Wolverine (born James Howlett; aliases: Logan and Weapon X) is a fictional character that appears in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, mostly in the X-Men series. He is a mutant with heightened physical powers, animal-like senses, a tremendous regeneration ability known as a healing factor, and three retractable claws in each hand. Wolverine has been portrayed as a member of the X-Men, Alpha Flight, and The Avengers, among other groups.

The character first appears in The Incredible Hulk #180’s final panel before taking on a greater role in #181. (cover-dated November 1974). Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas, writer Len Wein, and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. collaborated in his creation. The character’s outfit was conceived by Romita, although Herb Trimpe was the one who originally drew him for publication. Wolverine then joined a reimagined version of the X-Men, where writer Chris Claremont and artist-writer John Byrne would later play important roles in the character’s growth. From September to December 1982, artist Frank Miller teamed with Claremont on a four-part eponymous limited series, which debuted Wolverine’s tagline, “I’m the greatest there is at what I do, but what I do best isn’t particularly nice.”

Wolverine is one of several strong antiheroes who arose in American popular culture during the Vietnam War; by the end of the 1980s, his willingness to employ lethal force and gloomy temperament had become common qualities for comic book antiheroes. As a result, the character has been featured in his own solo comic book series since 1988,:263, 265, and has become a fan favorite of the increasingly successful X-Men franchise.

He has appeared in almost every X-Men adaptation, including animated television shows, computer games, and the live-action 20th Century Fox X-Men film series, in which Hugh Jackman portrays him. In the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Troye Sivan played a younger version of Wolverine. The character was voted first in Wizard magazine’s 2008 Top 200 Comic Book Characters, fourth in Empire magazine’s 2008 Greatest Comic Characters, and fourth in IGN’s 2011 Top 100 Comic Book Heroes.

Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas commissioned writer Len Wein to create a character named Wolverine, who is Canadian, tiny in height, and has the ferocity of a wolverine. “When I develop a design, I want it to be practical and useful,” said John Romita Sr., who designed the first Wolverine outfit and is credited with inventing retractable claws. “How could a man scratch his nose or tie his shoelaces with claws like that?” I wondered. Wolverine originally debuted in The Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974) in the final “teaser” panel, written by Wein and penciled by Herb Trimpe. The character next featured in a series of advertisements in different Marvel Comics publications before making his first significant appearance in The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974), which was once again created by the Wein”Trimpe team. Trimpe claimed in 2009 that he “distinctly recalls” Romita’s sketch and that he “sewed the monster together and startled it to life!”

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