James "Logan" Howlett, AKA Wolverine, the main character of the series, as he appears in Marvel VS. Capcom 3.
For detailed information about this series, see: Wolverine at Marvel Database
Wolverine is a superhero series originally created by Len Wein and John Romita Sr, and published by Marvel Comics.
The series follows James "Logan" Howlett, a Mutant with an enhanced healing factor, heightened senses, and sharp bone claws on each hand. Abandoning his family after the manifestation of his mutation, Logan wandered the world, living a reclusive life in the wilderness before being kidnapped by the Weapon X Program, forcibly experimented on through a painful procedure that had his bones coated in indestructible Adamantium alloy. After he escaped, Logan began work as an intelligence operative for the Canadian government's Department H, becoming the Wolverine. Logan was later approached by Charles Xavier to join the X-Men.
Publications
Comics
Wolverine is owned by Marvel Comics. He usually appears in X-Men and Wolverine comic books.
He first appeared as a cameo in The Incredible Hulk #180 before fully appearing in The Incredible Hulk #181.
Ongoing
- Wolverine
- Volume 2 (May 21st, 1997 - April 16th, 2003)
- Volume 3 (May 21st, 2003 - June 10th, 2009)
- Volume 4 (September 1st, 2010 - December 12th, 2012)
- Volume 5 (March 13th, 2013 - January 8th, 2014)
- Volume 6 (February 5th - August 27th, 2014)
- Volume 7 (February 19th, 2020 - May 29th, 2024)
- Volume 8 (September 11th, 2024 - Present)
- Weapon X
- Volume 2 (March 27th, 2002 - September 22nd, 2004)
- Wolverine: Origins (April 19th, 2006 - July 28th, 2010)
- Wolverine: First Class (March 26th, 2008 - November 25th, 2009)
- Wolverine Weapon X (April 8th, 2009 - August 18th, 2010)
- Wolverine & the X-Men
- Volume 1 (October 26th, 2011 - February 26th, 2014)
- Volume 2 (March 5th - November 26th, 2014)
- Savage Wolverine (January 16th, 2013 - September 24th, 2014)
Annuals
- Wolverine Annual
- Volume 1 (August 3rd, 1995 - November 7th, 2001)
- Volume 2 (October 3rd, 2007 - September 24th, 2008)
- Volume 3 (August 22nd, 2012)
- Volume 4 (August 20th, 2014)
- Volume 5 (September 25th, 2019)
- Volume 6 (August 14th, 2024)
- Wolverine: Origins Annual (July 18th, 2007)
- Wolverine and the X-Men Annual (November 27th, 2013)
Limited Series
- Wolverine
- Volume 1 (June 1st - August 31st, 1982)
- Kitty Pryde and Wolverine (August 14th, 1984 - January 15th, 1985)
- Havok and Wolverine - Meltdown (November 8th, 1988 - June 13th, 1989)
- Wolverine and The Punisher: Damaging Evidence (August 17th - October 19th, 1993)
- Wolverine/Gambit: Victims (July 13th - October 12th, 1995)
- Venom: Tooth and Claw (October 30th - December 26th, 1996)
- Before the Fantastic Four: Ben Grimm and Logan (May 31st - July 26th, 2000)
- Iron Fist: Wolverine (September 20th - December 20th, 2000)
- Wolverine: The Origin (September 5th, 2001 - May 22nd, 2002)
- Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer (November 21st, 2001 - February 20th, 2002)
- Wolverine/Hulk (February 27th - May 22nd, 2002)
- Wolverine: Netsuke (September 5th - December 4th, 2002)
- Hulk/Wolverine: 6 Hours (January 8th - April 2nd, 2003)
- Wolverine: Xisle (April 2nd - April 30th, 2003)
- Wolverine/Doop (May 7th - June 25th, 2003)
- Wolverine: Snikt! (May 7th - November 12th, 2003)
- Spider-Man and Wolverine (June 18th - September 17th, 2003)
- Wolverine/Captain America (February 4th - February 25th, 2004)
- Wolverine/Punisher (March 31st - August 4th, 2004)
- Wolverine Soultaker (March 9th - June 22nd, 2005)
- Claws (August 16th - October 18th, 2006)
- Logan (March 5th - May 7th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Manifest Destiny (October 22nd, 2008 - February 11th, 2009)
- Weapon X: First Class (November 5th, 2008 - January 21st, 2009)
- Wolverine and Power Pack (November 5th, 2008 - February 4th, 2009)
- Wolverine: Agent of Atlas (December 31st, 2008 - January 14th, 2009)
- Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine (May 5th, 2010 - May 25th, 2011)
- World War Hulks: Captain America vs Wolverine (July 14th - July 28th, 2010)
- Wolverine: The Best There Is (December 2nd, 2010 - December 14th, 2011)
- Wolverine and Jubilee (January 19th - April 20th, 2011)
- Wolverine/Hercules: Myths, Monsters & Mutants (March 2nd - June 1st, 2011)
- Fear Itself: Wolverine (July 6th - September 7th, 2011)
- Wolverine & Black Cat: Claws 2 (July 6th - September 21st, 2011)
- Wolverine and the X-Men: Alpha & Omega (January 4th - May 2nd, 2012)
- Origin II (December 25th, 2013 - April 30th, 2014)
- Death of Wolverine (September 3rd - October 15th, 2014)
- Return of Wolverine (September 19th, 2018 - February 20th, 2019)
- Hulkverines (February 20th - April 24th, 2019)
- Wolverine: Infinity Watch (February 20th - June 19th, 2019)
- Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (November 4th, 2020 - March 10th, 2021)
- X Lives of Wolverine (January 19th - March 16th, 2022)
- X Deaths of Wolverine (January 26th - March 23rd, 2022)
- Predator vs. Wolverine (September 20th - December 27th, 2023)
- Wolverine: Blood Hunt (June 5th - July 24th, 2024)
- Wolverine: Deep Cut (July 3rd - October 2nd, 2024)
- Wolverine: Revenge (August 21st, 2024 - March 26th, 2025): a reprinted "Red Band" version of the series is also available.
- Venom War: Wolverine (September 11th - November 13th, 2024)
One-Shots
- Spider-Man Versus Wolverine (November 11th, 1986)
- Wolverine: Global Jeopardy (October 5th, 1993)
- Wolverine: Son of Canada (April 2001)
- Giant-Size Wolverine (October 4th, 2006)
- Wolverine: Firebreak (December 19th, 2007)
- Wolverine: The Amazing Immortal Man & Other Bloody Tales (May 14th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Dangerous Games (June 4th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Killing Made Simple (August 6th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Saudade (September 10th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Chop Shop (November 5th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Flies to a Spider (December 10th, 2008)
- Wolverine: Switchback (January 7th, 2009)
- Rampaging Wolverine (April 15th, 2009)
- Wolverine: The Anniversary (April 22nd, 2009)
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (April 29th, 2009)
- Free Comic Book Day 2009 (Wolverine: Origin of an X-Man) (May 2nd, 2009)
- Wolverine: Revolver (June 3rd, 2009)
- Dark Reign: The List - Wolverine (October 28th, 2009)
- Wolverine: Under The Boardwalk (December 9th, 2009)
- Wolverine: Wendigo! (January 6th, 2010)
- Wolverine: Mr. X (March 10th, 2010)
- Wolverine: Savage (February 3rd, 2010)
- Wolverine: Road to Hell (September 1st, 2010)
- Wolverine/Deadpool: The Decoy (July 27th, 2011)
- Wolverine: Debt of Death (September 7th, 2011)
- Wolverine: In the Flesh (July 31st, 2013)
- Generations: Wolverine & All-New Wolverine (August 16th, 2017)
- Web of Venom: Ve'Nam (August 29th, 2018)
- Wolverine: Exit Wounds (June 26th, 2019)
- Wolverine & Captain America: Weapon Plus (July 10th, 2019)
- Wolverine vs. Blade (July 10th, 2019)
Graphic Novels
- Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (1989)
- Wolverine: Bloody Choices (June 1991)
- Wolverine/Nick Fury: Scorpio Rising (1994)
- Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer (2002)
TV
- Wolverine and The X-Men (January 23rd, 2008 - November 29th, 2009)
- Wolverine (January 7th - March 25th, 2011)
Films
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (April 9th, 2009)
- The Wolverine (July 26th, 2013)
- Logan (February 17th, 2017)
- Deadpool & Wolverine (July 24th, 2024)
Video Games
- Wolverine (1991) on NES
- Wolverine Adamantium Rage (1994) for Sega Genesis and SNES
- X-Men: Wolverine's Rage (May 15th, 2001) for Game Boy Color
- X2: Wolverine's Revenge (April 14th, 2003) for PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, PC, and MacOS
- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (May 1st, 2009) for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PC, Wii, and Nintendo DS
- Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) for Leapster
- Wolverine and the X-Men (2009) for Didj
- Marvel's Wolverine (September 15th, 2026) for PlayStation 5
Audio Drama
- Wolverine: The Long Night (September 12th - November 7th, 2018)
- Wolverine: The Lost Trail (May 19th - September 1st, 2019)
- Marvel's Wastelanders: Wolverine (June 12th - August 8th, 2022)
Links to Other Series
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Hulk (Marvel) | July 2, 1974 | Wolverine made his debut in The Incredible Hulk #180. | 1 |
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Spider-Man | October 19, 1976 | Wolverine appears as an member of the X-Men alongside Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up Annual #1. | 1 |
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X-Men | September 1982 | The Wolverine series is a spin-off to the X-Men series. | 1 |
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Daredevil (Marvel) | March 22, 1983 | Wolverine appears in Daredevil #196. | 1 |
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Cerebus the Aardvark | August 1983 | Roach's "Wolveroach" personality in Cerebus the Aardvark is a parody of Wolverine. | 3 |
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Captain America | October 4, 1983 | Wolverine appears in Captain America #289. | 1 |
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Moon Knight | October 4, 1983 | Wolverine appears in Moon Knight #38. | 1 |
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Secret Wars | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears in Secret Wars #1-12. | 1 |
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Iron Man | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside Iron Man in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Thor (Marvel) | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside Thor in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Fantastic Four | January 24, 1984 | Wolverine appears alongside the Fantastic Four in Secret Wars #1. | 1 |
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Avengers (Marvel) | December 23, 1986 | Wolverine appears in X-Men vs. Avengers #1, and (James "Logan" Howlett, Laura Kinney) have been members of the Avengers. | 1 |
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Nick Fury | 1988 | Wolverine and Nick Fury cross over in Wolverine/Nick Fury trilogy. | 1 |
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The Punisher | December 4, 1988 | Wolverine appears in Punisher #18. | 1 |
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Doctor Doom | October 10, 1989 | Doctor Doom appears in Wolverine (Vol. 2) #19. | 1 |
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Conan the Barbarian | August 1990 | Wolverine faces off against Conan The Barbarian. | 1 |
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Ghost Rider | October 2, 1990 | Ghost Rider appears alongside Wolverine in Marvel Comics Presents #64. | 1 |
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The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic | February 16, 1991 | Wolverine appears as one of many guest characters. | 1 |
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Thanos | July 16, 1991 | Thanos appears alongside Wolverine in Infinity Gauntlet #3. | 1 |
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Gambit | February 11, 1992 | Gambit appears in Wolverine (Vol. 2) #53. | 1 |
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Beast (Marvel) | February 11, 1992 | Beast appears in Wolverine (Vol. 2) #53. | 1 |
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Venom | October 13, 1992 | Venom appears alongside Wolverine in Marvel Comics Presents #117. | 1 |
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Devil Dinosaur | October 5, 1993 | Devil Dinosaur appear in Wolverine: Global Jeopardy. | 1 |
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Archie | August 1994 | Wolverine appears in the end of The Punisher Meets Archie. | 1 |
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Deadpool | October 11, 1994 | Deadpool appears in ‘’Wolverine #88. | 1 |
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Night Man | August 1995 | Wolverine and Night Man have a crossover in Night Man vs. Wolverine. | 1 |
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Marvel Super Heroes (Capcom) | October 18, 1995 | Wolverine appears in the Marvel Super Heroes series. | 1 |
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Gen¹³ | 1996 | In Gen¹³ #13, many characters make an appearance including Wolverine. | 1 |
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Lobo (DC Comics) | February 22, 1996 | Wolverine fights Lobo in Marvel Versus DC #2. | 1 |
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Badrock | June 1996 | Wolverine and Badrock have a crossover in Badrock/Wolverine. | 1 |
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Deathblow | September 1996 | Deathblow and Wolverine has a crossover in Deathblow and Wolverine. | 1 |
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Street Fighter | September 9, 1996 | Wolverine is playable in X-Men VS Street Fighter. | 1 |
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Witchblade | March 1, 1997 | Witchblade has a crossover with Wolverine in "Wolverine/Witchblade #1". | 1 |
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Marvel vs. Capcom | January 12, 1998 | Wolverine characters are playable in all Marvel vs. Capcom games except Infinite. | 1 |
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Downtown (MTV) | August 3, 1999 | Wolverine is mentioned in the Downtown episode: "Sin Bin". | 2 |
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Shi (Crusade Comics) | January 2000 | Shi has a crossover with Wolverine in "Wolverine/Shi: Dark Night of Judgement #1". | 1 |
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Tony Hawk's | October 28, 2001 | Wolverine is playable in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater. | 1 |
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Elektra | November 21, 2001 | Elektra and Wolverine: The Redeemer is a crossover comic between the two series. | 1 |
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Black Panther | February 13, 2002 | Wolverine appears in Black Panther Vol. 3 #41-44 and Black Panther Vol. 4 #14, while Black Panther appears in various Wolverine comics. | 1 |
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The Simpsons | 2002 | Wolverine is one of the Marvel characters that appeared when iconic book characters attack both simpsons and futurama characters in The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. | 3 |
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Futurama | 2002 | Wolverine is one of the Marvel characters that appeared when iconic book characters to attack both simpsons and futurama characters in The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. | 3 |
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The Fairly OddParents | September 19, 2003 | In The Fairly OddParents episode "The Big Superhero Wish!", Vicky is seen as a villain called The Baby Shredder who resembles Wolverine. | 3 |
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Gorillaz | August 3, 2005 | Noodle and Murdoc appear in Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 3) #11. | 2 |
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Marvel Zombies | August 10, 2005 | A Zombie version of Wolverine first appears in Ultimate Fantastic Four #22 and in several Marvel Zombies comics. | 1 |
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The Darkness | 2006 | The Darkness and Wolverine had a comic book crossover together. | 1 |
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Ctrl+Alt+Del | May 19, 2006 | Wolverine appears in Ctrl+Alt+Del comic "Coming soon". | 2 |
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Mortal Kombat | October 11, 2006 | Mortal Kombat Armageddon features the hairstyle of Wolverine in Kreate a Fighter mode. | 3 |
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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance | October 24, 2006 | Wolverine and Sabretooth are playable characters in the Marvel: Ultimate Alliance series. | 1 |
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Flushed Away | November 3, 2006 | A Wolverine costume appears in Flushed Away. | 2 |
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Hancock | July 2, 2008 | Wolverine is mentioned in Hancock. | 2 |
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Shang-Chi | January 2009 | Shang-Chi appears in Wolverine: First Class #9 and Wolverine Vol. 6 #8-9. | 1 |
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Squirrel Girl | April 20, 2011 | Squirrel Girl appears in Wolverine #8. | 1 |
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Kick-Ass | April 22, 2009 | Wolverine is mentioned in Kick-Ass #6. | 2 |
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Warcraft | May 1, 2009 | In X-Men Origins Wolverine you could find The Lich King's Sword. |
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Portal | May 3, 2009 | In X-Men Origins Wolverine there is a cake that is based on the cake from Portal. |
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LOST | May 3, 2009 | In X-Men Origins Wolverine you could find The Hatch from LOST. |
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Atop the 4th Wall | May 14, 2009 | Linkara reviews Wolverine: Adamantium Rage. | 2 |
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Super (ICF Films) | April 1, 2010 | Wolverine is mentioned in Super. | 2 |
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LittleBigPlanet | August 4, 2010 | Wolverine costume is downloadable in LittleBigPlanet. | 2 |
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Blade (Marvel) | August 11, 2010 | Blade appears alongside Wolverine in X-Men (Vol. 3) #2. Additionally, the two would appear in several of other media together following this including their own crossover comic as well as appear together in Deadpool & Wolverine. | 1 |
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MAD | September 13, 2010 | The Wolverine is parodied in the MAD sketch "The Wolverclean". | 2 |
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Pinball FX | December 8, 2010 | A pinball table based on Wolverine was added to the Pinball FX series starting with Pinball FX 2 that features characters from the series. | 1 |
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Bakugan | 2011 | A Bakugan version of Wolverine is in two Bakugan VS Marvel sets. | 1 |
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Super Power Beat Down | June 26, 2012 | Wolverine has been a subject for Super Power Beat Down. | 2 |
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Tigra | September 26, 2012 | Tigra appears in Wolverine & The X-Men #17. | 1 |
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Garfield | April 2, 2013 | Wolverine's hand appears on the cover of Garfield Vol. 2. | 2 |
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Breaking Bad | September 8, 2013 | Wolverine is mentioned in the Breaking Bad episode: "To'hajiilee". | 2 |
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Strider | February 18, 2014 | One of Hiryu's color alts in the 2014 Strider is inspired by Wolverine. | 3 |
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Night at the Museum | December 19, 2014 | Wolverine is mentioned in Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb. | 2 |
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Sesame Street | September 18, 2014 | A sub fictional character named Wolfourine appears in Numeric Con. | 3 |
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl | June 12, 2015 | A Wolverine poster can be seen in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (movie). | 2 |
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Armada | July 14, 2015 | Wolverine and his Murasama Blade are mentioned in Armada. | 2 |
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Death Battle! | September 8, 2015 | Wolverine has been a subject for Death Battle! | 2 |
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Dino Run | September 29, 2015 | Dino Run DX features a hat based on Wolverine. | 2 |
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Whack Your | February 24, 2016 | Wolverine's claws appear in Whack Your Boss: Superhero Style. | 2 |
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Modern Family | May 18, 2016 | Someone dresses up as Wolverine in the Modern Family episode: "Double Click". | 2 |
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DBX | April 16, 2017 | Wolverine has been a subject for DBX. | 2 |
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The Greatest Showman | December 8, 2017 | The Greatest Showman's opening credits feature Wolverine's arms hidden in the ornate border. The opening notes of "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman play when Logan bashes Deadpool's head into the car radio in Deadpool and Wolverine. One of the Deadpool Corps variants is dressed as P.T. Barnum. | 2 |
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MARVEL Strike Force | March 28, 2018 | Wolverine and X-23 are playable characters in Marvel Strike Force. | 1 |
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Pitch Meeting | May 19, 2018 | Pitch Meeting had episodes on the Wolverine movies. | 2 |
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Epic Rap Battles of History | April 20, 2019 | Wolverine has been a rapper for Epic Rap Battles of History. | 3 |
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Cut the Rope | February 27, 2020 | Om Nom Run features a costume that looks like Wolverine. | 3 |
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Fortnite | October 1, 2020 | Wolverine and X-23 appear in Fortnite. Additionally, Wolverine from Deadpool & Wolverine also appears. | 1 |
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The Upside Downs | November 24, 2020 | The Upside Downs song "Wolverine" references Marvel's Wolverine. | 3 |
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Puzzle & Dragons | February 22, 2021 | Wolverine appeared in Puzzle & Dragons during the Marvel collaboration event. | 1a |
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Solar Opposites | March 26, 2021 | Jesse mentions Marvel’s Wolverine in the Solar Opposites episode “The Apple Pencil Pro”. | 2 |
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Marvel Snap | June 9, 2022 | A card based on Wolverine appears in Marvel Snap. | 1 |
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Rick and Morty | September 4, 2022 | Summer gets "Wolverine claws" in the Rick and Morty episode: "Solaricks". Wolverine is also mentioned in the episode: "How Poopy Got His Poop Back". | 2 |
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Beef | April 6, 2023 | Wolverine is mentioned in the Beef episode: "Just Not All at the Same Time". | 2 |
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Predator (20th Century Studios) | September 20, 2023 | Predator vs. Wolverine is a crossover between the two series. Additionally, Wolverine appears in Predator Kills the Marvel Universe. | 1 |
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Blacksad | November 3, 2023 | In the Blacksad story "They All Fall Down", a wolverine named Logan appears, referencing Marvel's Wolverine. | 3 |
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Die Hard | July 26, 2024 | The Nakatomi Plaza from Die Hard can be seen in the Void in Deadpool and Wolverine. | 1a |
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Loki (Marvel) | July 26, 2024 | B-15 from Loki appears in Deadpool and Wolverine. | 1 |
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Nostalgia Critic | November 6, 2024 | The Nostalgia Critic reviews Logan. | 2 |
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Marvel Rivals | December 6, 2024 | Wolverine is a playable character in Marvel Rivals. | 1 |
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Batman | September 17, 2025 | Showdown is a crossover between the two series that appears as a backup story in Deadpool/Batman. | 1 |
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion | December 1, 2025 | Wolverine is a playable character in Marvel Cosmic Invasion. | 1 |
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Marvel Mystic Mayhem | January 15, 2026 | Wolverine is a playable character in Marvel Mystic Mayhem. | 1 |
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls | August 6, 2026 | Wolverine is a playable character in Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. | 1 |
Links to Non-Series Media
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1995 Totally Fox Kids Magazine Centerfold | 1995 | Wolverine appears in the 1995 Totally Fox Kids Magazine centerfold. | 1 |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure | October 6, 2000 | Wolverine appears in Bill & Ted's Excellent Halloween Adventure. | 3 |
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Kids' WB Way Outta the Way Road Trip | 2002 | Wolverine appears in bumpers for the Way Outta the Way Road Trip. | 1 |
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Freddy Funko (Mascot) | 2023 | Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Wolverine costume. | 2 |
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Marvel Cinematic Universe | July 26, 2024 | Wolverine appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. | 1 |
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Dax the Duck (Mascot) | 2025 | Dax the Duck dresses up as Wolverine when searching him in DuckDuckGo. | 2 |