Wolverine: Origins #40

Dates

Cover date

November 2009

On sale

September 23, 2009

In stores

September 23, 2009

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #40 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$2.99 cover

  Direct Edition

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

  Barcode 75960605963804011

  Source ↗
• Variant Edition - Simone Bianchi Cover

  Barcode 75960605963804021

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition$3.99 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07480803238911

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Dark Reign

200 parts recorded. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Ms. Marvel #31
2. Captain America #43
3. Ms. Marvel #32
4. Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1
5. Dark Reign: New Nation #1
6. Invincible Iron Man #8
7. The Mighty Avengers #20
8. Ms. Marvel #34
9. New Avengers #48
10. Secret Invasion: Requiem #1
11. Avengers: The Initiative #20
12. War Machine #1
13. Invincible Iron Man #9
14. Punisher #1
15. Deadpool #6
16. The Mighty Avengers #21
17. Uncanny X-Men Annual #2
18. War Machine #2
19. Avengers: The Initiative #21
20. Ms. Marvel #35
21. New Avengers #49
22. Dark Avengers #1
23. Thunderbolts #128
24. Agents of Atlas #1
25. Black Panther #1
26. Deadpool #7
27. Invincible Iron Man #10
28. Secret Warriors #1
29. Thor #600
30. Avengers: The Initiative #22
31. Incredible Hercules #126
32. Ms. Marvel #36
33. New Avengers #50
34. The Mighty Avengers #22
35. War Machine #3
36. Wolverine: Origins #33
37. X-Force #12
38. Punisher #2
39. Dark Avengers #2
40. Agents of Atlas #2
41. Black Panther #2
42. Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1
43. Deadpool #8
44. New Avengers: The Reunion #1
45. Secret Warriors #2
46. Invincible Iron Man #11
47. Punisher #3
48. Wolverine: Origins #34
49. X-Force #13
50. Dark Reign: Elektra #1
51. Incredible Hercules #127
52. Ms. Marvel #37
53. New Avengers #51
54. The Mighty Avengers #23
55. War Machine #4
56. Deadpool #9
57. Dark Avengers #3
58. Black Panther #3
59. Cable #13
60. Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #2
61. Invincible Iron Man #12
62. New Avengers: The Reunion #2
63. Secret Warriors #3
64. All New Savage She-Hulk #1
65. Dark Reign: Hawkeye #1
66. Deadpool: Suicide Kings #1
67. Marvel Zombies 4 #1
68. Wolverine Weapon X #1
69. Punisher #4
70. Secret Invasion Aftermath: Beta Ray Bill - The Green Of Eden #1
71. Avengers: The Initiative #23
72. Dark Reign: Elektra #2
73. Incredible Hercules #128
74. New Avengers #52
75. Skrull Kill Krew #1
76. The Mighty Avengers #24
77. Thor #601
78. Wolverine: Origins #35
79. X-Force #14
80. Dark Reign: The Cabal #1
81. Ms. Marvel #38
82. War Machine #5
83. Dark Wolverine #75
84. Dark Avengers #4
85. Agents of Atlas #4
86. Cable #14
87. Invincible Iron Man #13
88. Marvel Zombies 4 #2
89. New Avengers: The Reunion #3
90. All New Savage She-Hulk #2
91. Black Panther #4
92. Dark Reign: Hawkeye #2
93. Dark Reign: Young Avengers #1
94. Deadpool: Suicide Kings #2
95. Secret Warriors #4
96. Agents of Atlas #5
97. Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #3
98. Planet Skaar Prologue #1
99. Punisher #5
100. Skrull Kill Krew #2
101. Wolverine Weapon X #2
102. Avengers: The Initiative #24
103. Dark Reign: Elektra #3
104. Dark Reign: The Hood #1
105. Incredible Hercules #129
106. Moon Knight #30
107. Ms. Marvel #39
108. New Avengers #53
109. The Amazing Spider-Man #595
110. War Machine #6
111. Wolverine: Origins #36
112. X-Force #15
113. The Mighty Avengers #25
114. Thunderbolts #132
115. Agents of Atlas #6
116. Black Panther #5
117. Deadpool: Suicide Kings #3
118. New Avengers: The Reunion #4
119. The Amazing Spider-Man #596
120. Deadpool #11
121. The Amazing Spider-Man #597
122. All New Savage She-Hulk #3
123. Cable #15
124. Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #4
125. Dark Reign: Hawkeye #3
126. Dark Reign: Mister Negative #1
127. Dark Reign: Young Avengers #2
128. Invincible Iron Man #14
129. Punisher #6
130. The Mighty Avengers #26
131. War Machine #7
132. Wolverine: Origins #37
133. X-Men: Legacy #225
134. Avengers: The Initiative #25
135. Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia #1
136. Dark Reign: Elektra #4
137. Dark Reign: Lethal Legion #1
138. Dark Reign: The Hood #2
139. Dark Reign: Zodiac #1
140. Incredible Hercules #130
141. Ms. Marvel #40
142. New Avengers #54
143. Secret Warriors #5
144. The Amazing Spider-Man #598
145. Thor #602
146. Wolverine Weapon X #3
147. X-Force #16
148. Dark Avengers #5
149. Marvel Zombies 4 #3
150. Thunderbolts #133
151. Captain America: Reborn #1
152. Invincible Iron Man #15
153. The Uncanny X-Men #513
154. Dark X-Men: The Beginning #1
155. Ms. Marvel #41
156. Skrull Kill Krew #3
157. X-Men: Legacy #226
158. Dark Reign: Mister Negative #2
159. Deadpool #12
160. Punisher #7
161. The Amazing Spider-Man #599
162. The Mighty Avengers #27
163. All New Savage She-Hulk #4
164. Avengers: The Initiative #26
165. Black Panther #6
166. Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #5
167. Dark Wolverine #76
168. Deadpool: Suicide Kings #4
169. Incredible Hercules #131
170. Ms. Marvel #42
171. Wolverine: Origins #38
172. X-Force #17
173. Dark Reign: Hawkeye #4
174. Dark Reign: Lethal Legion #2
175. Dark Reign: The Goblin Legacy #1
176. Dark Reign: The Hood #3
177. Dark Reign: Young Avengers #3
178. Dark X-Men: The Beginning #2
179. Marvel Zombies 4 #4
180. New Avengers #55
181. Secret Warriors #6
182. Dark Reign: Zodiac #2
183. War Machine #8
184. Thunderbolts #134
185. Black Panther #7
186. Captain America: Reborn #2
187. Invincible Iron Man #16
188. Deadpool #13
189. Incredible Hercules #132
190. Ms. Marvel #43
191. The Uncanny X-Men #514
192. Daredevil #500
193. Dark Reign: Mister Negative #3
194. Dark Reign: The Hood #4
195. Deadpool: Suicide Kings #5
196. Punisher #8
197. The Mighty Avengers #28
198. Wolverine Weapon X #4
199. X-Men: Legacy #227
200. Dark Reign: Elektra #5

Also part of: Romulus (Wolverine: Origins)

Creators

Stories

• Romulus, Conclusion · 22 pages

  Wolverine finally meets and battles Romulus, the man who has controlled and manipulated his life for the last hundred years or so. Even wielding the powerful Muramasa blade, however, Wolverine gets his butt handed to him.

Publisher’s description

'"Romulus" Marvel History is made as, finally, Wolverine comes face to face with Romulus, the ancient being who has controlled his fate since birth. It all comes down to this! Part 4 (of 4)

Characters

Reprinted in

Wolverine Origins: Romulus (2009), Wolverine Origins: Romulus (2009), Wolverine and Deadpool (2010), Wolverine by Daniel Way: The Complete Collection (2017)