vol. 2 #25; Excalibur #71)	August 2000	0-7851-0748-7
Essential Wolverine, Vol. 5 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #91-110, Annual '96; Uncanny X-Men #332	December 2008	978-0785130772
Essential Wolverine Vol. 6 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #111-128, -1, Annul '97	December 2012	978-0785163527
Essential Wolverine Vol. 7 (b&w)	Wolverine Vol. 2 #129-147, Hulk Vol. 1 #8	June 2013	978-0785184089
Origin of Generation X: Tales of the Phalanx Covenant	Wolverine Vol. 2 #85; Cable (vol. 1) #16; (PlusUncanny X-Men #316-317; Generation X #1 and more)	June 2001	0-7851-0216-7
X-Men: The Complete Onslaught Epic Vol. 2	Wolverine Vol. 2 #104; (PlusX-Factor #125-126; X-Man #17; X-Men #55; Uncanny X-Men #336; X-Force #58 and more)	June 2008	0-7851-2824-7
X-Men: Zero Tolerance	Wolverine, Vol. 2 #115–118 (plus X-Men Vol. 2 #65–70,X-Force, vol. 1 #67–69 and more)	March 2001	ISBN 0-7851-0738-X
Wolverine: Not Dead Yet	Wolverine Vol. 2 #119-122	December 1998 May 2009	SC: 978-0785107040 HC: 978-0785137665
Wolverine: Blood Wedding	Wolverine Vol. 2 #123-132, Wolverine: Black Rio	October 2013	978-0785185246
X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 1: The Twelve	Wolverine Vol. 2 #146-147 (plus Uncanny X-Men #376-377; Cable #75-76; X-Men #96-97)	March 2007	0-7851-2263-X
X-Men vs. Apocalypse Vol. 2: Ages of Apocalypse	Wolverine Vol. 2 #148; Cable #77; Uncanny X-Men #378, Annual '99; X-51 #8; X-Men #98; X-Men Unlimited #26; X-Men: The Search for Cyclops #1-4	September 2008	978-0785122647
X-Men: Powerless	Wolverine Vol. 2 #149 (plus Uncanny X-Men #379-380; Cable #78; X-Force #101; X-Men #99)	August 2010	0-7851-4677-6
Wolverine: Blood Debt	Wolverine Vol. 2 #150-153	July 2001	978-0785107859
Wolverine: The Best There Is	Wolverine vol. 2, #159-161, 167-169	September 2002	978-0785110071
Wolverine: The Return of Weapon X	Wolverine Vol. 2 #159-176, Annual 2000-2001	October 2013	0785185232
Wolverine/Deadpool: Weapon X	Wolverine Vol. 2 #162-166; Deadpool #57-60	August 2002	978-0785109181
Wolverine Legends, Vol. 3: Law of the Jungle	Wolverine Vol. 2 #181-186	March 2003	978-0785111351
Wolverine, Ultimate collection: Greg Rucka	Wolverine Vol. 3 #1-19	January 2012	978-0785158455
Wolverine, Vol. 1: The Brotherhood	Wolverine Vol. 3 #1-6	February 2004	978-0785111368
Wolverine, Vol. 2: Coyote Crossing	Wolverine Vol. 3 #7-11	May 2004	978-0785111375
Wolverine, Vol. 3: Return of the Native	Wolverine Vol. 3 #12-19	October 2004	978-0785113973
Wolverine: Enemy of the State, Vol. 1	Wolverine Vol. 3 #20-25	October 2006 May 2005	SC: 978-0785114925 HC: 978-0785118152
Wolverine: Enemy of the State, Vol. 2	Wolverine Vol. 3 #26-32	June 2006 December 2005	SC: 978-0785116271 HC: 978-0785119265
Wolverine: Enemy of the State Ultimate Collection	Wolverine Vol. 3 #20-32	June 2008 October 2006	SC: 978-0785133018 HC: 978-0785122067
House of M: World of M, Featuring Wolverine	Wolverine Vol. 3 #33-35; Black Panther Vol. 4 #7; Captain America Vol. 5 #10; The Pulse #10	March 2006	978-0785119227
Wolverine: Origins and Endings	Wolverine Vol. 3 #36-40	December 2006 May 2006	SC: 978-0785119791 HC: 978-0785119777
Wolverine: Blood and Sorrow	Wolverine Vol. 3 #41, 49; Giant-Size Wolverine #1; X-Men Unlimited #12	July 2007	978-0785126072
Wolverine: Civil War	Wolverine Vol. 3 #42-48	May 2007	978-0785119807
Wolverine: Evolution	Wolverine Vol. 3 #50-55	March 2008 November 2007	SC: 978-0785122562 HC: 978-0785122555
Wolverine: The Death of Wolverine	Wolverine Vol. 3 #56-61	July 2008 April 2008	SC: 978-0785126126 HC: 978-0785126119
Wolverine by Jason Aaron Omnibus, Vol. 1	Wolverine Vol. 3 #56, 62-64; Wolverine: Weapon X #1-16; Wolverine: Manifest Destiny #1-4; Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine; backup stories from Wolverine vol. 2, #175; Wolverine vol. 3, #73-74; Dark X-Men: The Beginning #3	October 2011	HC: 978-0785156390
Wolverine: Get Mystique	Wolverine Vol. 3 #62-65	August 2008	978-0785129639
Wolverine: Old Man Logan	Wolverine Vol. 3 #66-72; Wolverine: Old Man Logan Giant-Size	September 2010 October 2009	SC: 978-0785131724 HC: 978-0785131595
Wolverine: Weapon X, Vol. 1: The Adamantium Men	Wolverine Vol. 3 #73-74; Wolverine: Weapon X #1-5	April 2010 November 2009	SC: 978-0785141112 HC: 978-0785140177
Dark Wolverine, Vol. 1: The Prince	Wolverine Vol. 3 #73-74 (back stories); Dark Wolverine #75-77	March 2010 November 2009	SC: 978-0785138662 HC: 978-0785139003
Dark Wolverine, Vol. 2: My Hero	Dark Wolverine #78-81	March 2010	SC: 978-0785138679 HC: 978-0785139775
Siege: X-Men	Dark Wolverine #82-84; New Mutants vol. 2, #11; Siege: Storming Asgard - Heroes & Villains	December 2010 August 2010	SC: 978-0785148166 HC: 978-0785148159
Wolverine: Origins, Vol. 9: The Reckoning	Dark Wolverine #85-87; Wolverine: Origins #46-50	October 2010	HC: 978-0785139782
Wolverine Goes to Hell	Wolverine Vol. 4 #1-5	February 2011	978-0785147848
Wolverine vs. the X-Men	Wolverine Vol. 4 #5.1, 6-9	September 2011	HC: 978-0785147862
Wolverine: Wolverine's Revenge	Wolverine Vol. 4 #10-16	9 November 2011	HC: 978-0785152798
Wolverine: Goodbye, Chinatown	Wolverine Vol. 4 #17-20	April 2012	HC: 978-0785161417
Wolverine: Back in Japan	Wolverine Vol. 2 #300-304	January 2013	0785161449
Wolverine: Rot	Wolverine Vol. 2 #305-309	March 2013	0785161465
Wolverine: Sabretooth Reborn	Wolverine Vol. 2 #310-313	February 2013	978-0785163251
Wolverine: Covenant	Wolverine Vol. 2 #314-317	April 2013	978-0785164678
Wolverine Vol. 1: Hunting Season	Wolverine Vol. 5 #1-6	September 2013	978-0785183969
Wolverine Vol. 2: Killable	Wolverine Vol. 5 #7-13	March 2014	978-0785183976
Wolverine Vol. 1: Three Months to Die Book 1	Wolverine Vol. 6 #1-7	August 2014	978-0785154198
Wolverine Vol. 2: Three Months to Die Book 2	Wolverine Vol. 6 #8-12, Annual #1	December 2014	978-0785154204

References

^ "Marvel A to Z". Marvel Age Annual. No. 4. Marvel Comics. 1988. p. 28.
^ Zimmerman, Dwight Jon (November 1988). "Bob Harras". Comics Interview. No. 62. Fictioneer Books. pp. 5–7.
^ "Marvel Comics Solicitations for December, 2012". Comic Book Resources. September 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-20.
^ "Cornell and Davis Tackle "Wolverine" For Marvel NOW!". comicbookresources.com. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
^ Wheeler, Andrew (8 October 2012). "Marvel NOW! Q&A: Savage Wolverine". Marvel.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
^ "Cornell & Stegman Relaunch "Wolverine" With Some "Payback"". Comic Book Resources. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
^ Marshall, Rick (2009-08-10). "Hugh Jackman Offers 'Wolverine 2' Update: 'We're Starting To Work On It Now'". MTV. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Wolverine TPB Review". IGN. May 19, 2006.

External links

Wolverine (1982) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Wolverine (1988) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Wolverine (2003) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
Wolverine (2010) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)

[1] "Marvel A to Z". Marvel Age Annual. No. 4. Marvel Comics. 1988. p. 28.

[2] Zimmerman, Dwight Jon (November 1988). "Bob Harras". Comics Interview. No. 62. Fictioneer Books. pp. 5–7.

[3] "Marvel Comics Solicitations for December, 2012". Comic Book Resources. September 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-20.

[Wolverine-4] "Cornell and Davis Tackle "Wolverine" For Marvel NOW!". comicbookresources.com. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

[Savage_Wolverine-5] Wheeler, Andrew (8 October 2012). "Marvel NOW! Q&A: Savage Wolverine". Marvel.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.

[6] "Cornell & Stegman Relaunch "Wolverine" With Some "Payback"". Comic Book Resources. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.

[Marshall-7] Marshall, Rick (2009-08-10). "Hugh Jackman Offers 'Wolverine 2' Update: 'We're Starting To Work On It Now'". MTV. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-20. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "Wolverine TPB Review". IGN. May 19, 2006.

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v t e Wolverine
Len Wein John Romita Sr.
Teams	X-Men Alpha Flight Avengers New Uncanny Fantastic Four S.H.I.E.L.D. Team X / Weapon X X-Force Secret Defenders Horsemen of Apocalypse
X-Men allies	Angel/Archangel Armor Banshee Beast Bishop Cable Colossus Cyclops Emma Frost Forge Gambit Havok Iceman Jean Grey/Phoenix Jubilee Karma Kwannon Morph Nightcrawler Polaris Professor X Kitty Pryde Psylocke Rogue Storm X-23
Supporting characters	Alpha Flight Heather Hudson (Vindicator) James Hudson (Guardian) Avengers Black Cat Black Widow Captain America Archie Corrigan Daken Agent Zero/Maverick Deadpool Elsie-Dee Jessica Drew Elektra Fantastic Four Feral Hawkeye Jimmy Hudson Hulk Iron Man Ka-Zar Moon Knight Namor Native Nick Fury Silver Fox Spider-Man Thor Weapon H John Wraith X-23 X-Men (List) Mariko Yashida Yukio
Enemies	A.I.M. Agent Zero/Maverick Apocalypse Arnim Zola Bastion Bloodscream Bolivar Trask Brotherhood of Mutants Magneto Sabretooth Toad Mystique Juggernaut Blob Pyro Mastermind Avalanche Cameron Hodge Malcolm Colcord Collector Abraham Cornelius Cyber Genesis Gorgon Hand Hellfire Club Donald Pierce Harry Leland Sebastian Shaw Selene Gallio Brent Jackson Lady Deathstrike Lord Dark Wind Lord Shingen Dog Logan Thomas Logan Maggia Mister Sinister Mister X Mojo Nitro Nuke Ogun Omega Red Phalanx Professor Thorton Puma Reavers Romulus Roughouse Sauron Savage Land Mutates Sentinels Shadow King Silver Samurai Kenuichio Harada Shin Harada Spiral Sapphire Styx Symbiotes Taskmaster Tiger Shark Matsu'o Tsurayaba Vermin Viper Wendigo Wild Child William Stryker
Comic books	5 Ronin Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer Kitty Pryde and Wolverine Marvel Comics Presents "Weapon X" Origin Savage Wolverine Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk Wolverine Wolverine: Manifest Destiny Wolverine: Origins Wolverine: Snikt! Wolverine: The Best There Is Wolverine and the X-Men Wolverine and Deadpool Wolverine: Weapon X Death of Wolverine Wolverine/Nick Fury The Scorpio Connection Bloody Choices Scorpio Rising All-New Wolverine Hunt for Wolverine Predator vs. Wolverine Return of Wolverine X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine Blood Hunt Venom War
Video games	Wolverine Wolverine: Adamantium Rage X-Men: Wolverine's Rage X2: Wolverine's Revenge X-Men Origins: Wolverine Marvel's Wolverine
In other media	X-Men Origins: Wolverine soundtrack The Wolverine soundtrack Logan soundtrack Deadpool & Wolverine soundtrack "Slash" Wolverine and the X-Men Wolverine (podcast) Marvel's Wastelanders (podcast) Marvel Anime
Alternative versions	Ultimate Wolverine Old Man Logan Film Logan
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