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Wolverine(1988)


Set Type: Wolverine (1988) All Variants
Owner: labratnotincluded
Last Modified: 6/21/2022
Views: 1133

Rank: 3
Score: 11299
Leading by: 102
Points to Higher Rank: 792


Set Description:

Wolverine (1988) CGC Blue Labels Only 9.8s and above

COMPLETED 10/12/2017!









“"I'm the best there is at what I do, but what I do best isn't very nice"


~ James Howlett



This perfect set features only non-signature issues in order to remain as true to original condition as possible. No other non-signature Wolverine set is complete at this point in time! Each issue features thorough descriptions and high-resolution scans of the front and back using an Epson15000 professional scanner. Wolverine is arguably one of Marvel's most popular and well-known characters so as a tribute, I’ve worked tirelessly to complete what I hope is considered worthy of his stature. Hopefully anyone looking at this collection will consider it one of the top examples in the modern category for complete runs, making it one of the Best in Age! Made up of many very rare issues, some with very storied production related hurdles, sets like this are far and few between. Ultimately, I hope others find as much pleasure looking through this set as I’ve found in buiding it! Please enjoy! I have also finished my Ms. Marvel 1977 set as well which was no easy task but it helped that I was able to secure the scarcest ones first!

Wolverine was born James Howlett and prefers to go by the name Logan. Perhaps best known for his bone claws (later adamantium) and edgy disposition, Logan also has the ability to heal and was born in the 1880s in Alberta, Canada(Think Highlander and you’ll get the picture!)
His long lifespan has led him on many travels from the Canadian wilderness to the isle of Japan. He epitomizes the anti-hero and has been drawn time and again to many conflicts including fighting alongside Captain America in WWII, running covert ops for the CIA and was eventually recruited into the Weapon X program where his bones were fused with adamantium that is his popular look known to most audiences today.

Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas asked writer Len Wein to devise a character specifically named Wolverine, who is Canadian and of small stature and with a wolverine's fierce temper. John Romita, Sr. designed the first Wolverine costume, and believes he introduced the retractable claws, saying, "When I make a design, I want it to be practical and functional. I thought, 'If a man has claws like that, how does he scratch his nose or tie his shoelaces?'" Wolverine first appeared in the final "teaser" panel of The Incredible Hulk #180 (cover-dated October 1974) written by Wein and penciled by Herb Trimpe. The character then appeared in a number of advertisements in various Marvel Comics publications before making his first major appearance in The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974) again by the Wein–Trimpe team. In 2009, Trimpe said he "distinctly remembers" Romita's sketch and that, "The way I see it, [Romita and writer Len Wein] sewed the monster together and I shocked it to life!... It was just one of those secondary or tertiary characters, actually, that we were using in that particular book with no particular notion of it going anywhere. We did characters in The [Incredible] Hulk all the time that were in [particular] issues and that was the end of them." Though often credited as co-creator, Trimpe adamantly denies having had any role in Wolverine's creation [source: Wikipedia]

He’s the perfect comic book character though there’s nothing comical about his character. Logan is the reason I began collecting to begin with. I remember the first issue I ever bought was at a comic store at Metcalf South. The issue was from his mini series, issue #2 because I liked the cover. I eventually bought the other 3 issues and started to collect his regular series when it was around issue 5. I bought back copies to fill in the blanks and to this day, Wolverine is my favorite character. My collecting days went on hiatus when the comic market got a little carried away with variants.

Flash forward to 2015 when I decided to visit the local Comic Con. I ended up buying a Wolverine 1988 series issue #1 graded CGC 9.8. I hadn’t really thought about it much up to that point, but the collecting bug was rekindled. I dug out my collection that had been stored away and decided to start submitting my back issues. I looked online to fill gaps in my various collections and thousands of dollars later I’ve acquired quite a few comics and am trying to avoid collecting too many series at a time! My favorites at this point are the Wolverine 1988 series, Alias 2001 and Harbinger’s 1992 series. I have collected a few odds and ends in between and will eventually fill out my Rai 1992, Shadowman 1992, Psylocke Mini Series 2010 and the various X-23 and NYX series and will consider other series once I have the bulk of these filled up. I also like to collect covers I find appealing (see Incredible Hulk 340) and 1st appearances here and there. It’s all a labor of love! Be sure to check out the descriptions of the individual comics as I'm investing the time to make sure they are informative and whenever possible describe the individual story lines!. For those of you that don't know me, my real name is Eric Smith. I want to take a moment to thank Jimmy Mint (Jimmy Vykol), frostking70 (Allen Hentges), Matt (Matt Niezgoda), MattK (Matt Kotzen) and JSantucci (Jeff Santucci) for their help through private transactions with filling in quite a few missing pieces. This set is a culmination of finding raw issues that I've been able to submit on my own along with auction wins and purchases on Comiclink, Pedigree, MyComicShop and eBay. I'm not really sure why I decided to fill out the set. It all started off innocently enough with the desire to just collect issue 1 and then I bought a couple more and was gonna stop at issues 1 thru 10....then it was 1-20....then 1-50....then I went all in. Can't believe how obsessive this hobby has become! I'm trying to fill this set with only non-signature, blue label universals.

I have achieved a personal milestone and reached my goal of making it into the top 5 sets for this series in the world. I have remained true to my original goal of only collecting non-signature copies and currently this set is a perfect 9.8 set with the exception of a couple of 9.9s!


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Wolverine 85 0219407012 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 85 Foil Edition 0793966003 9.950 Shop eBay
Wolverine 86 0262352034 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 87 0285373027 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 87 Deluxe Edition 0262352024 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine 88 0065674035 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 88 Deluxe Edition 0243198007 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine 89 0285373028 9.832 Shop eBay
Wolverine 89 Deluxe Edition 0177076023 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 90 0905073007 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 90 Deluxe Edition 0221127006 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine 91 0717895116 9.930 Shop eBay
Wolverine 92 0262352037 9.825 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 100 0188581004 9.835 Shop eBay
Wolverine 100 Hologram Cover 1056864005 9.875 Shop eBay
Wolverine 101 0260575004 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 102 0260575005 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine Special 102.5 1200032004 9.8720 Shop eBay
Wolverine Special 102.5 Wizard Authentic Edition (Non-Competitive) No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 103 0260575006 9.825 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 125 Dynamic Forces Edition 1309160009 9.864 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 130 0977428021 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 131 0977386011 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 131 Recalled Edition 0202650009 9.8100 Shop eBay
Wolverine 132 0907843029 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 133 0790080023 9.825 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 139 0977385039 9.825 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 142 0972406015 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 143 0249100001 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 144 1075554014 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 0306016001 9.864 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Dynamic Forces Holofoil Edition 0175307001 9.8120 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Foil Edition 1306877015 9.864 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Gold Foil Edition 1337907018 9.880 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Nabisco Variant Cover 0116256003 9.81000 Shop eBay
Wolverine 146 0260575026 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 147 0143925026 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 148 0260575028 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 149 0790081027 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 150 0243740010 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 150 Dynamic Forces Edition 1309160010 9.880 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 150 Variant Cover 0249101005 9.880 Shop eBay
Wolverine 151 0244412012 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 152 0977305036 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 153 0907556008 9.825 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 188 0243297006 9.825 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 1/2 0003153034 9.950 Shop eBay
Wolverine 1/2 Wizard Special Edition 0192276002 9.840 Shop eBay
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Wolverine '95 nn 0907845008 9.880 Shop eBay
Wolverine '96 nn 0260576005 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine '97 nn 0285373019 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine 1999 nn 0292171010 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 2000 nn 1265947005 9.840 Shop eBay
Wolverine 2001 nn 0220005010 9.8120 Shop eBay
Wolverine: Bloodlust nn Annual #2 0990159020 9.832 Shop eBay
Wolverine: Doombringer nn 0285373017 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine: Doombringer nn Foil Edition 0308510008 9.856 Shop eBay
Wolverine: Knight of Terra 1 0277072020 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine: Rahne of Terra nn Annual #3 0277072019 9.832 Shop eBay
Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure nn Annual #1 0260576001 9.840 Shop eBay

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