The Evolution of Wolverine Through His Comic Covers

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The finally finished version of X-Men Origins: Wolverine opens today (with special effects and everything!), and no matter what it’s critical reception (hint: bad), it’s going to make eleventy billion dollars.

But in all the razzle dazzle of the silver screen, will we actually find out who Wolverine is? I doubt it. It’s been 35 years since he debuted looking like a goof fighting the Incredible Hulk, and parts of his story are still shrouded in mystery to this day. Certainly no two hour movie can get the job done. But take a look back at how far we’ve come in those 35 years, as represented by a collection of his best comic book covers.

The Incredible Hulk (1974)

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Giant Size X-Men (1975)

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The Uncanny X-Men (1980)

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Wolverine (1982)

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Wolverine (1982)

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The Uncanny X-Men (1985)

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Spiderman vs. Wolverine (1987)

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The Uncanny X-Men (1990)

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X-Men (1992)

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X-Men (1992)

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Weapon X (1995)

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Wolverine (1998)

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The Astonishing X-Men (1999)

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X-Force (2002)

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The Astonishing X-Men (2004)

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X-Men Legacy (2008)

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Wolverine Origins (2009)

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine 

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