Wolverine (1988 1st Series) comic books

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D CGC 9.8 SS Claremont/Orzechowski/Oliver/Thomas

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Signed & Sketch by Chris Claremont on 4/12/23 & Tom Orzechowski on 8/30/23 & Signed by Glynis Oliver & Roy Thomas on 5/8/24.

Label #4411317002

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1N FN/VF 7.0

Newsstand Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 3D CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996018

Direct Edition. Part 3 of 3 - "The Black Blade!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. Oh no, Wolverine is possessed by the Black Blade and is about to sacrifice Jessica Drew, unless McCabe and Silver Samurai can stop him. Kevin Nowlan art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 3D CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996020

Direct Edition. Part 3 of 3 - "The Black Blade!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. Oh no, Wolverine is possessed by the Black Blade and is about to sacrifice Jessica Drew, unless McCabe and Silver Samurai can stop him. Kevin Nowlan art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 4N CGC 9.0

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Newsstand Edition.

Label #4702044001

Newsstand Edition. "Bloodsport!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art and Cover by John Buscema and Al Williamson. Back Cover by Barry Windsor-Smith. Tyger Tiger, head of Mandripoor's crime scene, is being harassed by enemy assassins, Roughhouse and Bloodsport. Naturally Wolverine is there to save her. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996011

Direct Edition. "Roughhouse!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. At the royal palace, Wolverine takes on the behemoth Roughhouse and the deadly Bloodsport in an effort to save innocent lives. Just as things escalate to the point of no return, the Mandripoor Prince arrives in town. Todd McFarlane art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 6D CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996013

Direct Edition. "Roughhouse!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. At the royal palace, Wolverine takes on the behemoth Roughhouse and the deadly Bloodsport in an effort to save innocent lives. Just as things escalate to the point of no return, the Mandripoor Prince arrives in town. Todd McFarlane art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 8D FN+ 6.5

Direct Edition. Part 2 of 2 - "If It Ain't Broke...!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema . In a humorous turn of events, using the Hulk's brute strength to do his dirty work for him, Wolverine tricks the Grey Goliath into trashing Coy's slave ring and cocaine operation. Rob Liefeld art on back cover. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 19D CGC 9.6

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Label #3760417009

Direct Edition. Acts of Vengeance tie-in - Part 3 of 7 - "Heroes and Villains!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine makes his way to war torn Tierra Verde only to find himself caught in the middle of a battle between the revolutionary La Bondera and the dangerous aquatic villain Tiger Shark. Meanwhile, more of Geist's villainous plan is revealed. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 24 CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996006

"Snow Blind!" Written by Peter David. Art by Gene Colan. Cover by Jim Lee. A Mandripoor street punk steals a briefcase thinking he made a big score. What he doesn't realize is that the case is loaded with explosives. Can Wolverine find the boy before the bomb goes off? 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 32 CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996002

"Terminal Trauma!" Jean Grey Cameo. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Ambushed by two assassins, Wolverine finds himself impaled by a katana blade. If he survives that, can the feral X-Man solve the mystery behind the deadly new drug hitting the streets of Mandripoor. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 34 CGC 9.6

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Label #3760417017

"The Hunter in the Darkness!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Up in the Canadian wilderness, Wolverine helps a mountie track down a gun-wielding fugitive, but they all stumble upon the legendary Hunter in the Darkness. 32 pages, FC NOTE: This is a great issue. It is reminiscent of a Twilight Zone or X-Files episode. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 36D CGC 9.8

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Label #4697996023

Direct Edition. Blood, Sand and Claws: Part 2 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. "...It Tolls for Thee!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Cover by Marc Silvestri and Joe Rubinstein. As Wolverine, Puck, and Ernest Hemingway fight the Spanish Civil War, Lady Deathstrike strikes a deal with the Nazis. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 41REP CGC 9.4 SS Stan Lee/Jim Lee/Miller/Romita/+9 more

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Signed by John Romita on 10/17/11, Marc Silvestri on 3/3/12. Len Wein on 4/13/12, Stan Lee on 8/11/12, Chris Claremont, Frank Miller, Glynis Oliver, Tom Orzechowski, Joe Rubenstein, Roy Thomas on 5/8/24. Jim Lee, Scott Williams on 6/4/25 & Rob Liefeld on 12/16/25. Second Printing.

Label #4671046002

2nd printing, "A Secret Revealed" appears in gold Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 60D CBCS 9.8

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Direct Edition

Label #24-344A9DB-008

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Direct Edition. Counting Coup! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Dave Hoover and Keith Williams. Cover by Larry Stroman and Dan Green. Seeking retribution for the death of Mariko (see Wolverine #57), Logan pays a little visit to Hand's Matsuo Tsirayaba. Meanwhile, Shiva, the robotic terror programmed to hunt down renegade members of the Weapon X Program, finds its next target - Sabretooth. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CGC 9.6 SS Hama

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Signed by Larry Hama on 12/6/25.

Label #4697003023

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CGC 9.6 SS Hama

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Signed by Larry Hama on 12/6/25.

Label #4697003020

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CGC 9.6 SS Hama

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Signed by Larry Hama on 12/6/25.

Label #4697004008

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CGC 9.6 SS Hama

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Signed by Larry Hama on 12/6/25.

Label #4697004006

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CGC 9.6 SS Hama

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Signed by Larry Hama on 12/6/25.

Label #4697004005

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CGC 9.6 SS Hama

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Signed by Larry Hama on 12/6/25.

Label #4697004002

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 80 CGC 9.8

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Label #4688661023

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Direct Edition. ...In the Forest of the Night! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Ian Churchill and Al Milgrim. With no Adamantium skeleton and his bone claws broken, Wolverine is no match for Cyber. He and Zoe race to stay one step ahead of his hulking adversary. Things get worse when the assassin Bloodscream makes the scene. Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 80 CGC 9.8

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Label #4665503016

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Direct Edition. ...In the Forest of the Night! Written by Larry Hama. Art by Ian Churchill and Al Milgrim. With no Adamantium skeleton and his bone claws broken, Wolverine is no match for Cyber. He and Zoe race to stay one step ahead of his hulking adversary. Things get worse when the assassin Bloodscream makes the scene. Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 170 CGC 9.6

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Label #4642667018

"Stay Alive" part 1 of 3. Script by Frank Tieri, pencils by Sean Chen, inks by Norm Rapmund. Mike McKone cover. THE STORY: The most shocking new villain of WOLVERINE returns! Mauvais is back and he's out for blood... lots of blood! The last time Logan tussled with this creep he lost an eye... so what could he be after this time?! And what's he doing on the set of the reality TV show called Stay Alive? A brand-new story arc kicks off here from Tieri and Chen! ? THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.25.