For parallel universe version of the character, see. Wolverine birth name: James Howlett; : Logan, Weapon X is a fictional character appearing in published by , mostly in association with the. He is a who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been depicted variously as a member of the X-Men, , and the. He was created by Marvel editor-in-chief , writer , and Marvel Romita designed the character, although it was first drawn for publication by. Wolverine then joined a revamped version of the superhero team the X-Men, where eventually writer and artist-writer would play significant roles in the character's development. He in most X-Men adaptations, including , , and the , in which he is portrayed by in nine of the ten films. The character is highly rated in many comics best-of lists, ranked 1 in magazine's 2008 Top 200 Comic Book Characters; 4th in 's 2008 Greatest Comic Characters; and 4th on 's 2011 Top 100 Comic Book Heroes. Marvel editor-in-chief asked writer to devise a character specifically named Wolverine, who is Canadian and of small stature and with a 's fierce temper. I thought, 'If a man has claws like that, how does he scratch his nose or tie his shoelaces? The character then appeared in a number of advertisements in various Marvel Comics publications before making his first major appearance in The Incredible Hulk 181 Nov. It was just one of those secondary or tertiary characters, actually, that we were using in that particular book with no particular notion of it going anywhere. Wolverine made his full debut in 181 Nov. In these appearances, he does not retract his claws, although Wein stated they had always been envisioned as retractable. Wolverine's next appearance was in 1975's Giant-Size X-Men 1, written by Wein and penciled by , in which Wolverine is recruited for a new squad. Dave Cockrum liked Kane's accidental alteration believing it to be similar to 's mask and incorporated it into his own artwork for the actual story. Cockrum was also the first artist to draw Wolverine without his mask, and the distinctive hairstyle became a trademark of the character. A revival of X-Men followed, beginning with 94 August 1975 , drawn by Cockrum and written by Chris Claremont. In X-Men and Uncanny X-Men, Wolverine is initially overshadowed by the other characters, although he does create tension in the team as he is attracted to girlfriend,. As the series progressed, Claremont and Cockrum who preferred considered dropping Wolverine from the series; Cockrum's successor, artist , championed the character, later explaining, as a Canadian himself, he did not want to see a Canadian character dropped. Hook in the 1977 sports film. Byrne also created Alpha Flight, a group of Canadian superheroes who try to recapture Wolverine due to the expense their government incurred training him. Later stories gradually establish Wolverine's murky past and unstable nature, which he battles to keep in check. Byrne also designed a new brown-and-tan costume for Wolverine, but retained the distinctive Cockrum cowl. Cockrum had introduced a new costume for Wolverine taken from his adversary in the final issue of his run, but it was dropped one issue into Byrne's run because he and Cockrum alike found it painfully difficult to draw. Following Byrne's departure, Wolverine remained in X-Men. The character's growing popularity led to a solo, four-issue, September—December 1982 , by Claremont and Frank Miller, followed by the six-issue by Claremont and Nov. Marvel launched an ongoing solo book written by Claremont with art by in November 1988. It ran for 189 issues. Other writers who wrote for the two Wolverine ongoing series include , , , Frank Tieri, , , and. Many artists have also worked on the series, including John Byrne, Gene Colan, , , , , , , , , and. During the 1990s, the character was revealed to have bone claws, after his adamantium is ripped out by in X-Men 25, which was inspired by a passing joke of Peter David's. A second solo series, Wolverine: Origins, written by with art by , , and runs concurrently with, the second Wolveri
