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[edit] Wolverine's Height

In his early appearances at least, Wolverine was depicted as being very short. The first and second volumes of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe listed his height as 5'2" or 5'3". These days he seems to be fairly normal height. I don't know if that's a retcon or if it was explained away. —SteveG (talk) 05:36, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

It's just the artist, In the first few issues of the current Wolverine series, you can tell how short he is while he is sitting on a table. I think thats why if you ever see his entire body, he is hunched over, that way he does not appear as short as he actually is. Rau's Speak Page 22:15, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
The size of comic book characters can vary from issue to issue. Or, at least various drawing techniques can make a character look smaller or larger. While the OHOTMU isn't really reliable when it comes to categorizing a character's powers, since the writers change them to fit whatever situation they think of, is pretty consistent with a character's history and vital stats. So, until he's listed as something different in a later OHOTMU profile, his height will officially be 5'3".Odin's Beard (talk) 23:58, 28 April 2008 (UTC)
I'm not disputing, I always thought he was short. Rau's Speak Page 00:06, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The Hudson Bay Company

MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #93-98, tells the story of Logan as a fur trapper for the Hudson Bay Company. With the help of the Blackfoot Indians, he defeats the demonic snake-worm, Uncegila, a feat which earns him the Blackfoot warrior name "Skunk-Bear". I think this is a worthy period of his life to note in the "Early Years" chapter of his article, but I'm not exactly sure where it should fit into continuity. It's been suggested that these events took place just prior to meeting Silver Fox (which seems correct to me), while others claim it was after her, just prior to WWI. The story itself is cloudy on when it occured. The recent events of WOLVERINE: ORIGINS #15 once again recalls his involvement with the Hudson Bay Company.FA Shotgun (talk) 16:19, 24 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:WOLVXR.JPG

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Inchulk181.jpg

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[edit] GA nomination on hold

Please leave a note on my talk page when you're done with this stuff - cheers. David Pro (talk) 19:09, 29 December 2007 (UTC)

This article lacks a lot of Real World context. I like the heavy use of creator information in the two sections about the origins that never came to pass, but the bloated character history section lacks for creator information. Also, a solid publication history section could be of use. Further, given the rampant popularity of the character, a section detailing his popularity, NOT a 'in pop culture' section could be an attribute. I'm sure there are sources out there on this sort of thing. ThuranX (talk) 23:44, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
Quick suggestion. You guys might want to give the fictional character biography it's own page (like Spider-Man). RC-0722 (talk) 04:54, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
Seems no action has been taken....GAN failed. dihydrogen monoxide (H20) 23:11, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Devil's Brigade

I'm not sure how Wolverine could have fought in WWI with a brigade that did not exist until WWII. 70.54.126.60 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 03:19, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

I think that the link to the real WWII Devil's Brigade should be removed. It's confusing. Someone who hadn't heard of it might wonder why it is listed as First World War here but Second World War in its article. (The historical one was also a joint Canada-USA brigade, not just Canadian.) 70.54.126.60 (talk) 03:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)
This discussion was held a while back and the confusion is understandable. While I don't think that anybody has been able to confirm any of this, I know I certainly haven't found anything on it, I think a few mistakes might've been made when the idea first came into the writer's head. It's possible that the Devil's Brigade that Wolverine was written as being a member of is a completely ficticious group created by the writer with no connection to the historical DB. It's also possible that the intention was for Wolverine to have actually been part of the historical DB, but a mistake was made in which the writer could've thought the DB began and was operating during WWI as well. After the story came out, nothing more was really ever done with it up until pretty recently with the whole Wolverine Origins story arc in which Cyber makes his return. Either way though, yeah the link should be removed because he wasn't written as being part of the historical DB.Odin's Beard (talk) 16:00, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fictional history split

-nomination- I wanted to suggest this split, as with such a popular character appearing in so many different titles (either as himself or a Skrull). A separate page would be helpful to maintain a continued size problem on the page. I would like other to consider to inclusion of Wolvie:Origin, although it is not formally included in the proposal. -66.109.248.114 (talk) 02:54, 26 February 2008 (UTC).

I think it's a good idea and is one that's been suggested in the past. It's not just the fact that the character appears roughly half a dozen issues every month, it's also the fact that some editors want to include every appearance he makes, even if it's not anything major, to the article and go into almost nauseating detail with each appearance. As for Wolverine: Origins, I also wouldn't be opposed to the idea of possibly giving the comic its own article.Odin's Beard (talk) 22:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
I took note that an editor had created the page months ago. I created a summary to the history and linked the two, in short - bold. -66.109.248.114 (talk) 02:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC).

[edit] GAR result

I've closed the GAR as a Procedural close, as the article was never reviewed. This is a case of confusion; the following is a suspected summary of events:

After the nomination, nominator added a section (ca. 5 minutes later) with a title clearly subject to misinterpretation. Passing editor saw “on hold” comment and updated WP:GAN page accordingly (phrasing of “apparently” seems to confirm confusion caused by aforementioned section title). Another editor later failed the nomination, presumably due to "expired" hold. Nominating editor for GAN and GAR has acknowledged “the article wasn't reviewed” and “voted” to “nominate at GAN”.

If still desired, feel free to renominate at WP:GAN at your leisure. Given that the article was never reviewed, I have removed GA templates to reflect that this article has not yet been through the proper process. ЭLСОВВОLД talk 03:39, 26 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] other media / video game

Wolverine is a playable, unlockable character in "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3" for Sony Playstation. Would this be a worthwhile addition to the article? Marchseventh (talk) 21:58, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Not really. It's mostly just an interesting little bit of trivia than anything else. It's basically just something the developers put into the game because they're probably fans of the character and figured it'd be cool.Odin's Beard (talk) 22:31, 26 April 2008 (UTC)

Right, I see. I hadn't noticed the 'Wolverine in other media link' earlier. Thanks. Marchseventh (talk) 09:00, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Weakened Healing

At one point, the atricle said that Wolverine's healing was weakened by the adamantium because his immune system treats it like a foreign substance. Why is that reference now gone? Is it false? If it's true, how much does it weaken his healing? Emperor001 (talk) 04:48, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

Never mind, it's on the history article. Emperor001 (talk) 04:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)
It was true at one time, though I'm not exactly sure what Marvel's position is on it now. The info about his healing factor being slowed by the presence of the adamantium started between story arc in which Wolverine was going feral, #91-100 I believe. Wasn't ever mentioned again after that. Not even after the Twelve story arc where his skeleton was bonded with adamantium once again. It's confusing now, particularly over the past two years, given Marvel's depictions of the character's healing factor and the quasi-supernatural connection with the Lazaer character. He regenerated all of his soft body tissue after it was incinerated from his skeleton. Hard to imagine superhuman healing be faster and more extensive. Even after the Lazaer thing was put to rest, with Lazaer not being able to guarantee that Wolverine's healing factor would remain as strong, there's been no evidence that his healing factor isn't as strong. I dunno if Marvel still considers the adamantium a hindurance to the character's healing factor or not.Odin's Beard (talk) 23:19, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Why does Skrullverine redirect here?

There's nothing in the article at all about Skrullverine.76.226.128.109 (talk) 07:51, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

What article was it? Thefro552 (talk) 01:41, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
There's a brief mention about the Skrull imposter in the Fictional history of Wolverine article. The reason it redirects is that, a long time back, someone probably created an article on the fan named "Skrullverine" character. If that's the case, then the article was probably deleted and the name "Skrullverine" itself was linked to the main Wolverine article.Odin's Beard (talk) 13:18, 10 June 2008 (UTC)
The history for Skrullverine is intact.[1] It was a very short stub of an article, which was then redirected. EVula // talk // ☯ // 13:34, 10 June 2008 (UTC)