Wolverine Appearances in Publication Order (1985-1986) v1.01

By 1985-1986, Marvel Universe-wide crossovers were becoming the norm. Secret Wars was followed by Secret Wars II, horrible mini-series dictated by Jim Shooter. By the end of 1986, the Mutant Massacre ran across the Marvel Mutant Universe, heralding a new era of yearly events hitting comic stores conveniently over the summer. But on the bright side, covers started to increase in quality in 1986, with a series of brilliant covers depicting Wolverine closing out the year. As mentioned before, it is hard it is to capture every single Wolverine appearance., so bear with me as I add issues I've missed (but feel free to point out what you think I missed by emailing me at DiG@typingmonkeys.com). Entries in red denote 'nonsense' appearances (such as Marvel's Fun and Games Magazine), appearances that are clearly for comedic purposes only (such as What the...?!), cover only appearances, and non-appearances that are frequently cited as geniune appearances.

I welcome any and all comments, questions and corrections, and I can be reached at DiG@typingmonkeys.com. And if you are from Marvel Comics and want to offer me a job writing (or are overwhelmed by my compulsive nature), please don't hesitate to give me a shout.

John Romita, Jr. , Uncanny X-Men #207.
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January 1985
--Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #9: Wolverine's butt makes the cover.
--Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #3: A really good issue marred by Milgrom's pedestrian artwork.

February 1985
--Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #10: Great Doom cover but story gets really preachy.
--Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #4: Really strong story. Really lousy art.

March 1985
--Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #11: Only one more issue to go, thank God.
--Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #5: If only Frank Miller had drawn the last page.

April 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #192: Wolverine cameos in his return to Uncanny X-Men.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5
--Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #12: It's over. It's finally over.
--Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #6: Wolverine vs. Ogun. The final showdown.
--ROM #65: Steve Ditko draws Wolverine! Albeit a very tiny cameo appearance.

May 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #193: "You're good, boy... But I'm the best."
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5.
--ROM #66: Ditko draws a little more of Wolverine in a slightly larger cameo appearance.

June 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #194: The X-Men face off against Nimrod.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5.
--Marvel Age #27: Wolverine vs. Al Milgrom.

July 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #195: "Kitty, I don't like him. He's scary!"
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5.
--Dazzler #38: I hated this issue when it came out. Dazzler vs. Wolverine.
--Secret War II #1: Only thing worse than Secret Wars? Secret Wars II by Shooter & Milgrom.

August 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #196: Great Wolverine cover.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5.

September 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #197: Wolverine's appearance is actually an Arcade robot.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5.
--Secret War II #3: Wolverine barely appears, in flashback and in a symbolic collage.
--New Mutants #31: The X-Men appear off-screen, sort of.

October 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #198: Wolverine's appearance is brought to you by Storm's hallucinations.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #5.
--Marvel Age #31: Wolverine as Mean from the Nightcrawler mini-series.
--Marvel Age Annual #1: Wolverine makes the wrap-around cover.

November 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #199: "Drop the gun, sweetheart."
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Secret War II #5: The X-Men attack the Beyonder in a three-page cameo.
--Marvel Age #32: X-Men/Alpha Flight crossover cover.

December 1985
--Uncanny X-Men #200: The Trial of Magneto.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--X-Men/Alpha Flight #1: "You know, Mac always intended you to lead Alpha Flight."
--Heroes for Hope #1: Harlan Ellison and Frank Miller do Wolverine.
--Marvel Saga #1: Chronicles Logan's early days with James Hudson.
--Marvel Age #33: X-Factor cover ala Giant-Size X-Men #1.

January 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #201: "My money's on the lady -- any takers?"
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Secret Wars II #7: One panel flashback of the first Secret Wars.
--X-Men/Alpha Flight #2: "Outta my head, Charley, my thoughts ain't for decent folks."
--X-Men Annual #9: Arthur Adams draws Wolverine.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Fantastic Four #286: John Byrne redraws parts of X-Men #100.
--Marvel Fanfare #24: Little known poker party with Logan, Nick Fury and Carol Danvers.
--Nightcrawler #3: 'Mean' finally makes an appearance.

February 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #202: Wolverine vs. the Sentinels. "Timber!"
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Secret Wars II #8: This is series is truly dreadful.
--Power Pack #19: Wolverine visits the Power Pack kids for Thanksgiving.
--Nightcrawler #4: 'Mean' cameos.

March 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #203: The X-Men vs. Beyonder.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Secret Wars II #9: It's over. It's finally over.

April 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #204: Arcade's Wolverine robot appears.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Alpha Flight #33: Logan's first meeting with James and Heather Hudson is revealed.
--Firestar #2: Gratuitous cover, but Logan actually cameos inside.
--Marvel Age #37: Wolverine is part of the 25th Anniversary cover.

May 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #205: Wolverine vs. Deathstrike, by Barry Windsor-Smith.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Alpha Flight #34: Lady Deathstrike's debut.
--Firestar #3: Wolverine appears as part of a Firestar's nightmare.

July 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #207: Another great cover.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.

August 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #208: "Wolverine -- how could you?! What have you done?!?"
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.

September 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #209: The inking of P. Craig Russell is a pleasure to behold.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Classic X-Men #1: Reprints parts of Giant-Size X-Men #1 with new pages.
--Captain America Annual #8: Brilliant cover by Mike Zeck.

October 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #210: Yet another classic cover.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Classic X-Men #2: Reprints X-Men #94 with new pages by Claremont and Cockrum.
--Marvel Age Annual #2: One page opening of the Mutant Massacre.
--Incredible Hulk and Wolverine #1: Reprints Wolverine's first appearance.

November 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #211: Mutant Massacre begins (and the great Wolverine covers continue).
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Classic X-Men #3: Reprints X-Men #95 with new pages and an epilogue.

December 1986
--Uncanny X-Men #212: Wolverine vs. Sabretooth, Round 1.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Classic X-Men #4: X-Men #96 and a Wolverine/Nightcrawler backup story.
--Power Pack #27: Mutant Massacre crossover with one-page Wolverine cameo.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--New Mutants #46: Wolverine gets mentioned in another Mutant Massacre crossover.
Reprinted in Essential X-Men #6.
--Marvel Age #45: Mephisto vs. everyone (including Wolverine).

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