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Wolverine (1988 1st Series) comic books 1990-1992

  • Item #56900669
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    Published Feb 1990 by Marvel.

    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 21 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: Off white to white

    Direct Edition.

    Label #21-27A45B2-002

    Starts Jun 10

    Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 5 of 7 - "Battlegrounds!" X-Men cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Hopped up on tainted cocaine, Wolverine's healing factor is pushed to its limits figting the drug's hallucination inducing side effects. He soon discovers the true horror behind Geist's new drug, it's actually Spore, a living disease! 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 22 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #19-347BA2F-021

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    Starts Jun 10

    Acts of Vengeance Aftermath - Part 6 of 7 - "Outburst!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. Wolverine races against the clock in order to stop the cyborg Geist's living disease known as Spore from being released upon the world. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #56900675
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    Published Apr 1990 by Marvel.

    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 23 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-27A45B2-006

    Starts Jun 10

    Acts of Vengeance Aftermath (Uncredited) - Part 7 of 7 - "Endings!" Written by Archie Goodwin. Art and Cover by John Byrne. If Wolverine is going to stop the rampage of the living disease known as Spore he may need a little help from the healing power of Sister Salvation. 32 pages, FC NOTE: In a truly ironic twist, at the end of this tale, Geist, a former Nazi, gets a surprise visit from a World War II Holocaust survivor, a certain Master of Magnetism. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $1.50.

  • Item #56900680
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 26 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-27A45B2-011

    Starts May 20

    "Memory of peace!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Klaus Janson and Tom Palmer. Cover by Klaus Janson. An old friend of Logan's is murdered and the feral X-Man will not rest until his killers are brought to justice and family heirloom is returned. Includes a Todd McFarlane pin-up. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706877
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 26 CBCS 9.6

    Paper: White

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    Label #19-347BA2F-025

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    Starts Jun 10

    "Memory of peace!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Klaus Janson and Tom Palmer. Cover by Klaus Janson. An old friend of Logan's is murdered and the feral X-Man will not rest until his killers are brought to justice and family heirloom is returned. Includes a Todd McFarlane pin-up. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706887
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 28 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #19-347BA2F-027

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    Starts Jun 10

    The Lazarus Project: Part 2 of 4 - "The Stranger!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by Barry Kitson and Keith Williams. Cover by Mark Chiarello and Mike Mignola. Washing up on the shores of Rumika, Wolverine has no memory of who he is or how he got here. What he does know is that he doesn't take kindly to the cadre of mercenaries slaughtering the citizens of a local village as they search for the Master Form. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 35 CGC 9.4

    Paper: White

    Label #1017554001

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    "Blood, Sand and Claws!" Part 1 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. In his latest caper, Logan and the diminutive hero Puck, from Alpha Flight, get sucked through a time vortex as they pursue the mystic villainess Spiral back to the Spanish Civil War and run into none other than Ernest Hemingway. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 36 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-27A4BCE-007

    Starts May 27

    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.

  • Item #57737923
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 37 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-2738DCA-004

    Starts Jun 10

    Blood, Sand and Claws: Part 3 of 3 - Guest-starring Puck. "Fall Back and Spring Forward!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine and Puck settle the score with Lady Deathstrike back in the present. Meanwhile, the cyborg villain Donald Pierce puts the finishing touches on his latest weapon against his hated enemy, Wolverine. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #57737921
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 39 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-2738DCA-005

    Starts Jun 10

    "Deconstruction!" Guest-starring Storm. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Elsie Dee may look like an innocent little girl but it turns out that she's actually a killer android built to lure Wolverine to his doom. Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706889
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 41D CBCS 9.4

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    Label #19-347BA2F-029

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    Starts Jun 10

    1st printing. Direct Edition. "Down in the Bottoms!" Guest-starring Cable, Jubilee, and Forge. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Pin-ups by Mike Mignola and Art Thibert. Down in the Morlock Tunnels the mutant freedom fighter from the future Cable is hunting the most dangerous prey, but what he finds is Albert, the Wolverine replicant, and Elsie Dee, the little girl android. Meanwhile, Wolverine throws down with Sabretooth, but this time Logan's savage enemy drops a bombshell of a revelation too insane to be true. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706901
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 43 CBCS 9.6

    Paper: White

    Slab: Scuffing on front of case

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    Label #19-347BA2F-030

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    Starts Jun 10

    "Under the Skin!" Cable and Nick Fury Cameos. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Cover by Marc Silvestri. Pin-up by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. As Lady Deathstrike arrives in town, a serial killer runs into someone even more dangerous than he is - Wolverine. Sabretooth cameo. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #57737908
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 45D CBCS 9.8

    Paper: White

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    Label #21-2738DCA-011

    Starts Jun 10

    Direct Edition. Part 1 of 2 - "Claws Over Times Square!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. The savage creature known as the Hunter in the Darkness has been captured and put on display in a carnival. When the villains Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike show up to cause trouble not even Wolverine may be able to stop them alone. Includes a 2-page pin-up by Art Thibert. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #58794845
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 48 CGC 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Label #3849332010

    Starts Jul 6

    Shiva Scenario: Phase 1 of 3 - "Dreams of Gore!" Guest-starring Jubilee. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine and Jubilee head to Canada in search for clues that will unlock the secrets to Logan's mysterious past. NOTE: The astounding sequel to Weapon X from Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995) #72-84. Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706910
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 52 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

    Slab: Minor side edge crack; Scuffing on front of case

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    Label #19-347BA2F-035

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    Starts Jun 10

    The Crunch Conundrum: Part 2 of 3 - "Citadel at the End of Time!" Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Mojo has sinister plans for the Crunch, so Wolverine, Mystique, and Spiral head into the time/space vortex to stop the spineless villain. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706920
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 54 CBCS 9.8

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    Label #19-347BA2F-038

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    Starts Jun 10

    Station Identification! Guest-starring Shatterstar. Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Darick Robertson and Don Hudson. Cover by Darick Robertson and Joe Rubinstein. Wolverine and Shattersar from X-Force team-up to take down a street gang that uses camcorders to video the mayhem that they cause. Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706930
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 55 CBCS 9.8

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    Label #19-347BA2F-040

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    Starts Jun 10

    Part 1 of 3 - "Thirty Slashes Over Tokyo, or Sayonara, Yellow Brick Road!" Guest-starring Gambit, Jubilee, and Sunfire. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. When Jubilee finds herself stranded in Japan, Wolverine and Gambit head to her rescue. However, the Hand, a clan of deadly ninja assassins, is waiting for them. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #51706946
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 56 CBCS 9.6

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    Label #19-347BA2F-043

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    Starts Jun 10

    Part 2 of 3 - "We Got Cylla, Can Mothra be Far Behind!" Guest-starring Gambit, Jubilee, and Sunfire. Featuring the Silver Samurai. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine, Gambit, and Sunfire face off with the deadly Cylla and the Hand, a clan of deadly ninja assassins. Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #57958551
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 57 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-40F076C-061

    Starts Jun 10

    Part 3 of 3 - "Death in the Family!" Guest-starring Gambit, Jubilee, and Sunfire. Featuring the Silver Samurai. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri, Dan Green, Al Milgrim and Joe Rubinstein. In one of the most poignant Wolverines to date, the love of Logan's life makes the ultimate sacrifice and the future of Clan Yoshida is forever changed. 32 pages, FC NOTE: For more on the back story of the relationship between Wolverine and Mariko check out Wolverine HC (2006 Marvel Premiere Classic), it collects Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1-4 and Uncanny X-Men #172-173. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist. Cover price $1.75.

  • Item #57957833
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 60 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-40F076C-064

    Starts Jun 10

    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.

  • Item #57957840
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    Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 61 CBCS 9.8

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    Paper: White

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    Label #21-40F076C-065

    Starts Jun 10

    Part 1 of 4 - "Nightmare Quest!" Guest-starring Jubilee. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Mark Texiera. Wolverine teams up with Jubilee and Wraith to track down another former member of the infamous Weapon X Program. Cameos by Nick Fury, Omega Red, and Sabretooth. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.