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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published September 1989
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 3.95 USD; 5.00 CAD
Pages 52
Editing Craig Anderson; Renee Witterstaetter (Assistant); Mark Gruenwald (Executive)

Cover Details - "Book One: Beginnings"

Characters Wolverine
Genre superhero
Pencils Rob Liefeld
Inks Terry Austin
Letters Typeset

4 page Wolverine credits "Title and Credits"

Characters Wolverine
Genre superhero
Pencils Art Adams
Inks Art Adams
Letters Typeset
Reprinted From Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #1 [Wolverine figure taken from the cover]

1 page Wolverine foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Genre superhero
Script Peter Sanderson
Pencils John Bolton
Inks John Bolton
Letters Typeset

42 page Wolverine text story "Book One"

Characters FEATURE: Wolverine; GUESTS: Silver Fox; Daredevil; Alpha Flight [Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson]; Vindicator [Heather Hudson]; Shaman; Sasquatch; Snowbird; Aurora; Northstar]; Hulk; X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Jean Grey; Angel; Iceman; Beast; Havok; Polaris; Storm; Colossus; Nightcrawler; Banshee; Sunfire; Thunderbird]; Moira MacTaggert; VILLAINS: Sabretooth; Ogun; Lord Dark Wind; Lady Deathstrike; Bullseye; Wendigo; Krakoa; Cat-Man; Kierrok; Steven Lang; Sentinels
Synopsis Narrative history with reprint clip art of Wolverine from his pre-Weapon X days as Logan to the episode as a member of the X-Men where Wolvie has to deal with Jean Grey gaining the power of the Phoenix.
Genre superhero
Script Peter Sanderson
Pencils John Bolton; John Buscema; Sal Buscema; John Byrne; Dave Cockrum; Gene Colan; William Johnson; Jack Kirby; Al Milgrom; Frank Miller; Paul Neary; Herb Trimpe
Inks Jack Abel; Terry Austin; John Bolton; Frank Chiaramonte; Dave Cockrum; Vince Colletta; Sam Grainger; Klaus Janson; Mike Mignola; Al Milgrom; Bill Sienkiewicz; Chic Stone; Gerry Talaoc
Colors Janet Jackson
Letters Typeset
Notes Source material for this story comes from Alpha Flight (Marvel, 1983 series) #17, 33; Classic X-Men (Marvel, 1986 series) #1-10; Giant-Size X-Men (Marvel, 1975 series) #1; Incredible Hulk, the (Marvel, 1968 series) #181, 182; Wolverine (Marvel, 1989 series) #9, 10; Uncanny X-Men, the (Marvel, 1963 series) #94-101. Clip art is taken from these comics and a few others unlisted in the credits.

1 page Wolverine illustration "Back Cover"

Characters Wolverine; Hulk; Jean Grey
Genre superhero
Pencils Rob Liefeld
Inks Terry Austin