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Classic because it's the first appearance of WOLVERINE on a cover. Who'd have guessed the diminutive mutant would go on to become such a huge star in the MARVEL firmament? And would HUGH JACKMAN have made such an impact in the X-MEN movies if he'd had to wear that garish looking costume seen above? Given that Hugh is around a foot taller than the character he plays, I'm surprised Marvel haven't found an excuse to change Wolverine's height in the comics.
I used to have this comic and "lost" it in my collection sometime ago - probably gave it away or it got crushed etc. Worth a wee fortune as well. I was surprised Wolverine became such a hit as he always struck me as being an average character at first.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he was nothing special. It's amazing what sticks and what doesn't, eh?
ReplyDeleteI can see the attration of Wolvie and I do like him myself, but I could never understand why he was regarded as most people's favourite X-Man. Yeah, he is good, but what about Cyclops?!
ReplyDeleteAnd I wasn't happy with the way Cyke was portrayed in that first X-Men film!
Yeah, but you probably like the character as he later became, JP. His potential wasn't all that obvious at the beginning. I quite liked the X-Men films, but it's just a pity they couldn't stick closer to the comic's continuity.
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