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CATALOG RECORD

Wolverine #1

Marvel · Series began 1982 · September 1982

Wolverine limited series

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Wolverine limited series

  • Lord Shingen Harada (Marvel) — first appearance
  • Noburu Hideki (Marvel) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date
September 1982
On sale
June 1, 1982
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860206509

    This edition’s page
Facsimile reprints exist

Wolverine by Claremont & Miller No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2020). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

pencils: Frank Miller, Joe Rubinstein, Bob Laytoninks: Joe Rubinstein, Bob Laytonscript: Chris Claremont, Jim Shooter, Bob Laytoncolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Tom Orzechowski

Stories

  • I'm Wolverine. · 22 pages

    Wolverine arrives in Japan to confront Mariko about her marriage to another man and ends up dueling her father. He loses to Lord Shingen. Badly.

Characters

LoganWolverineMariko YashidaYukioLord Shingen HaradaNoburu Hideki

Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1982), Wolverine (1987), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Best of Wolverine (2004), Komikai Micro Comics Ultimate Marvel (2005), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Wolverine by Claremont and Miller (2006), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Wolverine: First Cuts (2013), Wolverine by Claremont & Miller (2013), Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection (2013), Marvel Firsts: The 1980s (2013), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Universe by Frank Miller Omnibus (2018), Wolverine by Claremont & Miller No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2020), Wolverine by Claremont & Miller: Deluxe Edition (2021)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).