MCU: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Vibranium
6. A Scientist Experimenting With Vibranium Discovered Adamantium
While fans of the MCU may be familiar with Captain America's shield or Falcon's suit, newer fans who may not have read the comics might be unaware that another unforgettable superhero owes his powers in part to vibranium - the X-Men's poster boy, the inimitable Wolverine.
In the comics, scientist Myron MacLain stumbles upon a small amount of vibranium. He attempts to bond it with other metals in order to create a new super strong alloy but fails time and time again. However following yet another failed experiment, MacLain accidentally created a new metal, virtually immune to destruction; adamantium.
As all die hard Marvel fans are aware, adamantium is the substance that eventually bonds with Logan's skeleton, resulting in his transformation into the essentially indestructible, razor clawed Wolverine. He remains one of the most recognizable and well known superheroes in comic history to this day following Hugh Jackman's unforgettable 13 year tenure in the X-Men films.
It's hard to process that according to the comics, had a meteor not crashed in Africa millions of years ago, the world might never have seen one of the most archetypal superheroes of the last 50 years bare his famous claws onscreen.