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Wolverine
Wolverine (born James Howlett and commonly known as Logan), a Marvel Comics superhero who has been a member of several teams, including the Xmen and the New Avengers.
He was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita Sr., who designed the character, and was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe.
Wolverine had a cameo appearance on the last page of Incredible Hulk #180 (October 1974) and his first "full" appearance in Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974). Xmen
writer Chris Claremont played a significant role in the character's subsequent development. Frank Miller also helped to revise the character in the early 1980s with the
eponymous limited series in which Wolverine's catch phrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do isn't very nice", was first written.
As all other Xmen Wolverine is a mutant. Wolverine possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, and a healing factor that allows him to recover from
almost any wound. This healing ability enabled the supersoldier program Weapon X to bond the near indestructible metal alloy adamantium to his skeletal system. He is
also a master of hand-to-hand combat and martial arts.
Wolverine joined the Xmen's "All New, All Different" roster in Giant-Size Xmen #1 (May 1975). Wolverine was symbolic of the many tough anti-authority anti-heroes that
emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War; his willingness to use deadly force and his brooding nature became standard characteristics for comic book
anti-heroes by the end of the 1980s. As a result, the character became the clear favorite for fans of the increasingly popular Xmen franchise. He has been featured in
his own solo comic since 1988 and he has been a central character in every Xmen adaptation, including animated television series, video games, and the live action 20th
Century Fox Xmen film series, in which he is played by Hugh Jackman.
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