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- Weapon X: Adamantium
Barry
Windsor-Smith, Marvel Comics Presents #73
©
and ™ by Marvel Characters, Inc.
Captain
America #303 (Mar 1985) – “Double Dare”
Writer:
Michael Carlin; Penciler: Paul Neary; Inker: Dennis Janke
Doctor Myron MacLain (erroneously named MacLean in this issue) explains that during World War II,
he accidentally created a vibranium alloy for Captain America's shield and was never able to duplicate
its indestructible nature. The closest he came was when he invented
adamantium, a virtually unbreakable metal.
Daredevil #196 (Jul 1983) – “Enemies”
Writer: Denny O’Neil; Breakdowns: Larry Hama; Artist: Klaus Janson
Wolverine tells Daredevil that he was given a tip from the CIA that a group from Japan was trying to kidnap Daredevil’s arch-nemesis, Bullseye. “The Japanese might be connected with the people who gave me my adamantium bones – an’ they may not.”
Alpha
Flight #34 (May 1986) – “Honor”
Writer:
Bill Mantlo; Artist: Sal Buscema; Finisher: Gerry Talaoc
Lady Deathstrike, Yuriko, claims that the formula
to bond adamantium to bone was invented by her father shortly
after World War II in an attempt to create the ultimate Japanese
warrior. The formula, however, was stolen by persons unknown,
and was eventually used to bond adamantium to Logan's
skeleton during Experiment X.
X-Men
Universe: Past, Present and Future #1 (Feb 1999)
Writer:
Robert Piotrowski
In a school paper for Sean Cassidy, Jubilee reports
that Department H was responsible for bonding adamantium to
Wolverine's bones. This has never been proven to be accurate.
Wolverine
#91 (Jul 1995) – “Path of Stones, Wood of Thorns”
Writer:
Larry Hama; Penciler: Duncan Rouleau; Inker; Joe Rubinstein
Professor Xavier and James Hudson theorize that Logan
was chosen for
Experiment X because his healing ability would allow him to
survive the adamantium bonding procedure. They further note
that the experiment probably halted a natural evolution within
Logan
that was turning him, gradually, more savage and bestial.
New
X-Men #143 (Aug 2003) – “Assault on Weapon Plus, Part 2 of 4:
The World”
Writer:
Grant Morrison; Penciler: Chris Bachalo; Inker: Tim Townsend
Fantomax reveals Logan
's healing factor
made him an ideal subject for vivisection and false memory grafts.
As has been previously noted, the Marvel Press prose
novel, Wolverine: Weapon X by Marc Cerasini, is a
modern-day exploration of Barry Windsor-Smith's Weapon X storyline.
Marc Cerasini states in an interview with UnderGroundOnline
that, “Mr. Windsor-Smith created the characters who forged Wolverine's
adamantium steel skeleton. I explored the technology behind
that transformation, and why it was done.” Due to significant
problems with the novel's chronology, including the deaths of
major characters who survived Experiment X in the original Barry
Windsor Smith version, I have deemed that Wolverine: Weapon
X by Marc Cerasini does not take place within the traditional
Marvel continuity. However, for the sake of completeness, I
include several new pieces of information concerning Experiment
X, published in red.
Wolverine:
Weapon X (Nov 2004) – “Chapter Four: The Fugitive”
Novelist:
Marc Cerasini
Dr. Abraham B. Cornelius is revealed to be a pioneer
in field of nanotechnology and its uses within the human body.
After fleeing authorities on charges that he killed his wife
and newborn son, Cornelius is recruited by the Professor to
employ his nanotechnology in bonding adamantium to human bone
without disrupting the natural life-sustaining functions of
human marrow and bone.
Wolverine:
Weapon X (Nov 2004) – “Chapter Two: The Hive”
Novelist:
Marc Cerasini
The Professor notes that Ms. Carol Hines was highly
trained by NASA and is proficient in the use of the Reifying
Encephalographic Monitor and its associated technology. “With
the REM device, mastery of the human mind was within… grasp
– no thought would remain secret, no desire hidden. Every hope,
dream, fear or rage could not be monitored, controlled, measured,
and evaluated. Memories could be erased, personalities altered,
false recollections implanted to replace real experience.”
Wolverine:
Weapon X (Nov 2004) – “Chapter Eleven: Prey”
Novelist:
Marc Cerasini
Over the course of six weeks, Logan is subjected to chemical
treatments by Dr. Hendry that increases his muscle mass by a third
and reduces his body fat by more than a third.
Marvel
Comics #73 (1991) – “Weapon X: Chapter One”
Writer/Artist:
Barry Windsor-Smith
Transported to the Experiment X facility, Logan
is shaved from
head to toe, hooked up to a multitude of medical devices and
submerged within medicinal liquids. With the use of numerous
implants and feeding tubes, Dr. Cornelius, at the request of
the Professor, begins injecting adamantium into Logan,
bonding this virtually unbreakable metal to his very bones.
When Carol Hines realizes that Logan
shows neither
scarring from numerous gunshots wounds nor any abrasions from
his earlier fight, Dr. Cornelius comes to the conclusion that
Logan
is a mutant with miraculous healing abilities, a trait that
causes more adamantium to bond within Logan's
system that originally planned.
House of M #8 (Dec 2005)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Penciler: Olivier Coipel; Inker: John Dell, Scott Hanna & Tim Townsend
After the reality-changing events of “House of M” come to a close, Logan finds that he remembers his entire past.
House of M #2 (Aug 2005)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Penciler: Olivier Coipel; Inker: Tim Townsend
Logan remembers being submerged in the medicinal liquids at the Experiment X facilities.
House of M #3 (Sep 2005)
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; Penciler: Olivier Coipel; Inker: Tim Townsend
Logan specifically remembers, while being submerged in the medicinal liquids at the Experiment X facilities, Dr. Cornelius asking Hines about Logan’s medical profile and history.
Wolverine:
The End #1 (Jan 2004)
Writer:
Paul Jenkins; Penciler: Castellini; Inker: Mounts
In the far future, Logan remembers the Weapon X experimentation
as doctors comment that he will have no memory of the procedure.
Logan vividly remembers as well that he is referred to as Logan
when the experiment begins. Because this is a tale from the
future, there is no way to ensure these events will happen,
so any references to Logan's past are suspect.
Marvel
Comics #74 (1991) – “Weapon X: Chapter Two”
Writer/Artist:
Barry Windsor-Smith
As the adamantium bonding process wraps up, the Professor
contacts his mysterious superiors and complains that he was
not informed that Logan
was a mutant with
superhuman power to regenerate damaged tissue. Meanwhile in
recovery, Logan
unwittingly “pops”
claws from the backs of his hands, three retractable nine-inch
adamantium knives housed within each of his forearms. The Professor
coaxes a new Experiment X worker to check on Logan
, resulting in
a confrontation that sees the worker cut to ribbons within seconds
from Logan's
razor-sharp claws.
Wolverine
#175 (Jun 2002) – “The Logan
Files: Conclusion”
Writer:
Frank Tieri; Penciler: Sean Chen; Inker: Norm Rapmund
While fighting Sabretooth in the long abandoned Experiment
X complex, Logan
remembers emotions
the first time he used his adamantium claws, the blood and the
carnage.
Marvel
Comics #75 (1991) – “Weapon X: Chapter Three”
Writer/Artist:
Barry Windsor-Smith
After killing the young worker, Logan
bursts through
a window to attack Dr. Cornelius and several of his personnel.
But with his life support systems torn away, Logan
collapses in a
heap at their feet. As Cornelius recovers from shock, the Professor
discusses the nature of mutants and explains how the Experiment
X program was developed to turn Logan
from a “…determinedly
violent individual pummeling his way through a purposeless life…”
into the “…most formidable tactical weapon ever conceived.”
Wolverine:
The End #3 (Jun 2004)
Writer:
Paul Jenkins; Penciler: Claudio Castellini; Inker: Paul Mounts
We return to the far future, as Logan
again remembers the Weapon X experimentation. The Professor
comments to a visiting General that Logan will have no memory
of the experiment and then orders Hines to pop Logan's claws.
Because this is a tale from the
future, there is no way to ensure these events will happen,
so any references to Logan's past are suspect.
X-Men
#132 (Apr 1980) – “And Hellfire Is Their Name”
Plotter:
Chris Claremont
& John Byrne;
Scripter: Chris Claremont: Penciler: John Byrne; Inker: Terry
Austin
Wolverine tells Harry Leland of the Hellfire Club that
he almost became a cyborg himself. This is probably a reference
to his Experiment X experiences.
Barry
Windsor-Smith, Marvel Comics Presents #73
©
and ™ by Marvel Characters, Inc.
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