WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Spore (Marvel, thinking bio-weapon, Deviants) — first appearance, villain
Dates
- Cover date
- February 1990
- On sale
- December 12, 1989
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #21 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 07148602254102
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Byrne, Klaus Jansoninks: John Byrne, Klaus Jansonscript: Archie Goodwin, Stan Lee, Marie Javinscolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Jim Novak
Stories
- Battleground · 22 pages
Wolverine has been injected by Caridad's cocaine and it takes all of the strength of Roughouse and all of the healing powers of Sister Salvation to snap him out of it. During his fever dreams, Wolverine discovers that the cocaine is powered by the Deviant creation known as Spore.
Characters
LoganWolverineMatt MurdockDaredevilPiotr RasputinColossusBetsy BraddockAlex SummersHavokPsylockeAlison BlaireDazzlerAdolf HitlerRoughouseNikolaus GeistLa BanderaSister SalvationFelix Guillermo CaridadSpore
Reprinted in
Essential Wolverine (1996), Wolverine Classic (2005), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Wolverine Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (2016)