Wolverine #1 [Direct]
(September 1982)

Marvel, 1982 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-06-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics [in banner, no "group"]
Editing
Louise Simonson (credited as Louise Jones) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #12.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Wolverine / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Miller (unsigned)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (unsigned)
Colors
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Cracker Jack / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Help pick the players for the Cracker Jack Old-timers Baseball Classic
Genre
sports
Characters
Hank Aaron
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

I'm Wolverine. (Table of Contents: 2)

Wolverine / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Chris Claremont (credited)
Pencils
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein) (finished art); Frank Miller (credited) (breakdowns)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein) (finisher)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Tom Orzechowski (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Wolverine. I'm the best there is at what I do.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lord Shingen Harada (first appearance); Noburu Hideki (first appearance); Wolverine [Logan]; Mariko Yashida; Yukio (first appearance, unnamed); Asano Kimura
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Wolverine arrives in Japan to confront Mariko about her marriage to another man and ends up dueling her father. He loses to Lord Shingen. Badly.
Reprints
Keywords
Canadian Rockies; Coalspur; Tokyo

A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure (Table of Contents: 3)

TSR Hobbies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 3 of the main story.

Now Bubble Yum is Super Yum (Table of Contents: 4)

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 11 of the main story.

Comic Book Sale! (Table of Contents: 5)

Mile High Comics / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears in the center fold after page 13 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Marvel Super Mart Comics / advertisement / 0.34 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 15 of the main story.

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 0.66 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

An Important Announcement to All New Subscribers! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for discount subscription to current Marvel titles.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); Bob Layton (credited); ?
Pencils
Bob Layton (credited); ?
Inks
Bob Layton (credited); ?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset
Feature Logo
Bullpen Bulletins
Genre
humor
Characters
Bob Layton; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Indexer Notes

Includes the Mighty Marvel Checklist, the Hype Box and a four panel strip featuring Bob Layton. Appears after page 21 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Earn famous name prizes or cash

Indexer Notes

Ad to sell greeting cards and stationery to earn prizes or money. Appears before page 22 of the main story.

[Classified Ads] (Table of Contents: 11)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears before page 22 of the main story.

Apokolips... Now. (Table of Contents: 12)

Dark Phoenix; Darkseid / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for Marvel and DC Present Featuring The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans #1 (Marvel, 1982 series).

Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 13)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

MPC Model Kit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photography)
Inks
? (photography)
Colors
? (photography)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Announcing a new military build-up in America.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for scale model airplanes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Megaforce / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you man enough for Megaforce?
Characters
Ace Hunter

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the movie Megaforce.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Wolverine
  2. 1. ["Help pick the players for the Cracker Jack Old-timers Baseball Classic"]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. I'm Wolverine.
    Wolverine
  4. 3. A Dungeons & Dragons Adventure
    TSR Hobbies
  5. 4. Now Bubble Yum is Super Yum
    Bubble Yum
  6. 5. Comic Book Sale!
    Mile High Comics
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Super Mart Comics
  8. 7. [Classified Ads]
  9. 8. An Important Announcement to All New Subscribers!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  11. 10. ["Earn famous name prizes or cash"]
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. [Classified Ads]
  13. 12. Apokolips... Now.
    Dark Phoenix; Darkseid
  14. 13. Prizes or Cash
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  15. 14. ["Announcing a new military build-up in America."]
    MPC Model Kit
  16. 15. ["Are you man enough for Megaforce?"]
    Megaforce
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