Ultimate Wolverine
| Wolverine | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Ultimate Marvel |
| First appearance | Ultimate X-Men #1 (February 2001) |
| Created by |
Mark Millar Adam Kubert (Based on Wolverine, created by Roy Thomas Len Wein John Romita, Sr.) |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | James "Lucky Jim" Howlett |
| Species | Human Mutant |
| Team affiliations | Ultimate X-Men Brotherhood of Mutant Supremacy The Ultimates |
| Notable aliases | Logan, Cable |
| Abilities | Regenerative healing factor Superhuman senses, strength, agility, stamina, reflexes and longevity Adamantium-laced skeletal structure with retractable claws Expert martial artist |
Ultimate Wolverine is a fictional comic book superhero appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. He is an alternative version of Wolverine who appears in the Ultimate Marvel imprint, in stories separate from the original character. Created by writer Mark Millar and artist Adam Kubert (based on the original character created by Roy Thomas, Len Wein and John Romita, Sr.), Ultimate Wolverine first appeared in Ultimate X-Men #1 (February 2001).
Wolverine suffered from amnesia. As a result, what little was known about his early life was both suspect and unverifiable. It is believed that, at one point, Wolverine had a wife or girlfriend, but she was supposedly murdered by Sabretooth. As both Wolverine's and Sabretooth's memories had been tampered with in the past (most commonly by the Weapon X), this claim was highly suspect; however, Wolverine did own a wedding ring that served as his only link to his past. He also owned dogtags. One side read 'Logan' and the other side 'Wolverine'.
Captain America recognized Wolverine as James Howlett, a paratrooper he had made several jumps with during World War II. He was called "Lucky Jim" because he always survived, no matter how gravely he was injured. Dum-Dum Dugan also recognized him as Jim although how he knew him has not yet been specified.
Ultimate Origins depicts Nick Fury and Fisk (The Kingpin's grandfather) as looting a house for its goods only to be caught and taken hostage. Tests were conducted on Fury to see if he was a candidate to become a super soldier, and a little over a year later Howlett was also tested but escaped. Howlett's newly activated mutant abilities kicked in. This was considered the dawn of the mutant race, and Howlett was named "Mutant Zero." At some point in later years he was captured by Erik Lensher's parents in a plan to 'cure' the mutant gene, When Lensherr discovered the plot he helped to free Wolverine, but not before killing his mother and father. Years later he was experimented on by Weapon X who gave him his adamantium claws by Malcolm Colcord.
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