Wolverines past is a source of hot debate - and has even spawned two spinoff origins (he was purported at one time to be a mutated wolverine cub) which as yet remained unused in the comic canon. Whats definitely known is his kidnapping by the Weapon X committee, who hold him against his will and infuse his bones with unbreakable adamantium. This is standard X-lore. Whats not widely discussed is his upbringing, before his skeleton started making airport security detectors sing. As a young lad named James Howlett born into the affluent lifestyle of John and Elizabeth Howlett, Wolvie began to grapple with his rage - and his retractable claws. After witnessing the familys old groundskeeper break into his familys abode and murder his father in cold blood, young Wolvie loses it. Busting out his boney death stakes, he kills the intruder. As origins go, its not out of the realms of the norm. Well, thats not strictly true. After killing the man, he discovers the burglar was in fact his biological father, Thomas Logan, and his mothers true love. She cant face Wolvie after this so kicks him out - then blows her head off with a shotgun. Thats a heaping pile o tragedy right there, no wonder it took nearly thirty years for his origin story to surface. Like this article? Let us know in the comments section below.
Gem is a freelance writer, musician and librarian.
Her hobbies include: recreating movie death scenes from LEGO, concocting new types of bird suet cakes, walking on fresh snow and playing the glockenspiel - all at the same time.
