James "Logan" Howlett, AKA Wolverine, the main character of the series, as he appears in Marvel VS. Capcom 3.
For detailed information about this series, see: Wolverine at Marvel Database
Wolverine is a superhero series originally created by Len Wein and John Romita Sr, and published by Marvel Comics.
The series follows James "Logan" Howlett, a Mutant with an enhanced healing factor, heightened senses, and sharp bone claws on each hand. Abandoning his family after the manifestation of his mutation, Logan wandered the world, living a reclusive life in the wilderness before being kidnapped by the Weapon X Program, forcibly experimented on through a painful procedure that had his bones coated in indestructible Adamantium alloy. After he escaped, Logan began work as an intelligence operative for the Canadian government's Department H, becoming the Wolverine. Logan was later approached by Charles Xavier to join the X-Men.
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Wolverine is owned by Marvel Comics. He usually appears in X-Men and Wolverine comic books.
He first appeared as a cameo in The Incredible Hulk #180 before fully appearing in The Incredible Hulk #181.
- The Wolverine (September 1982 - October 2014)
- Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (November 1984 - April 1985)
- Origin (November 2001 - July 2002)
- Wolverine: Snikt! (July 2003 - November 2003)
- Wolverine and Deadpool (2004)
- Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk (December 2005 - May 2009)
- Wolverine: Origins (June 2006 - September 2010)
- Wolverine: Manifest Destiny (October 2008 - April 2009)
- Wolverine: Weapon X (June 2009 - October 2010)
- Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine (May 2010 - May 2011)
- Wolverine: The Best There Is (December 2010 - December 2011)
- Wolverine and the X-Men (December 2011 - January 2015)
- Savage Wolverine (January 2013)
- Death of Wolverine (September 2014 - October 2014)
- All-New Wolverine (November 2015 - May 2018)
- Hunt for Wolverine (June 2018)
- Return of Wolverine (September 2018 - February 2019)
- X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine (January 2022 - March 2022)
- Predator Versus Wolverine (September 20th - December 27th, 2023)
Graphic Novels[]
- Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (1989)
- Wolverine: Bloody Choices (June 1991)
- Wolverine/Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising (1994)
- Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer (2002)
TV[]
- Wolverine and The X-Men (January 23rd, 2008 - November 29th, 2009)
- Wolverine (January 7th, 2011 - March 25th, 2011)
Films[]
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (April 9th, 2009)
- The Wolverine (July 26th, 2013)
- Logan (February 17th, 2017)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (July 24th, 2024)
Video Games[]
- Wolverine (1991) on NES
- Wolverine Adamantium Rage (1994) for Sega Genesis and SNES
- X-Men: Wolverine's Rage (May 15th, 2001) for Game Boy Color
- X2: Wolverine's Revenge (April 14th, 2003) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC, and MacOS
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1st, 2009) for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, and Nintendo DS
- Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) for Leapster
- Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) for Didj
- Marvel's Wolverine (TBA) for PlayStation 5
Audio Drama[]
- Wolverine (March 12th, 2018 - September 1st, 2019)
Links to Other Series[]
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Hulk (Marvel) | July 2, 1974 | Wolverine made his debut in The Incredible Hulk #180. | 1 |
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Spider-Man | October 19, 1976 | Wolverine appears as an member of the X-Men alongside Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up Annual #1. | 1 |
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X-Men | September 1982 | The Wolverine series is a spin-off to the X-Men series. | 1 |
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Daredevil (Marvel) | March 22, 1983 | Wolverine appears in Daredevil #196. | 1 |
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Cerebus the Aardvark | August 1983 | Roach's "Wolveroach" personality in Cerebus the Aardvark is a parody of Wolverine. | 3 |
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Captain America | October 4, 1983 | Wolverine appears in Captain America #289. | 1 |
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Moon Knight | October 4, 1983 | Wolverine appears in Moon Knight #38. | 1 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside the Avengers in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Iron Man | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside Iron Man in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Thor (Marvel) | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside Thor in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Fantastic Four | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside the Fantastic Four in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Nick Fury | 1989 | Wolverine and Nick Fury cross over in Wolverine/Nick Fury trilogy. | 1 |
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The Punisher | December 4, 1988 | Wolverine appears in Punisher #18. | 1 |
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Conan the Barbarian | August 1990 | Wolverine faces off against Conan The Barbarian. | 1 |
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Ghost Rider | October 2, 1990 | Ghost Rider appears alongside Wolverine in Marvel Comics Presents #64. | 1 |
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The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic | February 16, 1991 | Wolverine appears as one of many guest characters. | 1 |
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Thanos | July 16, 1991 | Thanos appears alongside Wolverine in Infinity Gauntlet #3. | 1 |
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Devil Dinosaur | October 5, 1993 | Devil Dinosaur appear in Wolverine: Global Jeopardy. | 1 |
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Archie | August 1994 | Wolverine appears in the end of The Punisher Meets Archie. | 1 |
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Deadpool | October 11, 1994 | Deadpool appears in ‘’Wolverine #88. | 1 |
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Night Man | August 1995 | Wolverine and Night Man have a crossover in Night Man vs. Wolverine. | 1 |
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Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) | October 18, 1995 | Wolverine appears in all games of the Marvel Super Heroes series. | 1 |
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Gen¹³ | 1996 | In Gen¹³ #13, many characters make an appearance including Wolverine. | 1 |
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Badrock | June 1996 | Wolverine and Badrock have a crossover in Badrock/Wolverine. | 1 |
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Deathblow | September 1996 | Deathblow and Wolverine has a crossover in Deathblow and Wolverine. | 1 |
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Street Fighter | September 9, 1996 | Wolverine is playable in X-Men VS Street Fighter. | 1 |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | January 12, 1998 | Wolverine characters are playable in all Marvel vs. Capcom games except Infinite. | 1 |
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Shi (Crusade Comics) | January 2000 | Shi has a crossover with Wolverine in "Wolverine/Shi: Dark Night of Judgement #1". | 1 |
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Tony Hawk's | October 28, 2001 | Wolverine is playable in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. | 1 |
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Black Panther | February 13, 2002 | Wolverine appears in Black Panther Vol. 3 #41-44 and Black Panther Vol. 4 #14, while Black Panther appears in various Wolverine comics. | 1 |
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The Simpsons | 2002 | Wolverine is one of the Marvel characters that appeared when iconic book characters attack both simpsons and futurama characters in The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. | 3 |
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Futurama | 2002 | Wolverine is one of the Marvel characters that appeared when iconic book characters to attack both simpsons and futurama characters in The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. | 3 |
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The Fairly OddParents | September 19, 2003 | In The Fairly OddParents episode "The Big Superhero Wish!", Vicky is seen as a villain called The Baby Shredder who resembles Wolverine. | 3 |
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Witchblade | June 2004 | Witchblade has a crossover with Wolverine in "Wolverine/Withblade #1". | 1 |
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Marvel Zombies | August 10, 2005 | A Zombie version of Wolverine first appears in Ultimate Fantastic Four #22 and in several Marvel Zombies comics. | 1 |
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The Darkness | 2006 | The Darkness and Wolverine had a comic book crossover together. | 1 |
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Mortal Kombat | October 11, 2006 | Mortal Kombat Armageddon features the hairstyle of Wolverine in Kreate a Fighter mode. | 3 |
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | October 24, 2006 | Wolverine is a playable character in the series. | 1 |
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Flushed Away | November 3, 2006 | A Wolverine costume appears in Flushed Away. | 2 |
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Hancock | July 2, 2008 | Wolverine is mentioned in Hancock. | 2 |
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Shang-Chi | January 2009 | Shang-Chi appears in Wolverine: First Class #9 and Wolverine Vol. 6 #8-9. | 1 |
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Kick-Ass | April 22, 2009 | Wolverine is mentioned in Kick-Ass #6. | 2 |
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Warcraft | May 1, 2009 | In X-Men Origins Wolverine you could find The Lich King's Sword. |
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Portal | May 3, 2009 | In X-Men Origins Wolverine there is a cake that is based on the cake from Portal. |
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LOST | May 3, 2009 | In X-Men Origins Wolverine you could find The Hatch from LOST. |
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Atop the 4th Wall | May 14, 2009 | Linkara reviews Wolverine: Adamantium Rage. | 2 |
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Super (ICF Films) | April 1, 2010 | Wolverine is mentioned in Super. | 2 |
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LittleBigPlanet | August 4, 2010 | Wolverine costume is downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. | 2 |
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Blade (Marvel) | August 11, 2010 | Blade appears alongside Wolverine in X-Men (Vol. 3) #2. Additionally, the two would appear in several of other media together following this including their own crossover comic as well as appear together in Deadpool & Wolverine. | 1 |
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MAD | September 13, 2010 | The Wolverine is parodied in the MAD sketch "The Wolverclean". | 2 |
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Pinball FX | December 8, 2010 | A pinball table based on Wolverine was added to the Pinball FX series starting with Pinball FX 2 that features characters from the series. | 1 |
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Bakugan | 2011 | A Bakugan version of Wolverine is in two Bakugan VS Marvel sets. | 1 |
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Tigra | September 26, 2012 | Tigra appears in Wolverine & The X-Men #17. | 1 |
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Garfield | April 2, 2013 | Wolverine's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Breaking Bad | September 8, 2013 | Wolverine is mentioned in the Breaking Bad episode: "To'hajiilee". | 2 |
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Strider | February 18, 2014 | One of Hiryu's color alts in the 2014 Strider is inspired by Wolverine. | 3 |
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Night at the Museum | December 19, 2014 | Wolverine is mentioned in Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb. | 2 |
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Sesame Street | September 18, 2014 | A sub fictional character named Wolfourine appears in Numeric Con. | 3 |
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | June 12, 2015 | A Wolverine poster can be seen in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (movie). | 2 |
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Armada | July 14, 2015 | Wolverine and his Murasama Blade are mentioned in Armada. | 2 |
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Death Battle! | September 8, 2015 | Wolverine has been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 |
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Dino Run | September 29, 2015 | Dino Run DX features a hat based on Wolverine. | 2 |
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Whack Your | February 24, 2016 | Wolverine's claws appear in Whack Your Boss: Superhero Style. | 2 |
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Modern Family | May 18, 2016 | Someone dresses up as Wolverine in the Modern Family episode: "Double Click". | 2 |
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DBX | April 16, 2017 | Wolverine has been a subject for DBX. | 2 |
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MARVEL Strike Force | March 28, 2018 | Wolverine and X-23 are playable characters in Marvel Strike Force. | 1 |
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Pitch Meeting | May 19, 2018 | Pitch Meeting had episodes on the Wolverine movies. | 2 |
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Cut the Rope | February 27, 2020 | Om Nom Run features a costume that looks like Wolverine. | 3 |
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Fortnite | October 1, 2020 | Wolverine and X-23 appear in Fortnite. Additionally, Wolverine from Deadpool & Wolverine also appears. | 1 |
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Puzzle & Dragons | February 22, 2021 | Wolverine appeared in Puzzle & Dragons during the Marvel collaboration event. | 1a |
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Solar Opposites | March 26, 2021 | Jesse mentions Marvel’s Wolverine in the Solar Opposites episode “The Apple Pencil Pro”. | 2 |
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Marvel Snap | June 9, 2022 | A card based on Wolverine appears in Marvel Snap. | 1 |
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Rick and Morty | September 4, 2022 | Summer gets "Wolverine claws" in the Rick and Morty episode: "Solaricks". Wolverine is also mentioned in the episode: "How Poopy Got His Poop Back". | 2 |
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Beef | April 6, 2023 | Wolverine is mentioned in the Beef episode: "Just Not All at the Same Time". | 2 |
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Predator (Fox) | September 20, 2023 | Predator vs. Wolverine is a crossover between the two series. Additionally, Wolverine appears in Predator Kills the Marvel Universe. | 1 |
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Die Hard | July 26, 2024 | The Nakatomi Plaza from Die Hard can be seen in the Void in Deadpool and Wolverine. | 1a |
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Marvel Rivals | December 6, 2024 | Wolverine is a playable character in Marvel Rivals. | 1 |
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion | 2025 | Spider-Man is a playable character in Marvel Cosmic Invasion. | 1 |
Links to Non-Series Media[]
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1995 Totally Fox Kids Magazine Centerfold | 1995 | Wolverine appears in the 1995 Totally Fox Kids Magazine centerfold. | 1 |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 6, 2000 | Wolverine appears in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |
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Kids' WB Way Outta the Way Road Trip | 2002 | Wolverine appears in bumpers for the Way Outta the Way Road Trip. | 1 |
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Freddy Funko (Mascot) | 2023 | Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Wolverine costume. | 2 |
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Marvel Cinematic Universe | July 26, 2024 | Wolverine appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | 1 |