Wolverine

Wolverine, born James Howlett and often simply called Logan, is a Marvel Comics superhero and a member of the X-Men. He first fully appeared in Incredible Hulk #181 (October 1974) more...

He has since become one of Marvel’s most popular and marketed characters. His willingness to use deadly force, efforts to come to terms with his questionable past and angst-filled inner conflicts have become standard for comic book anti-heroes. He also may be the most recognizable superhero introduced in the Modern Age.

A mutant, Wolverine possesses animal-keen senses and reflexes and a healing factor that allows him to recover from virtually any wound at a rapid rate. The supersoldier program Weapon X bonded the unbreakable metal alloy adamantium to his skeleton, including the bone claws he was born with. He is also a master of hand-to-hand combat.

Wolverine joined the X-Men as part of a new roster, introduced in Giant-Sized X-Men #1 (May 1975). The X-Men became a sales sensation and Wolverine became the most popular and iconic member of the group and has been featured in his own solo series since 1988. He has also been a central character in every X-Men animated series and video game and films series, where he is played by Hugh Jackman.

Wolverine was created by writer Len Wein and artist John Romita Sr. with some influence by Incredible Hulk illustrator Herb Trimpe, although Uncanny X-Men writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne did much to develop him into the character he is today. Frank Miller, artist and co-writer of the first Wolverine mini-series, established some important nuances, such as the catch phrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, and what I do best isn't very nice."

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