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Wolverine: The Origin #3

Marvel · Series began 2001 · January 2002

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Smitty (Wolverine: The Origin) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: January 2002
On sale: November 14, 2001
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition

Barcode 75960605155700311
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Creators

pencils: Joe Quesada, Andy Kubert, Adam Kubertcolors: Richard Isanovescript: Paul Jenkins, Bill Jemas, Joe Quesadaletters: John Roshell, Wes Abbott, Oscar Gongora

Stories

The Beast Within · 23 pages
James Howlett has just killed Thomas Logan, his father's murderer, with bone claws that have emerged from the back of his hands. Disconcerted by what is happening to him, things don't get much better for James when his mother calls him an abomination and throws him out, right before she kills herself. His grandfather, too, has little empathy but does give Rose some money so she can take James far away, never to return. As Rose and James travel to a distant mining camp, she is concerned at his lapses in memory and astonished by his quick healing ability. She gives James' name as "Logan."
Back Cover · 1 pages

Characters

LoganDog LoganRose O'HaraElizabeth HowlettThomas LoganJohn Howlett Sr.Mr. HowlettSmittyMrs. Hopkins

Reprinted in

Wolverine: The Origin (2002), Wolverine: Origin (2006), Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection (2013), Wolverine Epic Collection (2014), Wolverine: Origin - The Complete Collection (2017), Wolverine: Origin - Deluxe Edition (2023)