Wolverine #45 [Direct]
(Early September 1991)

Marvel, 1988 Series
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Price
1.75 USD; 2.15 CAD; 0.95 GBP
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly in July, August and September
On-sale Date
1991-07-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Suzanne Gaffney (credited) (assistant editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (sourced) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Claws Over Times Square! (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
Hunter in Darkness; Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama]; Sabretooth [Victor Creed]; Wolverine [Logan]
Reprints

Claws Over Times Square! (Table of Contents: 1)

Wolverine / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Larry Hama (credited)
Pencils
Marc Silvestri (breakdowns); Dan Green (credited) (finishes)
Inks
Joe Rubinstein (uncredited) (pages 2,3); Dan Green (credited) (finishes)
Colors
Steve Buccellato (credited as S. Buccellato)
Letters
Pat Brosseau (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Albert; Emmy Doolin; Hunter in Darkness (villain); Jubilee [Jubilation Lee]; Lady Deathstrike [Yuriko Oyama] (villain); Masque (villain); Ronald Parvenue (villain); Sabretooth [Victor Creed] (villain); Wolverine [Logan]
Synopsis
Ronald Parvenue puts the captured Hunter in Darkness on display in New York which draws Wolverine, Sabretooth and Lady Deathstrike into conflict with each other. When Albert diverts city power to help fix Elsie Dee, the lights go out and the Hunter is freed from his captivity in the confusion.
Reprints

[Ad for Sleepwalker ongoing series] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Bret Blevins
Inks
Bret Blevins
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When dreams become nightmares and nightmares become reality
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
House ad for Sleepwalker (Marvel, 1991 series) ongoing series.

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

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

Script
Stan Lee (signed); ?
Pencils
? [as D]
Inks
? [as D]
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Heroes! It takes place the week of July Fourth!
Synopsis
Stan Lee praises comic book conventions.

Indexer Notes

Stan’s Soapbox, essay, thumbnail illustration, July Coolometer (checklist).

[Ad for Sensational She-Hulk] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
John Byrne (credited)
Inks
John Byrne (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Jenny to the center of the Earth
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
House ad for The Sensational She-Hulk (Marvel, 1989 series) #s 31-33 (September - November 1991).

[Ad for G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
Michael Golden
Inks
Michael Golden
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
House ad for G.I. Joe, an American Hero (Marvel, 1982 series) #s 116-118 (September - November 1991).

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

Cutting Edge / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (letter responses)
Pencils
? (thumbnail illustration)
Inks
? (thumbnail illustration)
Colors
? (thumbnail illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I am oh so pleased to see the maturity of the Wolverine title…

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Brian Sawyer, Tony Midyett, Matthew Senft, and Elizabeth Holden.

A Wolverine Gallery (Table of Contents: 7)

Wolverine / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Art Thibert (credited) (signed as A.T.)
Inks
Art Thibert (credited) (signed as A.T.)
Colors
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Wolverine [Logan]
Reprints

Summer Specials (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
? (promo copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Get 3 titles for the price of 2
Synopsis
Marvel subscription offer.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Claws Over Times Square!
    Wolverine
  2. 1. Claws Over Times Square!
    Wolverine
  3. 2. [Ad for Sleepwalker ongoing series]
    Sleepwalker
  4. 3. ["Hi, Heroes! It takes place the week of July Fourth!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  5. 4. [Ad for Sensational She-Hulk]
    She-Hulk
  6. 5. [Ad for G.I. Joe, a Real American Hero]
  7. 6. ["I am oh so pleased to see the maturity of the Wolverine title…"]
    Cutting Edge
  8. 7. A Wolverine Gallery
    Wolverine
  9. 8. Summer Specials
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Henry Andrews
  • Pirrou Claude
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Peter Croome
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Eric Rom
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Terry Staats