Wolverine #42 [Newsstand]
(Late July 1991)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except biweekly July, August and September
On-sale Date
1991
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
071486022541 08
Editing
Suzanne Gaffney (assistant editor); Bob Harras (editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 series) #42 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wolverine / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Marc Silvestri (signed as Silvestri)
Inks
Dan Green (signed as Green)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cable [Nathan Summers]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Wolverine [James Howlett]
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Cover Thumbnail for Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 series) #42 [Newsstand] Cover Thumbnail for Wolverine (1988 series) #42 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for Wolverine (1988 series) #42 [Second Printing - Gold Logo]
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Papa Was a Rolling Stone! (Table of Contents: 1)

Wolverine / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Marc Silvestri (credited)
Inks
Dan Green (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Albert; Cable [Nathan Summers]; Elsie-Dee (supporting); Forge (supporting); Nick Fury (supporting); Jubilee [Jubilation Lee] (supporting); Masque (antagonist); Sabretooth [Victor Creed] (antagonist); Wolverine [James Howlett] (featured); Morlocks (antagonist)
Synopsis
The Wolverine, Sabretooth, Cable fight concludes. Fury informs Logan that Sabretooth is not Wolverine's father as the villain has claimed.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Cutting Edge / letters page / 2.4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Outstanding! I have just finished reading Wolverine #’s 31-39…

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers: Dale Schoener, Greg Nock, D.G. Boote, Michael J.M. Holmes, Jason Potratz, Bob Smith, Cindy Lewis, and Rod Mullinax.

Cover to Rahne of Terra by Andy Kubert (Table of Contents: 4)

Wolverine / cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.6 page (report information)

Pencils
Andy Kubert (credited) (signed as Andy Kubert)
Inks
Andy Kubert (credited) (signed as Andy Kubert)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine [James Howlett]
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Subscribe and Save! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wolverine
  2. 1. Papa Was a Rolling Stone!
    Wolverine
  3. 2. ["Hi, Heroes. It had to happen!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. ["Outstanding! I have just finished reading Wolverine #’s 31-39…"]
    Cutting Edge
  5. 4. Cover to Rahne of Terra by Andy Kubert
    Wolverine
  6. 5. Subscribe and Save!
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