Frank Miller's First Art On Wolverine?

[Rickdogg]

I just got this email from a friend...anyone know?

 

"What comic book is Frank Miller's first artwork on Wolverine? I think I know the answer to this as I just had a book graded and it came back noting that Frank Miller did the cover alone -it has Wolverine and predates the 1982 mini-series!"

 

 

[chrisco37]

I always thought it was the Limited Series. Did your friend say if Wolverine was on the cover of the book? It could be a Miller cover w/out Wolverine. If not, then maybe it's your friends book.

 

Chris

[Lantern]

I would hazard a guess that it would be Marvel Team Up 100. While Wolverine is not on the cover (which Miller did do), he is on the inside on page 17. Since Miller did do the interior pencils on the book that would mean that this was his first work on Wolverine.

 

Marvel Team Up 100 - December 1980

Wolverine LS 1 - September 1982

[Rickdogg]

I would hazard a guess that it would be Marvel Team Up 100. While Wolverine is not on the cover (which Miller did do), he is on the inside on page 17. Since Miller did do the interior pencils on the book that would mean that this was his first work on Wolverine.

 

Marvel Team Up 100 - December 1980

Wolverine LS 1 - September 1982

 

Hmmm, I asked him which book it was and still waiting for a response.

[Lantern]

And here it is in all of its glory...MTU 100 page 17 lower panel....

 

[buttock]

DD 187?

[joe_collector]

X-Men Annual 3 - 1979

 

[Lantern]

Dammit...thats what I get for not reading/collecting the X-men...

 

Good call on that one Joe, it definately pre-dates my choice.

[fantastic_four]

What did he do on that, the cover? The interior is George Perez. CGC doesn't note anything on the label for slabbed copies of that book.

[Lantern]

Yeah, that just occured to me as well...I checked O'Street and it does credit Miller/Austin with the cover. Wolverines head is on the cover, so that would qualify as Miller doing Wolverine...

 

 

[hobbes]

That is my favorite of the X-Men Annuals. Story is just a flat out fun read start to finish.

[Bronty]

Hmm.... that's a pretty weak 'first Miller Wolverine' though. After all, it's just his head in the foreground. I can't imagine anyone paying a big premium for that. The MTU 100 seems more substantial...

[Rickdogg]

I would hazard a guess that it would be Marvel Team Up 100. While Wolverine is not on the cover (which Miller did do), he is on the inside on page 17. Since Miller did do the interior pencils on the book that would mean that this was his first work on Wolverine.

 

Marvel Team Up 100 - December 1980

Wolverine LS 1 - September 1982

 

Hmmm I have the MTU #100 with a double cover

[Rickdogg]

Yeah, that just occured to me as well...I checked O'Street and it does credit Miller/Austin with the cover. Wolverines head is on the cover, so that would qualify as Miller doing Wolverine...

 

 

 

Maybe Steve B can clarify???