The Wolverine Saga

    (Marvel, 1989)
™ and ©1989 Marvel Entertainment Group

This four-part series attempts to capture and make sense of the life of Wolverine. This series covers it all, from before his first appearance in The Incredible Hulk #180–181 to his adventures in Japan with Kitty Pryde. It’s a veritable “life and times” of one of Marvel’s most enigmatic characters.
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  • 1
    #1
    Sep 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Peter David, Bill Mantlo, Len Wein  ·  A: Jack Abel, Terry Austin, John Bolton, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Frank Chiaramonte, Dave Cockrum, Gene Colan, Vince Colletta, Sam Grainger, Klaus Janson, William Johnson, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, Al Milgrom, Frank Miller, Paul Neary, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chic Stone, Gerry Talaoc, Herb Trimpe, Rob Liefeld
    Origin of Wolverine; Based on Alpha Flight #17, #33, Classic X-Men #1-10, Giant Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #181-182, Wolverine #9-10, X-Men #94-101
    16 copies from $2.75
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Rob Liefeld
    Sep 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Peter David, Bill Mantlo, Len Wein  ·  A: Jack Abel, Terry Austin, John Bolton, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Frank Chiaramonte, Dave Cockrum, Gene Colan, Vince Colletta, Sam Grainger, Klaus Janson, William Johnson, Jack Kirby, Mike Mignola, Al Milgrom, Frank Miller, Paul Neary, Bill Sienkiewicz, Chic Stone, Gerry Talaoc, Herb Trimpe, Rob Liefeld
    Origin of Wolverine; Based on Alpha Flight #17, #33, Classic X-Men #1-10, Giant Size X-Men #1, Incredible Hulk #181-182, Wolverine #9-10, X-Men #94-101
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Mary Jo Duffy, Bill Mantlo, Ann Nocenti, Tom Orzechowski  ·  A: Terry Austin, John Bolton, Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Frank Chiaramonte, Dave Cockrum, Tony DeZuniga, Kieron Dwyer, Mike Esposito, Sam Grainger, Dan Green, Ken Landgraf, Bob Layton, Frank Miller, Chuck Patton, George Pérez, John Romita Jr., Josef Rubinstein, Ricardo Villamonte
    14 copies from $2.75
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Jackson “Butch” Guice and Andy Kubert
    Nov 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, John Byrne, Chris Claremont, Mary Jo Duffy, Bill Mantlo, Ann Nocenti, Tom Orzechowski  ·  A: Terry Austin, John Bolton, Sal Buscema, John Byrne, Frank Chiaramonte, Dave Cockrum, Tony DeZuniga, Kieron Dwyer, Mike Esposito, Sam Grainger, Dan Green, Ken Landgraf, Bob Layton, Frank Miller, Chuck Patton, George Pérez, John Romita Jr., Josef Rubinstein, Ricardo Villamonte
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Dec 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, John Byrne, Chris Claremont  ·  A: John Romita Jr., Terry Austin, Klaus Janson, Arthur Adams, Brent Anderson, Bret Blevins, Brett Breeding, John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, Dan Green, Bob McLeod, Al Milgrom, Frank Miller, Josef Rubinstein, Bill Sienkiewicz, Paul Smith, Bob Wiacek
    Based on Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6, Wolverine Limited Series #1-4, X-Men #145-147, #151, #159, #162-166, #172-176, #178, @181, #183, X-Men Annual #4-7
    10 copies from $3.00
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by John Romita Jr. and Klaus Janson
    Dec 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, John Byrne, Chris Claremont  ·  A: John Romita Jr., Terry Austin, Klaus Janson, Arthur Adams, Brent Anderson, Bret Blevins, Brett Breeding, John Byrne, Dave Cockrum, Dan Green, Bob McLeod, Al Milgrom, Frank Miller, Josef Rubinstein, Bill Sienkiewicz, Paul Smith, Bob Wiacek
    Based on Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #1-6, Wolverine Limited Series #1-4, X-Men #145-147, #151, #159, #162-166, #172-176, #178, @181, #183, X-Men Annual #4-7
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Dec 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, Chris Claremont, Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo  ·  A: Michael W. Kaluta, Marc Silvestri, Terry Austin, John Beatty, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Alan Davis, Dan Green, Klaus Janson, Rick Leonardi, Al Milgrom, Paul Neary, John Romita Jr., P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gerry Talaoc, Barry Windsor-Smith, Mike Zeck
    From Alpha Flight #33-34, Captain America Annual #8, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #5-6, Marvel Comics Presents #1-10, Wolverine #1-10, X-Men Annual #11, X-Men #196, #205, #207-208, #210, #212-213, #235-242, X-Men and Alpha Flight #1
    12 copies from $2.75
  • 4/NS
    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Michael W. Kaluta and Marc Silvestri
    Dec 1989
    Cover: $3.95
    W: Peter Sanderson, Chris Claremont, Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo  ·  A: Michael W. Kaluta, Marc Silvestri, Terry Austin, John Beatty, John Buscema, Sal Buscema, Alan Davis, Dan Green, Klaus Janson, Rick Leonardi, Al Milgrom, Paul Neary, John Romita Jr., P. Craig Russell, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gerry Talaoc, Barry Windsor-Smith, Mike Zeck
    From Alpha Flight #33-34, Captain America Annual #8, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #5-6, Marvel Comics Presents #1-10, Wolverine #1-10, X-Men Annual #11, X-Men #196, #205, #207-208, #210, #212-213, #235-242, X-Men and Alpha Flight #1
    No copies available