Wolverine Trade Paperback Guide

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I decided to split this one off of the X-Men guide for a few reasons.  The first reason is that the X-Men/Wolverine guide was my first trade paperback guide and I hadn't expected to make any more after that one.  The second reason is that Wolverine's trade paperback list is getting pretty big.  And then my final reason is that Wolverine is way too cool and deserves his own page.  With that said, here comes my typical lines...This guide will provide everyone with an as-complete-as-possible list of Wolverine trade paperbacks.  They are all in chronological order, when possible, and there is some brief information for each section.  Included with the name of each trade paperback is the issues it collects and the cover price.  Now enjoy!

Wolverine (First Appearance)

1974

This small trade paperback collects Wolverine's first appearance, which was in the Incredible Hulk.  His first appearance can also be found in the trade paperback "Hulk/Wolverine: Six Hours", but this includes issue #180 also and if you don't want those extra stories then this is the one for you.  It's kind of more of a one-shot special-type-thing, like Giant-Size Wolverine, but oh well.

• Wolverine Battles the Incredible Hulk
• Incredible Hulk Vol. 1 #180-181
• Cover Price: $5.95

Wolverine Vol. 1

1982-1983

This four issue series shined some light on Wolverine, who at the time was not too popular of a character. It was created by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.  This trade paperback has been in print for over a decade, but the one listed below is a new printing that comes out in January.  It's different from previous printings because it has two extra issues in it and it is coming out as a "Premiere Hardcover".

• Wolverine by Claremont & Miller Premiere HC
• Wolverine Vol. 1 #1-4, Uncanny X-Men #172-173
• Cover Price: $19.99

Wolverine Vol. 2

1988-2003

Marvel just started releasing trade paperbacks of the beginning issues of the series, if you exlude the black and white "Essential" series. Some of the later issues of this series were made into trade paperbacks but there are very few; very few probably meaning only the ones I have listed.  "Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 1" is included in here because it takes place right before the first issue of Wolverine Vol. 2 and explains why he is in Madripoor.  More Wolverine issues can be found in my X-Men Trade Paperback Guide.  The ones included there are part of some crossovers.

• Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 1
• Marvel Comics Presents #1-10
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Wolverine Classic Vol. 1
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #1-5
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Wolverine Classic Vol. 2
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #6-10
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Wolverine Classic Vol. 3
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #11-16
• Cover Price: $14.99
• Wolverine Classic Vol. 4
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #17-23
• Cover Price: $14.99
• Wolverine Legends Vol. 6: Marc Silvestri Book 1
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #31-34, #41-42, #48-50
• Cover Price: $19.99
• Wolverine: Not Dead Yet
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #119-122
• Cover Price: $14.95
• Wolverine: Blood Debt
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #150-153
• Cover Price: $12.95
• Wolverine: The Best There Is
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #159-161 and #167-169
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Wolverine/Deadpool: Weapon X
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #162-166, Deadpool Vol. 2 #56-60
• Cover Price: $24.99
• Wolverine Legends Vol. 3: Law of the Jungle
• Wolverine Vol. 2 #181-186
• Cover Price: $12.99

Wolverine Vol. 3

2003-2006

Wolverine Vol. 2 was cancelled but then was started back up in this third volume as a part of the "Marvel Knights" series.

• Wolverine Vol. 1: The Brotherhood
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #1-6
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Wolverine Vol. 2: Coyote Crossing
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #7-11
• Cover Price: $11.99
• Wolverine Vol. 3: Return of the Native
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #12-19
• Cover Price: $17.99
• Wolverine - Enemy of the State Vol. 1
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #20-25
• Cover Price: $14.99
• Wolverine - Enemy of the State Vol. 2
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #26-32
• Cover Price: $16.99
• House of M: World of M, Featuring Wolverine
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #33-35, Black Panther Vol. 4 #7, Captain America Vol. 5 #10, Pulse #10
• Cover Price: $13.99

Wolverine Origins

2006-2007

"Wolverine Origins" is a new Wolverine series that follows the events of House of M.  It starts off in the Wolverine Vol. 3 storyline "Origins & Endings".  Volume 2 is due at the end of March.

• Wolverine: Origins & Endings
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #36-40
• Cover Price: $13.99
• Wolverine Origins Vol. 1: Born in Blood Premiere HC
• Wolverine Origins #1-5
• Cover Price: $19.99
• Wolverine Origins Vol. 2: Savior Premiere HC
• Wolverine Origins #6-10
• Cover Price: $19.99

Wolverine Vol. 3

2006-2007

I know that this story arc at least takes place after the Wolverine Origins story arc "Born in Blood" but as far as "Savior" goes, I'm not so sure.

• Civil War: Wolverine
• Wolverine Vol. 3 #42-48
• Cover Price: $17.99

Wolverine Limited Series

This is a list of Wolverine limited series and "Marvel Comics Presents" trade paperbacks.  I've finally added dates to these and put them in chronological order.  I've also removed some of the trade paperbacks listed under here because I've been making new guides like crazy and updating the older guides, so I've found better places for them.  "Wolverine: The End" is an alternate future for Wolverine.  It uses the events from "Origin" to form it's storyline so it should be read after "Origin".  The date next to each title is when the first issue inside each of the trade paperbacks was released, not when the trade paperback itself was released.

• Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 2 (1990)
• Marvel Comics Presents #39-50
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 3 (1991)
• Marvel Comics Presents #51-61
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Marvel Comics Presents: Wolverine Vol. 4 (1991)
• Marvel Comics Presents #62-71
• Cover Price: $12.99
• Wolverine: Weapon X Premiere HC (1991)
• Marvel Comics Presents #72-84
• Cover Price: $19.99
• Wolverine: Blood Hungry (1992)
• Marvel Comics Presents #85-92
• Cover Price: $6.95
• Wolverine: Typhiod's Kiss (1992)
• Marvel Comics Presents #110-116
• Cover Price: $6.95
• Origin: The True Story of Wolverine (2001)
• Origin #1-6
• Cover Price: $14.99
• Wolverine Legends Vol. 5: Snikt! (2003)
• Wolverine: Snikt! #1-5
• Cover Price: $13.99
• Wolverine Legends Vol. 4: X-Isle (2003)
• Wolverine: X-Isle #1-5
• Cover Price: $13.99
• Wolverine: The End (2004)
• Wolverine: The End #1-6
• Cover Price: $14.99
• Wolverine: Soultaker (2005)
• Wolverine: Soultaker #1-6
• Cover Price: $13.99

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