CATALOG RECORD
Wolverine #1
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
- 1982
- Pages
- 36
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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.
This edition’s page
Wolverine by Claremont & Miller No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2020). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Publisher’s description
Wolverine is in Canada to kill a feral bear, but after the deed is done, Wolverinelearns the bear was shot with a poisoned arrow. Wolverine goes to Japan to see the love of his life, Mariko Yashida. Turns out that Mariko was forced to marry another man. So, to prove his love for Mariko, Wolverine battles Lord Shingen but is badly beaten. Wolverine is then thrown out on the streets. He awakes due to thieves but is saved by Yukio.
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)