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196-453: A Heidelberg fencing champion and was disfigured by facial scars . Strucker fought for Germany during World War I , during which he first encountered the jewel "Momentary Princess", which was fated to appear and disappear at regular intervals of time. Wolfgang pursued the jewel in the decades that followed. When Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany in 1933, Baron Strucker joined

294-467: A Japanese American , Hama argued that his depiction was somewhat more authentic than previous American superhero stories told in Japan. In 1991, Wolverine also appeared in a one-shot story written by Howard Mackie and penciled by John Romita Jr. , co-starring with Punisher and Ghost Rider . John Romita Jr. acknowledged primarily commercial motivations, because, as he said at the time, these three "are

392-533: A bootstrap paradox that lead to the establishment of the United States' Manhattan Project which builds the atomic bombs and the eventual nuclear proliferation in the first place. In 1944, Strucker encountered the Gnobians, a benevolent race of empathic extraterrestrials who had crashed near Gruenstadt. Realizing what their technology could do for Hydra, Strucker befriended the naïve creatures and killed

490-633: A bulletproof vest, and slew the Supreme Hydra, claiming his title. Strucker also slew the jonin (leader) of the Hand in single combat, severing ties with the Hand to prevent Hydra agents from being seduced by promises of the dark power of the demonic Beast of the Hand. Strucker moved Hydra's operations to a private island in the Pacific, named Hydra Island. After he used an undetectable "phantom" submarine to assault allied and Japanese ships, Hydra Island

588-663: A career as a mercenary . He serves with the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion during D-Day , and later with the CIA before being recruited by Team X , a black ops unit. Sometime after WWII and before joining Team X, Logan spends time in Madripoor before settling in Japan , where he marries Itsu . While Logan is away from home, Romulus sends the Winter Soldier to kill the pregnant Itsu and has her baby taken from her womb;

686-422: A character specifically named Wolverine, who was a Canadian of small stature and with a wolverine 's fierce temper. John Romita Sr. designed the first Wolverine costume, and believes he introduced the retractable claws, saying, "When I make a design, I want it to be practical and functional. I thought, 'If a man has claws like that, how does he scratch his nose or tie his shoelaces?'" Wolverine first appeared in

784-492: A comic writer and commentator, argues that this series was particularly significant in establishing the character's popularity: "Before Claremont and Miller created the Wolverine series, Logan wasn't a key figure, but the creation of this series is when Wolverine became Marvel's Batman ." In this period, Wolverine's appearance and characterization were particularly influenced by the film roles of Clint Eastwood , particularly

882-543: A crossover graphic novel with Nick Fury , written by Archie Goodwin with art by Howard Chaykin . He appeared in a second self-contained story taking place in the Savage Land written by Walter Simonson and illustrated by Mike Mignola the following year. Larry Hama took over the ongoing series and had a seven-year run, from 1990 to 1997. In the first years of the 1990s, the series was usually illustrated by Marc Silvestri . Following Silvestri's departure in 1992,

980-507: A disbelieving Strucker that in fact S.H.I.E.L.D. had been controlling Hydra all along. Before being able to speak his final words, Nick Fury shot him in the head. As part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel branding, Strucker eventually emerges alive minus an eye and replaced with a prosthetic lens. He is described as no longer being Hydra's leader, though shown to still be heavily involved in international subversive dealings. In addition,

1078-502: A distance as if he were a projectile weapon. This tactic recurs in many future battles. In The Dark Phoenix Saga , Jean Grey apparently sacrifices herself after transforming into the Phoenix Force , thereby temporarily ending the love triangle among herself, Wolverine, and Cyclops. While his teammates often distrust him, Wolverine is invaluable in rescuing the others and defeating their enemies, particularly in their conflict with

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1176-417: A duel on the island of Norsehaven, and Fury violated direct orders to meet Strucker and satisfy his pride. Before their duel with plywood swords, Strucker offered Fury a toast, and secretly drugged Fury's drink. As they fought, Strucker was surprised to find that despite his superior swordsmanship and the effects of the drug, Fury was a tenacious foe, but Fury finally succumbed to the drug's effects. Strucker had

1274-793: A father figure. She eventually learns that he is actually her biological father. In the Enemy of the State story line, Wolverine is brainwashed by the Hand . He battles Elektra, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Fantastic Four . He also attacks the X-Mansion and kills Northstar . Wolverine is captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and submitted to VR reprogramming. He turns against the Hand. In the House of M story line, Scarlet Witch drastically transforms reality. As

1372-439: A few issues, Wolverine remains in a bestial state in which he is less articulate and shrewd. In this period, Val Semeiks is usually the penciller. Sales for X-Men comics declined somewhat at the turn of the 21st century, and Grant Morrison was hired to revive interest in the characters, including Wolverine, by means of the more experimental New X-Men . Frank Quitely and Chris Bachalo drew many of these issues, as well as

1470-475: A four-part eponymous limited series in 1982, which debuted Wolverine's catchphrase , "I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice." The subsequent 1991 Weapon X storyline by Barry Windsor-Smith established that Wolverine had received the adamantium grafted to his skeleton in a torturous process conducted by a secret government project intended to create a super soldier, and that this experience led to post-traumatic amnesia . Wolverine

1568-472: A longer, monthly run and afterwards Paul Smith , John Romita Jr. , Marc Silvestri and Jim Lee were frequent artists on this series. He remained a significant protagonist in this series until Chris Claremont left the title to write the new X-Men (vol. 2) and Wolverine transitioned to this new series. The character's growing popularity led to a solo, four-issue series, Wolverine (September–December 1982), by Claremont and Frank Miller. Elliott Serrano,

1666-626: A more psychedelic aesthetic and storytelling style. In 1993, the Wolverine ongoing series was often drawn by Dwayne Turner . Other writers who wrote for the Wolverine ongoing series include Peter David , Archie Goodwin , Erik Larsen , Frank Tieri, Greg Rucka , Mark Millar , and Gregg Hurwitz . Many artists have also worked on the series, including John Byrne, Gene Colan, Marc Silvestri, Mark Texeira , Adam Kubert , Leinil Francis Yu , Rob Liefeld , Sean Chen , Darick Robertson , John Romita Jr. , Joe Madureira , and Humberto Ramos . In

1764-498: A mutated wolverine cub, and that this rekindled Wein's frustration. He again stated that he had "always known that Wolverine was a mutant." In an article about the evolution of Wolverine included in a 1986 reprint of The Incredible Hulk #180–181, titled Incredible Hulk and Wolverine , Cockrum said he considered having the High Evolutionary play a vital role in making Wolverine a human. Writer Wein wanted Wolverine to be

1862-486: A mysterious masked mutant Wildlife, who is actually an amnesiac Beast , the former X-Men member, until the arrival of former Secret Empire agent, Linda Donaldson recovers Beast's memories. Wolverine kills Living Diamond for killing both Beast and Linda. Before taking Mesmero away, as Wolverine's old mask was heavily damaged, Wolverine takes Beast's Wildlife mask, which then becomes his iconic mask he uses through years. Later, Professor Charles Xavier recruits Wolverine to

1960-590: A new costume for Wolverine (taken from his adversary Fang ) in the final issue of his run, but it was dropped one issue into Byrne's run because he and Cockrum alike found it painfully difficult to draw. In 1979, Wolverine featured in his first solo story, "At the Sign of a Lion", published in Marvel Comic #335 (UK). Written by Mary Jo Duffy , with pencils by Ken Landgraf and inks by George Pérez —marking Pérez's debut as an inker—the story centers on Wolverine as

2058-543: A new iteration of his superhero-mutant team, the X-Men , along with Banshee , Storm , Nightcrawler , and Colossus . He competes with Cyclops for the affection of Jean Grey . It was later revealed that Wolverine had been sent to assassinate Xavier, who wiped Logan's memories and forced him to join the X-Men. X-Men #100 introduces the fastball special, a combat maneuver in which the super-strong Colossus throws Wolverine at

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2156-694: A returning Mark Silvestri. Subsequently, he featured in the Astonishing X-Men series initially written by Joss Whedon and illustrated by John Cassaday . At the turn of the century, in addition to the Wolverine series and appearances in the various X-Men series, another publication expanded upon the character's past: Origin , a six-issue limited series by co-writers Joe Quesada , Paul Jenkins , and Bill Jemas and artist Andy Kubert (Nov. 2001 – July 2002). A second solo series, Wolverine: Origins , written by Daniel Way with art by Steve Dillon , spun off of , and ran concurrently with,

2254-419: A revamped version of the superhero team the X-Men; writer Chris Claremont , artist Dave Cockrum and artist-writer John Byrne would play significant roles in the character's development. In 1979, Wolverine featured in his first solo story, published in Marvel Comic #335 (UK). His position as a standalone character further advanced when artist Frank Miller collaborated with Claremont to revise Wolverine with

2352-541: A revived Andrea and Andreas mentioned that their father "took care" of their return from the dead when they were asked how they were revived. After the defeat of the Secret Empire , Strucker is given praise as a national hero for leading the defeat of multiple Hydra splinter groups. He also appears as a member of the Power Elite. Baron Strucker is a highly intelligent man in peak human physical condition. He

2450-465: A similar origin for Wolverine in the Marvel continuity, having feral mutants be an evolved lifeform. John Byrne said, both in interviews and on his website, that he drew a possible face for Wolverine, but then learned that Dave Cockrum had already drawn him unmasked in X-Men #98 (April 1976), long before Byrne's run on the series. Later, Byrne used the drawing for the face of Sabretooth , an enemy of

2548-460: A son named Werner , who resisted his father's influence, and twins Andrea and Andreas , who were genetically altered by Hydra scientists and developed super powers later in life. Strucker rebuilt Hydra Island, but concealed his role in the organization by using a front called "THEM", in which he was Grand Imperator. In this role, he assigned Arnold Brown to be his Imperial Hydra , supposedly the true master of Hydra. Brown's rule of Hydra ended when he

2646-658: A teenager in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , also set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , the character first appears in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #5 (1964). Born in the late 19th century to a Prussian noble family who had relocated to Strucker Castle in Bavaria following the Franco-Prussian War , Wolfgang von Strucker became

2744-443: A trademark of the character. Chris Claremont took the name Logan from Canada's Mount Logan , stating that "the idea was the tallest mountain being the name of the shortest character". A revival of X-Men followed, beginning with X-Men #94 (August 1975), drawn by Cockrum and written by Chris Claremont. In X-Men and Uncanny X-Men , Wolverine is initially overshadowed by the other characters, although he does create tension in

2842-500: Is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , often in association with the X-Men . He is a mutant with animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, a powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor, a skeleton reinforced with the unbreakable fictional metal adamantium , significantly delayed aging and a prolonged lifespan and three retractable claws in each hand. In addition to

2940-563: Is an exceptional hand-to-hand combatant, swordsman, and marksman. He is also a consummate military strategist and spy, and a master of disguise and excellent actor. He carries a sword and traditional firearms, but also wears the Satan Claw on his right hand: this metal gauntlet amplifies his strength and emits powerful electrical shocks. Strucker also uses serums developed by Hydra, enabling him to maintain his physical vigor at its height and retard his aging process, so that physically he remains

3038-735: Is captured and placed in a circus. Saul Creed, brother of Victor Creed , frees Logan, but after he betrays Logan and Clara Creed to Nathaniel Essex , Logan drowns Creed in Essex's potion. Logan returns to civilization, residing with the Blackfoot people. Following the death of his Blackfoot lover, Silver Fox , at the hands of Victor Creed, now known as Sabretooth , he is ushered into the Canadian military during World War I . During World War II, Logan teams up with Captain America and continues

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3136-621: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Baron Strucker The character has appeared in several media adaptations, including television series and video games. Strucker was portrayed by Campbell Lane in the 1998 TV film, Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , by Thomas Kretschmann in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), and by Joey Defore as

3234-416: Is generally referred to by this code name rather than as Wolverine. In this reality, Logan still has his adamantium, and Magneto, now the leader of the X-Men, helps him to control his feral rages. Weapon X is also missing a hand. He and Jean Grey are lovers in this reality. The series lasted four issues, before concluding and the return to the original name and numbering of the Wolverine series. Following

3332-412: Is recruited for a new squad. Gil Kane illustrated the cover artwork but incorrectly drew Wolverine's mask with larger headpieces. Dave Cockrum liked Kane's accidental alteration (he thought the original was too similar to Batman 's mask) and incorporated it into his own artwork for the actual story. Cockrum was also the first artist to draw Wolverine without his mask, and the distinctive hairstyle became

3430-452: Is revealed that, at some point in the past, Baron Strucker, Nick Fury, and Hand grandmaster Soji Soma had a meeting with representatives of the organization Leviathan . Along with Nick Fury, Baron Strucker was captured by the Kraken. It was revealed that not only was Kraken really Nick Fury's presumably dead half-brother Jake Fury (working with Nick the entire time), but it was revealed to

3528-412: Is ripped out by Magneto in X-Men (Vol 2) #25. Writers were inspired by a passing joke of Peter David's. It is revealed that Wolverine has natural bone claws, in contrast to previously established narrative continuity that his claws were entirely bionic. Wolverine himself is confused by this realization, and his healing factor is also greatly weakened by recovery from this extraordinary injury. He leaves

3626-728: Is typical of the many tough antiheroes that emerged in American popular culture after the Vietnam War ; his willingness to use deadly force and his brooding loner nature became standard characteristics for comic book antiheroes by the end of the 1980s. As a result, the character became a fan favorite of the increasingly popular X-Men franchise, and has been featured in his own solo Wolverine comic book series since 1988. Wolverine has appeared in most X-Men media adaptations, including animated television series , video games and film . In live action, Hugh Jackman portrayed

3724-536: Is unsuccessful and causes Wolverine's mutation to accelerate out of control. He is temporarily changed into a semi-sentient beast-like form. Eventually, the villain Apocalypse captures Wolverine, brainwashes him into becoming the Horseman Death , and successfully re-bonds adamantium to his skeleton. Wolverine overcomes Apocalypse's programming and returns to the X-Men. Jean Grey becomes again possessed by

3822-476: The Gorgon for the purpose of "letting the world become aware of Hydra's true nature". However, Nick Fury was interfering in von Strucker's plans, so Strucker enlists the help of Norman Osborn, director of the corrupt H.A.M.M.E.R. agency, to take care of his nemesis. The news that Osborn had recently murdered his son Andreas had little impact on Strucker, who calmly declared that he now owed Osborn "two favors". It

3920-467: The Hand and an underground subversive movement which later became Hydra where he received help from Arnim Zola into establishing it. Strucker was instrumental in Hydra's earliest raids on war plants to supply their troops, and finally confronted the Supreme Hydra, claiming that as the organization's true mastermind, he should be Hydra's leader. The Supreme Hydra refused and shot him, but Strucker had worn

4018-713: The Hellfire Club . In this decade his new X-Men teammates included Longshot , Dazzler , and Rogue . He becomes engaged to Mariko Yashida and battles The Hand . However, the engagement is broken because of the intervention of a member of the Hellfire Club. He becomes a close defender and mentor for Kitty Pryde . He battles Sabretooth during the Mutant Massacre story line, though he later discovers that he had many previous interactions with Sabretooth that his traumatic amnesia concealed. Separate from

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4116-555: The High Evolutionary , Wein denies this: While I readily admit that my original idea was for Wolvie's claws to extend from the backs of his gloves ... I absolutely did not ever intend to make Logan a mutated wolverine. I write stories about human beings, not evolved animals (with apologies for any story I may have written that involved the High Evolutionary). The mutated wolverine thing came about long after I

4214-707: The Invaders . Strucker finally abandoned the Blitzkrieg Squad, which was later led by Colonel Klaue. While vacationing in Berlin, Strucker witnessed the Asgardian Thor 's attack on the Chancellery, after which Strucker followed a bandaged man through a portal in space. Realizing he had traveled decades into the future, Strucker stole some history books about the end of World War II. He encountered

4312-728: The Nazi Party , becoming infamous in the following years. In 1936, he and Geist , one of Hitler's top men, allied themselves with the Egyptian mentalist Amahl Farouk (secretly the Shadow King ) in an attempt to dispute the lineage of England's royal family and install a new king who would be sympathetic to the Nazis. Their plot was thwarted by the Canadian adventurer Logan and the time-traveling members of Excalibur , Kitty Pryde and Phoenix . In 1937, German Intelligence agent Strucker

4410-765: The Revisionist Western antihero films featuring the Man with No Name . Dialogue and scenes also present a direct homage to Eastwood's neo-noir detective film Dirty Harry . This inspiration continued to be significant throughout the development of the character and his adaptations. The mini-series was followed by the six-issue Kitty Pryde and Wolverine by Claremont and Al Milgrom (Nov. 1984 – April 1985). Marvel launched an ongoing solo book written by Claremont with art by John Buscema in November 1988. It ran for 189 issues. In 1989, Wolverine also featured in

4508-434: The 1977 sports film Slap Shot . Byrne also created Alpha Flight, a group of Canadian superheroes who try to recapture Wolverine due to the expense their government incurred training him. Later stories gradually establish Wolverine's murky past and unstable nature, which he battles to keep in check. Byrne also designed a new brown-and-tan costume for Wolverine, but retained the distinctive Cockrum cowl. Cockrum had introduced

4606-551: The 2010–2013 Avengers series and the 2010–2013 New Avengers series. Wolverine was born as James Howlett in northern Alberta , Canada (approximately near Cold Lake ), during the late 19th century, purportedly to rich farm owners John and Elizabeth Howlett, though he is actually the illegitimate son of the Howletts' groundskeeper, Thomas Logan . After Thomas is thrown off the Howletts' property for an attempted rape perpetrated by his other son, named simply Dog , he returns to

4704-511: The Canadian government's Department H . He becomes Wolverine, one of Canada's first superheroes. In his first mission, he is dispatched to stop the destruction caused by a brawl between the Hulk and the Wendigo . After the Canadian government failed to capture Hulk, Wolverine is forced to team-up with Living Diamond to infiltrate Brand Corporation, where they are briefly caught by Mesmero and

4802-562: The Death Spore bomb from Hydra Island. Invading the island, Nick Fury used masks to trick Strucker's men into shooting their leader. In a panic, Strucker ran into a chamber where nuclear processes were taking place, and was immediately incinerated. Soon afterwards, Fury set the Death Spore bomb to explode within Hydra Island's protective dome designed to keep the island safe from the spores, eradicating all Hydra personnel within. In

4900-623: The Death Spore bonded to his form. Strucker places the hero Abner Jenkins of the Thunderbolts into his debt by funding his team, and pits the team against threats he helped fund, including the Wrecking Crew , Fathom Five, and the Great Game. Gorgon and Elsbeth stage a coup of Hydra and kill Strucker. This Strucker was subsequently revealed to be a clone, as the real Strucker was rescued and kept in stasis before being freed by

4998-528: The Howlett manor and kills John Howlett. In retaliation, young James kills Thomas with bone claws that emerge from the back of his hands, as his mutation manifests. He flees with his childhood companion, Rose, and grows into manhood on a mining colony in the Yukon , adopting the name "Logan" . When Logan accidentally kills Rose with his claws, he flees the colony and lives in the wilderness among wolves, until he

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5096-506: The Howling Commandos derailed his train, freeing the captives. Hitler demanded that Strucker destroy the town, and Strucker set the explosives, but then came face-to-face with Fury, who had rigged an explosive powerful enough to kill Strucker. Caught in a stalemate, Strucker agreed to let the people of Cherbeaux evacuate so that he and Fury could battle again. When the evacuation was complete, Strucker and Fury fought while Cherbeaux

5194-584: The Phoenix Force, and Wolverine has no other choice but to kill her with his claws. Wolverine learns about the existence of X-23 . He initially believes her to be a clone, raised to be a perfect assassin. X-23 later goes by the name Laura. She is eventually enrolled at the Xavier Institute , with her true origin being kept secret as Logan's way of protecting her. Despite being introduced as Wolverine's "sister", she quickly accepts Wolverine as

5292-701: The Red Skull the gas used to preserve them, and it also preserved the Skull when he was buried alive in his bunker during a battle with Captain America. Avoiding prosecution for war crimes, Baron Strucker had his scientists provide him with age-retarding serum so he could personally oversee Hydra's progress for decades to come. He and the Baroness Adelicia Von Krupp once captured the CIA's Agent Ten, who proved to be Strucker's old enemy Logan, but Logan

5390-657: The Sturm-Fånger ("Storm-Catcher") to control cosmic energies; the device was wrecked by time-traveling members of X-Force . After the United States entered the war, the First Attack Squad of Able Company (the Howling Commandos ) became a constant thorn in the Nazis' side, and Hitler turned to Strucker, ordering him to publicly humiliate the Howlers' leader Nick Fury . Strucker challenged Fury to

5488-654: The Swordsman (who turned out to be his son, Andreas) and then Baron Helmut Zemo. Strucker agreed to work with Zemo in his grand plan to take over the world and left together. Helmut Zemo is also responsible for the murder of Strucker's daughter Andrea. During the " Secret Invasion " storyline, Strucker is attacked by Skrulls who are attempting to take over Hydra. However, he is able to defeat them and destroys his own headquarters in order to eliminate any remaining invaders. Strucker also reveals that he no longer adheres to orthodox Nazi beliefs, since he does not wish to "cleanse"

5586-602: The Weapon X program, although his memories remain unreliable. He meets Maverick , another former participant in the Weapon X project, and discovers that he had previously worked together with Sabretooth in a covert team subsequent to the project. In X-Men #25 (1993), at the culmination of the " Fatal Attractions " storyline, the supervillain Magneto forcibly removes the adamantium from Wolverine's skeleton. This massive trauma causes his healing factor to burn out and also leads to

5684-433: The X-Men temporarily as a result. In 1994, the Wolverine ongoing series was usually drawn by Adam Kubert , the brother of the artist for X-Men . In 1995, all of the X-Men related comic books were temporarily replaced by a storyline in an alternate reality, named Age of Apocalypse . The Wolverine series was replaced by a series called Weapon X (not to be confused with the origin story published in 1991), in which Logan

5782-635: The X-Men, Wolverine has been depicted as a member of X-Force , Alpha Flight , the Fantastic Four and the Avengers . The common depiction of Wolverine is multifaceted; he is portrayed at once as a gruff loner , susceptible to animalistic " berserker rages" despite his best efforts, while simultaneously being an incredibly knowledgeable and intelligent polyglot, strategist, and martial artist, partially due to his extended lifespan and expansive lived experiences. He has been featured in comic books, films, animation, and video games. The character first appeared in

5880-438: The X-Men, he has adventures in Madripoor disguised as his alter ego "Patch." He is a mentor for Jubilee . When the X-Men split into two different subgroups, he participates in the "Blue Team" along with Cyclops, Rogue, Beast , Gambit , and Psylocke . Jean Grey had been resurrected by this point, leading to resumption of his rivalry with Cyclops. He also discovers some aspects of the trauma and brainwashing he received from

5978-472: The age of a young adult, with superhuman strength and agility similar to Spider-Man . This changed when Wein saw Cockrum's drawing of the unmasked Wolverine as a hairy 40-year-old. Wein originally intended the claws to be retractable and part of Wolverine's gloves, and both gloves and claws would be made of adamantium . Chris Claremont eventually revealed that they were an integrated part of Wolverine's anatomy in X-Men #98 (April 1976). Writer Jeph Loeb used

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6076-677: The boy would later become Daken . Logan believes his son to be dead for many years. As a member of Team X , Logan is given false memory implants. Eventually breaking free of this mental control, he joins the Canadian Defense Ministry. Logan is subsequently kidnapped by the Weapon X program, where he remains captive and experimented on, until he escapes. It is during his imprisonment by Weapon X that he has adamantium forcibly fused onto his bones. James and Heather Hudson help him recover his humanity following his escape, and Logan begins work as an intelligence operative for

6174-618: The character across ten installments of the X-Men film series produced by 20th Century Fox between 2000 and 2017, and reprised the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Henry Cavill portrayed an alternate version of Wolverine dubbed "Cavillrine" in Deadpool & Wolverine . Troye Sivan portrayed a young version of Logan in the 2009 film X-Men Origins: Wolverine . Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Roy Thomas asked writer Len Wein to devise

6272-478: The discovery that his claws are actually bone. Wolverine leaves the X-Men for a time, embarking on a series of adventures during which his healing factor returns. Feral by nature, Wolverine's mutation process will eventually cause him to degenerate physically into a more primitive, bestial state. Elektra helps him to recover his humanity. After his return to the X-Men, Cable 's son Genesis kidnaps Wolverine and attempts to re-bond adamantium to his skeleton. This

6370-415: The early 1990s, Wolverine featured as a prominent character in X-Men vol. 2, initially written by Chris Claremont and illustrated by Jim Lee . The first issue of this comic book series is the highest selling comic book in history. Following the departure of Claremont and Lee, Scott Lobdell and Fabian Nicieza usually wrote the title while Andy Kubert illustrated it. In 1993, Wolverine's adamantium

6468-427: The ensuing years, the roboticist Machinesmith built a robot duplicate of Strucker, using it to test the abilities and morality of Captain America. The robot fooled even S.H.I.E.L.D. into thinking they had captured the real Strucker. Strucker also lived on in the form of several different android LMDs ( Life Model Decoy ) based on his mind; one was activated on Hydra Island after Strucker's death and believed itself to be

6566-431: The entire Earth. A sixth Baron Strucker was the dictator of Earth-9939 (Earth-Charnel) under the name Charnel. He was depicted as a necromantic who took over that Earth and created demon-drones called Spawn of Charnel to do his bidding. He was responsible for wiping out most of its heroes there. He paralyzed Thing , turned Mister Fantastic into putty, and destroyed Thor 's people. However, Charnel along with his timeline

6664-493: The event recorded and sent back to Germany as propaganda material to destroy Fury's reputation. Hitler demanded that Strucker capture the Howlers so they could be executed in Berlin. Strucker assembled the Blitzkrieg Squad, who could match each of the Howlers skill for skill, but the Howlers defeated them at every turn. Strucker also led the Blitzkrieg Squad to England to assassinate Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery , but they were foiled by

6762-588: The final "teaser" panel of The Incredible Hulk #180 ( cover-dated October 1974), written by Wein and penciled by Herb Trimpe . The character then appeared in a number of advertisements in various Marvel Comics publications before making his first major appearance in The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974), again by the Wein–Trimpe team. In 2009, Trimpe said he "distinctly remembers" Romita's sketch and that, "The way I see it, [Romita and Wein] sewed

6860-548: The formula to Hitler if it proved successful in the field. Fury was overcome by the hallucinations, but the Howlers rescued him, enabling his recovery. Ever more uncomfortable with the progress of the war, Strucker continued to operate Hydra from the shadows while pretending to be a loyal Nazi, secretly funneling Hitler's resources into his own operation. He also obtained the Dragon of Death, a powerful Japanese submarine, and made it Hydra's new mobile headquarters. Using his knowledge of

6958-472: The future, Strucker attempted to complete Uranverein , a nuclear weapons project, before the United States, sending Hydra agents to obtain the materials. Learning of this plot, the Invaders ultimately scuttled the Dragon, again delaying Strucker's plans, and during the clash Strucker lost the books he had brought from the future. It is also likely that because of this scheme that Strucker inadvertently caused

7056-506: The last panel of The Incredible Hulk #180 before having a larger role in #181 ( cover-dated November 1974), in the Bronze Age of Comic Books . He was created by writer Len Wein and Marvel art director John Romita Sr. Romita designed the character's costume, but the character was first drawn for publication by Herb Trimpe . Since 2017, Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas has also claimed co-creator credit. Wolverine then joined

7154-554: The martial artist superhero Iron Fist , whose stories Chris Claremont was writing. Byrne then conceived of the idea of Sabretooth being Wolverine's father. Together, Byrne and Claremont came up with Wolverine being about 60 years old and having served in World War II after escaping from Sabretooth, who was about 120 years old. Following Byrne's departure, Wolverine remained as a prominent character in X-Men , which later changed its name to Uncanny X-Men . Cockrum returned for

7252-509: The monster together and I shocked it to life! ... It was just one of those secondary or tertiary characters, actually, that we were using in that particular book with no particular notion of it going anywhere. We did characters in The [Incredible] Hulk all the time that were in [particular] issues and that was the end of them." Though often credited as co-creator, Trimpe denied having had any role in Wolverine's creation. The character's introduction

7350-561: The population of Gruenstadt to cover his tracks. The Howlers arrived, too late to prevent the tragedy, but fatally wounded Strucker. The Gnobians healed Strucker with their powers, but they went insane from absorbing some of his hate-filled psyche in the process. Strucker fled their crashed ship, taking discs of their information to his scientists. As Germany fell in 1945, Strucker had the Nazis' two greatest superhumans Master Man and Warrior Woman placed into suspended animation in opposite sides of Berlin to await later revival. Strucker also gave

7448-465: The protagonist. The narrative unfolds in a bar, where Wolverine, sitting alone, becomes embroiled in a fight with Hercules after the latter attempts to intimidate him. This story is notable for being Wolverine's first appearance as a standalone character, separate from the X-Men. Despite suggestions that co-creator Len Wein originally intended for Logan to be a mutated wolverine cub, evolved to humanoid form by an already established Marvel geneticist,

7546-443: The return to the original timeline, a follower of Apocalypse captures Wolverine and attempts to bond adamantium to his skeleton a second time, with the goal of making him one of Apocalypse's warriors. However, Wolverine's healing factor and willpower reject the process; the ensuing stress leads him to regress into a bestial state. Stick , the former mentor of Daredevil , sends Elektra to re-train Wolverine, and heal his psyche. For

7644-475: The same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strucker&oldid=1190669279 " Category : Set index articles on comics Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description

7742-427: The same, despite his advanced age. Exposure to his Death Spore has bonded Strucker's DNA with the Death Spore, enabling him to be revived after seemingly being killed by gunshot wounds and radiation poisoning. Strucker can now release the Death Spore virus from his body at will, killing his victims nearly instantly. If Strucker is killed, the Death Spore viruses will allegedly be set free from his body and risk infecting

7840-400: The second Wolverine solo series. Following Larry Hama's exit from the Wolverine solo title, Mark Millar became a particularly influential writer for the character. In 2008, he and artist Steve McNiven explored a possible future for Wolverine in an eight-issue story arc entitled " Old Man Logan " that debuted with Wolverine #66. Wolverine appears as a regular character throughout both

7938-470: The series was often illustrated by Mark Texeira . Hama's run included a storyline inspired by Ernest Hemingway 's For Whom the Bell Tolls . The series was bimonthly from July 1991 to September 1992. Hama also introduced "Albert," a cyborg copy of Wolverine, and often featured Jubilee as Wolverine's sidekick. Hama also frequently delved into Wolverine's mysterious past in the Weapon X program, which

8036-447: The team as he is attracted to Cyclops' girlfriend, Jean Grey . As the series progressed, Claremont and Cockrum (who preferred Nightcrawler ) considered dropping Wolverine from the series; Cockrum's successor, artist John Byrne , championed the character, later explaining, as a Canadian himself, he did not want to see a Canadian character dropped. Byrne modeled his rendition of Wolverine on actor Paul D'Amato , who played Dr. Hook in

8134-660: The territories that Doctor Doom rules over only for Doctor Doom to attack first which led to the death of Baron Strucker and the annihilation of Hydra. Baron Strucker appears in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , portrayed by Campbell Lane . Baron Strucker appears media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Baron Strucker appears in The Avengers: United They Stand #2. Wolverine (character) Wolverine (birth name: James Howlett ; alias : Logan and Weapon X )

8232-456: The time machine's creator Doctor Doom , who allowed him to return to the past, not believing that Strucker could win the war even with the knowledge he had obtained. Tiring of Strucker's failures, Hitler assigned him to topple the resistance in the French town of Cherbeaux, or else destroy the town. Strucker rounded up the resistance to send them to camps to avoid having to destroy the town, but

8330-553: The top characters, right now." During this period, Wolverine also regularly appeared in cover stories for the anthology series Marvel Comics Presents . Among these stories was "Weapon X", by writer-artist Barry Windsor-Smith , serialized in Marvel Comics Presents #72–84 (1991), which was an essential depiction of Wolverine's past and the event of adamantium grafted to his skeleton. Subsequent stories in this publication were often illustrated by Sam Kieth and had

8428-467: The true Strucker, finally meeting its doom battling Captain America, Fury, and the one-time Howling Commandos. Another tricked Canada's Department H into selling Hydra the battle-suit worn by their hero Guardian . The most destructive was the Deltite, an LMD Strucker had planted within S.H.I.E.L.D. to tear the organization apart, and ultimately wound up running S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra simultaneously, playing

8526-532: The two against each other. By the time the Deltite was finally revealed and destroyed, it had managed to sow distrust throughout S.H.I.E.L.D., and killed many agents, leading Fury to disband the organization. Hydra suffered without Strucker's leadership, and the Red Skull championed an effort to bring the Baron back, providing a distraction to occupy Fury's newly-rebuilt S.H.I.E.L.D. while Hydra scientists found Strucker's body and sacrificed their lives to revive him with

8624-418: The world, but simply to rule it. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, Strucker's longtime nemesis, Nick Fury, discovers that S.H.I.E.L.D. is, and always has been, controlled by Hydra. Strucker seems happy finding this out saying that "We've been dancing to the melody for so long, and finally you hear it too". Strucker calls forth all Hydra leaders ( Kraken , Viper , Madame Hydra , and Hive ), and resurrects

8722-434: Was ambiguous, revealing little beyond his being a superhuman agent of the Canadian government. In these appearances, he does not retract his claws, although Wein stated they had always been envisioned as retractable. He appears briefly in the finale to this story in The Incredible Hulk #182. Wolverine's next appearance was in 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1, written by Wein and penciled by Dave Cockrum , in which Wolverine

8820-548: Was attacked and killed by Doctor Strange in a magical duel. In the Marvel Noir universe, Baron Strucker is the second in command for Baron Zemo . In the pages of "Avengers of the Wastelands" which takes place on Earth-21923 and serve as a sequel to Old Man Logan , Baron Strucker was among the villains that helped to kill the superheroes. Some years later, Baron Strucker reformed Hydra. He plotted to take over

8918-566: Was destroyed around them, and Fury lost Strucker in the upheaval. For allowing the evacuation of Cherbeaux, Hitler had Strucker marked for death by the Gestapo . Strucker escaped Germany because of the Red Skull , Hitler's right-hand man, who foresaw Hitler's fall, and wanted an alternative power base. The Red Skull sent Strucker to Japan to form this organization, but Strucker intended to run it for himself. In Japan, Strucker joined forces with

9016-637: Was investigated by the allies' Captain Savage and his Leatherneck Raiders , and the Japanese Samurai Squad. Captain Savage and the others managed to overcome Hydra's forces, and Strucker was forced to detonate the island. With Hydra's plans temporarily waylaid, Strucker was forced to return to Germany. To regain Hitler's favor, Strucker subjected Fury to a hallucinogenic drug in Africa, offering

9114-561: Was later destroyed by the bounty-hunter Death's Head . This universe was used by Advanced Idea Mechanics Supreme Scientist Monica Rappaccini to conceal her hidden base until Hank Pym disrupted her machines. In the Marvel Mangaverse , Strucker was a leader of Hydra, as well as a powerful wizard. He attacked Stark Island and summoned Dormammu by using Tony Stark 's gate to the Negative Zone . After that, Strucker

9212-512: Was no longer involved with the book. I'm not certain if the idea was first suggested by Chris Claremont, the late, much-missed Dave Cockrum, or John Byrne when he came aboard as artist, but it most certainly did not start with me. Wein said on the X-Men Origins: Wolverine Blu-ray special features that he has read "Ten things you did not know about Wolverine", which says the character was originally intended to be

9310-481: Was often highly convoluted and unreliable because of the false memories implanted by the program's designers. In 1992, Hama revisited the Japanese setting and characters of Claremont's and Miller's earlier limited series, ending the story with the poisoning of Mariko Yashida and her mercy killing at the hands of Wolverine. Hama credited the influence of Yakuza films as well as Ridley Scott's Black Rain . Himself

9408-625: Was overcome by S.H.I.E.L.D. , an espionage organization led by Nick Fury and designed to thwart Hydra, and the unmasked Brown was mistakenly shot by his own men as Hydra crumbled about him. THEM also found and revived the long-lost Red Skull, but Strucker finally abandoned THEM when the scientific research arm of Hydra and another branch splintered away to become A.I.M. and the Secret Empire , respectively. Strucker continued to conceal his identity, acting as Don Antonio Caballero, Emir Ali Bey, and S.H.I.E.L.D. agent John Bronson. He finally revealed himself as Hydra's true leader when he prepared to unleash

9506-413: Was rescued by CIA agents Richard and Mary Parker . Needing more finances for Hydra, Strucker abducted Gabrielle Haller , who had a map leading to a fortune in lost Nazi gold hidden within her mind, but Haller was defended by her friends, the mutants Charles Xavier and Erik Magnus , and Magnus took the gold for his own purposes. Strucker married more than once in the years that followed resulting in

9604-613: Was sent to the United States to assassinate Senator Fulton, but he was foiled by brigand-for-hire Dominic Fortune . As World War II began, Strucker was appointed wing commander of the Death's Head Squadron by Hitler, and, in 1941, he was sent to Madripoor to help the Hand ninja cult transform young Natasha Romanova into their master assassin, only to be defeated by Logan (yet to acquire the adamantium skeleton which would transform into Wolverine ), Captain America , and Ivan Petrovitch. Later in 1941, Strucker invaded Latveria, seeking to use

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