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    Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett;[1] alias: Logan and Weapon X) is a

    fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel


    Comics, often in association with the X-Men. He is a mutant with animal-keen
    senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful regenerative ability known
    as a healing factor, a skeleton reinforced with the unbreakable fictional
    metal adamantium, significantly delayed aging and a prolonged lifespan and
    three retractable claws in each hand. In addition to the X-Men, Wolverine has
    been depicted as a member of X-Force, Alpha Flight, the Fantastic Four and
    the Avengers. The common depiction of Wolverine is multifaceted; he is
    portrayed at once as a gruff loner, susceptible to animalistic "berserker rages"
    despite his best efforts, while simultaneously being an incredibly
    knowledgeable and intelligent polyglot, strategist, and martial artist, partially
    due to his extended lifespan and expansive lived experiences. He has been
    featured in comic books, films, animation, and video games.

    The character first appeared in the last panel of The Incredible Hulk #180
    before having a larger role in #181 (cover-dated November 1974), in
    the Bronze Age of Comic Books. He was created by writer Len Wein[2] and
    Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume,
    but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe. Since 2017,
    Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas has also claimed co-creator credit.[3]

    Wolverine then joined a revamped version of the superhero team the X-Men;
    writer Chris Claremont, artist Dave Cockrum and artist-writer John
    Byrne would play significant roles in the character's development. In 1979,
    Wolverine featured in his first solo story, published in Marvel Comic #335
    (UK). His position as a standalone character further advanced when
    artist Frank Miller collaborated with Claremont to revise Wolverine with a four-
    part eponymous limited series in 1982, which debuted
    Wolverine's catchphrase, "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best
    isn't very nice." The subsequent 1991 Weapon X storyline by Barry Windsor-
    Smith established that Wolverine had received the adamantium grafted to his
    skeleton in a torturous process conducted by a secret government project
    intended to create a super soldier, and that this experience led to post-
    traumatic amnesia.

    Wolverine is typical of the many tough antiheroes that emerged in American


    popular culture after the Vietnam War;[4]: 265 his willingness to use deadly force
    and his brooding loner nature became standard characteristics for comic
    book antiheroes by the end of the 1980s.[4]: 277 As a result, the character
    became a fan favorite of the increasingly popular X-Men franchise,[4]: 263, 265 and
    has been featured in his own solo Wolverine comic book series since 1988.

    Wolverine has appeared in most X-Men media adaptations,


    including animated television series, video games and film. In live
    action, Hugh Jackman portrayed the character across ten installments of
    the X-Men film series produced by 20th Century Fox between 2000 and 2017,
    and reprised the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Deadpool
    & Wolverine (2024). Henry Cavill portrayed an alternate version of Wolverine
    dubbed "Cavillrine" in Deadpool & Wolverine. Troye Sivan portrayed a young
    version of Logan in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

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