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CATALOG RECORD

Wolverine #5

Marvel · Series began 1988 · March 1989

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Chang (Mardripoor) — first appearance, death
  • Hardcase (Harry Malone) — first appearance, villain
  • Battleaxe (Jerome Hamilton) — first appearance, villain
  • Shotgun (Zeke Sallinger) — first appearance, villain

Dates

Cover date
March 1989
On sale
November 8, 1988
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #5 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 07148602254103

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: John Buscema, Hector Collazo, John Boltoninks: Al Williamson, Hector Collazo, John Boltonscript: Chris Claremont, Glenn Herdlingcolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Janice Chiang

Stories

  • Hunter's Moon! · 22 pages

    Wolverine and Archie get through Hardcase and Company to take out Coy's opium crop.

Characters

LoganWolverineJessica DrewXi'an Coy ManhKarmaLindsay McCabeJessán HoanTyger TigerPatchArchie CorriganBloodscreamRoughouseZachariah RavenscraftChangHarry MaloneHardcaseBattleaxeJerome HamiltonZeke SallingerShotgun

Reprinted in

Essential Wolverine (1996), Wolverine Classic (2005), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Wolverine Epic Collection (2014)

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Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).