Wolverine (1988 1st Series) comic books

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D VF 8.0

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D FN- 5.5

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 1D VG/FN 5.0

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 3 - "Swordquest!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Klaus Janson. Wolvie slices through a pile of pirate slavers, and on his way to Mandripoor discovers a plot by the Black Blade to obtain the legendary Muramasa Sword. John Byrne art on back cover. NOTE: 1st appearance of Wolverine as Patch. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 3D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4610954018

Direct Edition. Part 3 of 3 - "The Black Blade!" Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema and Al Williamson. Oh no, Wolverine is possessed by the Black Blade and is about to sacrifice Jessica Drew, unless McCabe and Silver Samurai can stop him. Kevin Nowlan art on back cover. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 8D VF+ 8.5

Direct Edition. Part 2 of 2 - "If It Ain't Broke...!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema . In a humorous turn of events, using the Hulk's brute strength to do his dirty work for him, Wolverine tricks the Grey Goliath into trashing Coy's slave ring and cocaine operation. Rob Liefeld art on back cover. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 8D FN 6.0

Direct Edition. Part 2 of 2 - "If It Ain't Broke...!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema . In a humorous turn of events, using the Hulk's brute strength to do his dirty work for him, Wolverine tricks the Grey Goliath into trashing Coy's slave ring and cocaine operation. Rob Liefeld art on back cover. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 8N CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Newsstand Edition.

Label #4385828014

Newsstand Edition. Part 2 of 2 - "If It Ain't Broke...!" Guest-starring the Incredible Hulk. Written by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema . In a humorous turn of events, using the Hulk's brute strength to do his dirty work for him, Wolverine tricks the Grey Goliath into trashing Coy's slave ring and cocaine operation. Rob Liefeld art on back cover. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 17D CGC 9.4

Paper: White

Label #4683315001

Direct Edition. Part 1 of 7 - "Basics!" Daredevil cameo. Written by Archie Goodwin. Art by John Byrne and Klaus Janson. There's a new crime boss in town, the cyborg Geist. This mysterious new villain has brought with him a lethal new kind of cocaine and he has captured Wolverine's erstwhile sparring partner Roughhouse in order to test it. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 25D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4610954023

Direct Edition. "Heir Aid!" Written by Jo Duffy. Art by John Buscema. Cover by Jim Lee. Based on the classic story The Jungle Book, Wolverine tells a bedtime story to a crime boss' son. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 39 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4610954025

"Deconstruction!" Guest-starring Storm. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Elsie Dee may look like an innocent little girl but it turns out that she's actually a killer android built to lure Wolverine to his doom. Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 50D CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #2029929010

Direct Edition. Shiva Scenario: Phase 3 of 3 - "Dreams of Gore!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Marc Silvestri and Dan Green. Wolverine discovers the location where his memory implants were created. But when he gets there he also discovers the mechanical monster known simply as Shiva, a robot programmed to hunt and kill renegade members of the Weapon X Program. Featuring pin-ups by Bill Sienkiewicz and Jim Lee. 64 pages, FC NOTE: The astounding sequel to Weapon X from Marvel Comics Presents (1988-1995) #72-84. Cover price $2.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 74 CGC 9.8

Paper: White

Label #4610955001

Part 3 of 3 - Jubilee's Revenge! Guest-starring Jubilee. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Jim Fern and Art Nichols. Cover by Jim Fern. Can even a mutant-killing machine learn sympathy? Plus, Jubilee finally gets revenge for the death of her parents. 32 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 75D CBCS 9.4 Verified Sig Hama

Paper: White

Verified Signature: Larry Hama. (#2843/5000). Direct Edition.

Label #23-114188F-022

Direct Edition. Fatal Attractions: Part 5 of 6 - Hologram card on cover - "Nightmares Persist!" Guest-starring the X-Men. Written by Larry Hama. Art by Adam Kubert, Mark Farmer, Dan Green, and Mark Pennington. Story continued from X-Men (1991-2008 1st Series) #25 - The storyline that changed the feral X-Man's life continues! Magneto, the Master of Magnetism, just sucked out all the Adamantium in Wolverine's body, leaving him a bloody, pulpy mess. First appearance of Wolverine's bone claws. Can even Wolverine's vaunted healing factor save him this time? Can Jean Grey's mutants powers keep his body in one piece long enough for it to try? Story concludes in Excalibur #(1988 1st Series) #71. 32 pages, FC NOTE: Adam Kubert jumps on board with issue joining Larry Hama on a run that will some of the finest Wolverine stories to date. In a time of Clone Sagas, Heroes Reborn, and watered down tough guys with guns comics, the Kubert/Hama run on Wolverine (along with the Age of Apocalypse storyline) kept me reading comics long enough for them to get good again. - Odinson, Lone Star Comics Archivist Cover price $3.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 83 CGC 8.5

Paper: White

Label #4682732001

Direct Edition. Cover pencils by Adam Kubert, inks by Mark Farmer. Cold Comfort, script by Larry Hama, pencils by John Nadeau, inks by Bud La Rosa and Keith Champagne; Wolverine is visiting James and Heather at a research station in the Canadian arctic when a pack of Hunters in Darkness attack. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 88A CGC 9.8 SS Hama Deluxe Direct

Paper: White

Signed by Larry Hama on 6/15/24 Deluxe Edition

Label #4461582005

Deluxe Direct edition. Cover art by Adam Kubert. It's D-D-Deadpool, Folks!, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Adam Kubert and Fabio Laguna, inks by Mark Farmer and Tim Townsend; Wolvie stops in to check on Kane and ends up battling Deadpool instead. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 88A CGC 9.4 Deluxe Direct

Paper: White

Deluxe Edition.

Label #4479334017

Deluxe Direct edition. Cover art by Adam Kubert. It's D-D-Deadpool, Folks!, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Adam Kubert and Fabio Laguna, inks by Mark Farmer and Tim Townsend; Wolvie stops in to check on Kane and ends up battling Deadpool instead. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 88A CGC 8.5 Deluxe Direct

Paper: White

Label #4281770021

Deluxe Direct edition. Cover art by Adam Kubert. It's D-D-Deadpool, Folks!, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Adam Kubert and Fabio Laguna, inks by Mark Farmer and Tim Townsend; Wolvie stops in to check on Kane and ends up battling Deadpool instead. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 88A.N CGC 9.4 Deluxe Newsstand Variant

Paper: White

Deluxe Edition.

Label #4435829007

Deluxe Newsstand edition. Cover art by Adam Kubert. It's D-D-Deadpool, Folks!, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Adam Kubert and Fabio Laguna, inks by Mark Farmer and Tim Townsend; Wolvie stops in to check on Kane and ends up battling Deadpool instead. 36 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 88B FN- 5.5 Standard Direct Variant

Standard Direct Edition. Cover price $1.50.

Wolverine (1988 1st Series) 104 CBCS 9.8

Paper: White

Direct Edition.

Label #21-05CB17A-008

Cover pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Chad Hunt. The Emperor of the Realm of Grief, script by Larry Hama, pencils by Val Semeiks, inks by Chad Hunt; Elektra and Wolverine go to Gateway to try and get more information on Onslaught; Gateway shows them the moment when Xavier shut off Magneto's brain (after he ripped all of the adamantium out of Wolvie) and the seed was planted for Onslaught to be born; cameos by Daredevil and Magneto. Onslaught Cross-Over. 44 pgs. $1.95. Cover price $1.95.