Let's see how much of a Wolverine Fan you really are! Here are One Dozen Wolverine Facts!
1. Wolverine was created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Romita Sr as a minor character in "The Incredible Hulk #181" in 1974. When he first appeared all readers knew about the character were his powers, his affiliation to Department H, and that he was Canadian.
2. Wolverine was made a member of The X-Men in 1975 and had no origin for a very long time. Len Wein had always known Wolverine was a mutant, but a rumor that circulated years ago was that Wolverine's scrapped origin was that he was a mutated wolverine cub changed into a man. Len Wein denies this rumor to this day.
3. Wolverine stands at 5'3, giving him a reputation of being shorter than the average superhero. For comparison Spider-Man is 5'10, Deadpool is 6'2, and Squirrel Girl (who Wolverine has dated once) is also 5'3. Wolverine also weights 300 Ibs due to the Adamantium in his body.
4. Wolverine is around 130 years old as his incredible healing factor keeps him from physically aging and-as seen with Old Man Logan who is Wolverine 50 years later-also keeps him from dying of old age.
5. Wolverine is the inventor of a move called "The Fastball Special". He came up with this move while on The X-Men with fellow superhero Colossus. Wolverine would crouch in a curled-up position and stand on Colossus' palm and with Colossus' strength he'd be thrown like a baseball at whatever foe needed slashing. Wolverine has also performed this move with Avengers like The Hulk, The Thing, and She-Hulk. The latter couldn't help but comment on the firmness of Wolverine's backside.
6. From the 1970's to 1990's Wolverine did not have a solid origin story. Details like his alias Logan, his involvement in Weapon X, his rivalry with Sabretooth, and his experience in every American war filled in some blank spaces, but Wolverine was kept mysterious on purpose. The X-Men comic series was filled with characters who fit allegories, like Shadowcat being the witty 80's kid and Jean Grey being the good-girl-gone-bad character. Wolverine-who smoked, drank, was covered in hair and who swore like a sailor-was the mysterious, manly, bad-boy archetype. As for his origin, Marvel Editorial would not let one be absolute until 2001's "Origin". This story also revealed Wolverine's birth name to be James Howlett.
7. Adamantium is said to be a man-made metal forged from unknown materials, it's purpose was to rival the strength of Gods. It's name is derived from the word "Adamant" which means "Firm, unyielding, unshakable, and determined". This term is also reflective of both Wolverine's healing factor and his personality.
8. Wolverine was brought onto the Weapon X program to be made into the next Super-Soldier. Along with Deadpool, The Green Goblin, and Luke Cage, Wolverine would be one of many characters who's endowed abilities are a result of Captain America's existence.
9. Wolverine's direct family includes his clone Laura/X-23 who has currently taken the Wolverine mantle, and his son Daken who is the child of Wolverine's dead wife Mariko and had taken the Wolverine mantle while on Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers. Old Man Logan-a version of Wolverine from an alternate future-had a wife and two kids who were murdered by Hulk children.
10. Wolverine is thought to be incapable of dying. His healing factor has brought him back from neck punctures, limb dismemberment, being eaten alive, and he has once even regenerated from a single blood cell. The healing factor also makes it impossible for him to die from alcohol poisoning or lung cancer, but Wolverine has also traveled to Hell and back. Literally. Although, due to him weighing 300 Ibs and being full of metal Wolverine can still drown to death. Currently, Wolverine's healing factor has been disabled and he had died being encased in Adamantium. Meaning even if-by some miracle-his healing factor came back, he'd be trapped inside his ironic shell.
11. Wolverine may seem like a berserk fighter, but this is only in extreme situations. Thanks to his military training and martial arts training in Japan, Wolverine rivals Captain America and Iron Fist in his fighting capabilities. Along with his fighting skills, Wolverine's enhanced senses allow him to track anyone from anywhere. His sight, hearing and smell also make him a human lie detector. He can smell when you are lying. In a way this also makes him like Daredevil. Bonus fact, when the character Demolition Man constructed his superhero costume he based it off Daredevil and Wolverine's costumes.
12. In 1993, during a story called "Fatal Attractions", Magneto used his powers to rip the Adamantium out of Wolverine's body. This traumatic experience caused his healing factor to burn out and it also revealed his claws were made of bone. The pain was so drastic Wolverine became feral and primitive. He later got the Adamantium back onto his bones by Apocalypse. However, there is a rumor that one of the writers of The X-Men at the time had jokingly said during a meeting "You know, if I was Magneto I'd just rip the metal out Wolverine's body". Meant to be a joke, Marvel Editorial told the writers to use that in a story. The writer objected by saying that would kill him, but Editorial replied "But what if it didn't".
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5. Wolverine is the inventor of a move called "The Fastball Special". He came up with this move while on The X-Men with fellow superhero Colossus. Wolverine would crouch in a curled-up position and stand on Colossus' palm and with Colossus' strength he'd be thrown like a baseball at whatever foe needed slashing. Wolverine has also performed this move with Avengers like The Hulk, The Thing, and She-Hulk. The latter couldn't help but comment on the firmness of Wolverine's backside.
6. From the 1970's to 1990's Wolverine did not have a solid origin story. Details like his alias Logan, his involvement in Weapon X, his rivalry with Sabretooth, and his experience in every American war filled in some blank spaces, but Wolverine was kept mysterious on purpose. The X-Men comic series was filled with characters who fit allegories, like Shadowcat being the witty 80's kid and Jean Grey being the good-girl-gone-bad character. Wolverine-who smoked, drank, was covered in hair and who swore like a sailor-was the mysterious, manly, bad-boy archetype. As for his origin, Marvel Editorial would not let one be absolute until 2001's "Origin". This story also revealed Wolverine's birth name to be James Howlett.
7. Adamantium is said to be a man-made metal forged from unknown materials, it's purpose was to rival the strength of Gods. It's name is derived from the word "Adamant" which means "Firm, unyielding, unshakable, and determined". This term is also reflective of both Wolverine's healing factor and his personality.
8. Wolverine was brought onto the Weapon X program to be made into the next Super-Soldier. Along with Deadpool, The Green Goblin, and Luke Cage, Wolverine would be one of many characters who's endowed abilities are a result of Captain America's existence.
9. Wolverine's direct family includes his clone Laura/X-23 who has currently taken the Wolverine mantle, and his son Daken who is the child of Wolverine's dead wife Mariko and had taken the Wolverine mantle while on Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers. Old Man Logan-a version of Wolverine from an alternate future-had a wife and two kids who were murdered by Hulk children.
10. Wolverine is thought to be incapable of dying. His healing factor has brought him back from neck punctures, limb dismemberment, being eaten alive, and he has once even regenerated from a single blood cell. The healing factor also makes it impossible for him to die from alcohol poisoning or lung cancer, but Wolverine has also traveled to Hell and back. Literally. Although, due to him weighing 300 Ibs and being full of metal Wolverine can still drown to death. Currently, Wolverine's healing factor has been disabled and he had died being encased in Adamantium. Meaning even if-by some miracle-his healing factor came back, he'd be trapped inside his ironic shell.
11. Wolverine may seem like a berserk fighter, but this is only in extreme situations. Thanks to his military training and martial arts training in Japan, Wolverine rivals Captain America and Iron Fist in his fighting capabilities. Along with his fighting skills, Wolverine's enhanced senses allow him to track anyone from anywhere. His sight, hearing and smell also make him a human lie detector. He can smell when you are lying. In a way this also makes him like Daredevil. Bonus fact, when the character Demolition Man constructed his superhero costume he based it off Daredevil and Wolverine's costumes.
12. In 1993, during a story called "Fatal Attractions", Magneto used his powers to rip the Adamantium out of Wolverine's body. This traumatic experience caused his healing factor to burn out and it also revealed his claws were made of bone. The pain was so drastic Wolverine became feral and primitive. He later got the Adamantium back onto his bones by Apocalypse. However, there is a rumor that one of the writers of The X-Men at the time had jokingly said during a meeting "You know, if I was Magneto I'd just rip the metal out Wolverine's body". Meant to be a joke, Marvel Editorial told the writers to use that in a story. The writer objected by saying that would kill him, but Editorial replied "But what if it didn't".
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