Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan; birth name James Howlett) is
a Marvel Comics superhero, and member of the X-Men. The
character first appeared on the last page of Incredible
Hulk #180 (1974), with a full introduction in the following
issue, Hulk #181. In the 1990s his popularity grew from
obscure to a household name; he is Marvel Comics' second
most-popular character after Spider-Man. A mutant, Wolverine
possesses a regenerative healing ability that enhances
his physiology in a number of ways including enhanced,
animal-like, senses and reflexes. Additionally he has
six claws, three of which extend and retract from the
back of each hand. The foot long claws are laced with
an unbreakable metal alloy adamantium, a substance also
bonded to his entire skeleton.
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