Costumed characters in general were few and far between. Claremont described the series as 'high adventure rather than super heroics, sort of a combination of Conan meets Terry and the Pirates.' As a visual manifestation of the series' break from the traditional superhero genre, throughout Claremont's run, Wolverine wears either civilian clothes or a mask-less, all-black outfit instead of his superhero costume. The original creative team consisted of writer Chris Claremont and penciler John Buscema.

Highlighting Wolverine's time in Japan, this story arc covers his battle with the yakuza, The Hand ninja organization, and his engagement to Mariko Yashida.Īn ongoing series started publication in 1988 and lasted until 2003 when it was relaunched after issue #189. Marvel Comics published the series in 1982, cover dated from September to December. The first Wolverine was a four issue limited series (the company's second-ever limited series), written by Chris Claremont with pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Joe Rubinstein, letters by Tom Orzechowski, and colors by Glynis Wein. Publication history Volume 1 Frank Miller (left) signing a print of his artwork for the cover of Vol. It is the original flagship title created for the character. As of April 2013, 323 issues and 11 annuals have been published. Wolverine is a number of Marvel Comics comic book series starring the X-Men member Wolverine.

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