Wolverine Priority List

[TXReplicant]

Greetings Boardies,

 

Last night I was thinking through what a collector's priority list would look like for Wolverine. It went something like:

 

1.) IH 181

2.) GSXM 1

3.) Wolverine Limited Series 1 (1982)

4.) Wolverine Ongoing 1 (1988)

 

Does this seem accurate? Am I missing any critical wolverine books?

 

Other books that came to mind were the MCP 72-84 Weapon X run, not sure which book would be the most significant, and maybe the Wolverine and Kitty Pryde #1.

 

Thank you for your input!

[*Bronze age fan*]

You missed his first appearance.

[Erndog]

IH #180 for sureeeee

[Rommin]

X-Men 132, 133

[joe_collector]

That depends on if you are a comic fan or a specu-vestor.

 

If you are a fan:

 

X-Men 98 - First claws revealed to be part of skeleton.

X-Men 116 - First healing factor

X-Men 126 - First adamantium skeleton

[akaSteveRogers]

Im thinking a Wolvie fan would want the first app of his arch nemesis or first battle.

 

By the way, "Kitty Pryde & Wolverine?!"

[ChasingKingKirby]

Xmen 94 would come in front of both of the series books.

[Artboy99]

add:

 

Hulk 180

Wolverine 10

Wolverine 55 CSS 22 homage

Xmen 109

Xmen 213

Xmen 222

 

Classic Covers

Xmen 251

Old Man Logan

Nabisco variant

 

I am sure there is more

[Chillax23]

I would say the following:

 

(1) Hulk 181

(2) Hulk 180

(3) GSXM 1

(4) X-Men 94

(5) Iron Fist 14

(6) Wolverine 1 (1982)

(7) Wolverine 1 (1988)

(8) Hulk 182 (gotta complete the set)

 

Then there is too much noise - but key books after that: X-Men 141 and 142, Wolverine #10 (1988), Hulk 340, X-Men #4 (1992), etc.

 

Again, this in terms of importance to Wolverine, not overall key factor (i.e., GSXM is a more improtant book than Hulk 180).

[Jaydogrules]

It's expensive, but the 2010 Wolverine 1 JSC variant is "the" must have Wolvie modern.

 

-J.

[MattP]

Xmen 94 would come in front of both of the series books.

 

This.

 

[GeeksAreMyPeeps]

I would say the following:

 

(1) Hulk 181

(2) Hulk 180

(3) GSXM 1

(4) X-Men 94

(5) Iron Fist 14

(6) Wolverine 1 (1982)

(7) Wolverine 1 (1988)

(8) Hulk 182 (gotta complete the set)

 

Then there is too much noise - but key books after that: X-Men 141 and 142, Wolverine #10 (1988), Hulk 340, X-Men #4 (1992), etc.

 

Again, this in terms of importance to Wolverine, not overall key factor (i.e., GSXM is a more improtant book than Hulk 180).

I think I'd probably swap GSXM and 180 on that list

[joe_collector]

It's expensive, but the 2010 Wolverine 1 JSC variant is "the" must have Wolvie modern.

 

Wow, talk about an oxymoron.

[joe_collector]

I would say the following:

 

(1) Hulk 181

(2) Hulk 180

(3) GSXM 1

(4) X-Men 94

(5) Iron Fist 14

(6) Wolverine 1 (1982)

(7) Wolverine 1 (1988)

(8) Hulk 182 (gotta complete the set)

 

Then there is too much noise - but key books after that: X-Men 141 and 142, Wolverine #10 (1988), Hulk 340, X-Men #4 (1992), etc.

 

Again, this in terms of importance to Wolverine, not overall key factor (i.e., GSXM is a more improtant book than Hulk 180).

I think I'd probably swap GSXM and 180 on that list

 

Easy, as it's the second full appearance of Wolverine and his first in the new team.

[ft88]

Hulk v Wolverine 1988(?) reprint - shows quite a bit of the early art and history of...

 

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/06/30/when-we-first-met-32/

 

I thought Xmen 162 was pretty important. Solo Wolverine, comes out a month after the LS #1 Panel where he "kills" the zygote in a cloud of mist is pretty sweet page. Decent pinup, not quite Miller, but good.

 

Partial to X-men 141 myself.

 

100 has 1st fastball special, that's a fun one.

 

What If 31 and 27 (1977) pretty key.

 

Hulk 340 has to be up there.

 

X-men 109 is great origin fodder. When does he smoke cigars and drink brew for the first time?

 

Marvel Treasury 20 - 1st solo Wolverine? or at least Logan anyway.

 

I enjoyed the Terminator Wolverine fight scenes in Xmen vs Teen Titans. Thought Wolverine came across as too-cool-for-school in vs Spiderman and w Kitty Pryde

[joe_collector]

X-men 97 - First time Wolverine goes into Berserker/Killing Rage.

[revat]

I think I'd rather do a tally of every comic where he hooks up with a different girl. For a short animal type Canadian with the world's oddest facial hair, he gets it in plenty. Although I guess living for a hundred years will help you up your numbers...

 

also I like the one where he gets his skeleton ripped out by magneto and the one where he kills daken

[joe_collector]

also I like the one where he gets his skeleton ripped out by magneto

 

Sorry, but the minute they did that bone claws retcon was the start of the end for Wolverine. It essentially puked all over decades of Wolvie continuity, leading Marvel to use the tried-and-true "memory implants" scam to explain away any past or future inconsistency.

[Jaydogrules]

It's expensive, but the 2010 Wolverine 1 JSC variant is "the" must have Wolvie modern.

 

Wow, talk about an oxymoron.

 

There's whole lot of people who would disagree with you on that one. (thumbs u

 

-J.

[joe_collector]

It's expensive, but the 2010 Wolverine 1 JSC variant is "the" must have Wolvie modern.

 

Wow, talk about an oxymoron.

 

There's whole lot of people who would disagree with you on that one. (thumbs u

 

I doubt many of them would qualify as "people".