Wolverine(1988)
Wolverine 139

COMIC DETAILS

Comic Description: Wolverine #139 Universal
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Certification #: 0977385039
Owner: labratnotincluded

SET DETAILS

Winning Set: Wolverine(1988)
Date Added: 3/22/2016
Research: See CGC's Census Report for this Comic

Owner's Description

Wolverine 139 06/99 "The Freaks Come Out at Night"
Cover Price: US $1.99
Writer(s): Erik Larsen
Penciller(s): Leinil Francis Yu
Inker(s): Dexter Vines
Colorist(s): Joe Rosas
Letterer(s): Richard Alan Starkings - 'RS', Comicraft
Editor(s): Pete Franco, Mark Powers, Robert 'Bob' Harras
Cover Artist(s): Leinil Francis Yu
Synopsis: Cable checks in on Wolverine, who’s drinking in a bar owned by his friend Hardcase. Suddenly, the mercenary Longbow crashes into the bar. She’s returned from Madripoor, investigating the disappearances of several people. Wolverine and Cable look outside and discover a man mutated into a lobster. They follow him, and are soon assaulted by more genetic anomalies. They’re lead by Arnim Zola, who quickly kicks Wolverine and Cable out of his ship. Two of his creations also fall to the ground, but Cable neutralizes them with the control device he snatched from Zola. Unbeknownst to Wolverine, Zola has another captive -- his wife, Viper.

Continuity Notes: Hardcase first appeared in Wolverine #5, while the full team of his Harriers debuted in Uncanny X-Men #261. Although nothing in his initial appearance indicated this, Chris Claremont apparently decided by his second appearance in UXM #261 that Hardcase and Wolverine were old friends. The fate of most of the Harriers is disclosed by Hardcase to Wolverine this issue: Blindside “mostly works solo these days,” Warhawk and Deacon are married and living in Bermuda, while Timebomb “got into a bigger spot than he could handle.”

Three of Arnim Zola’s genetic anomalies are given names: Monkey-Boy is a man with two ape heads growing out of his chest, Doughboy is the organic ship Zola uses for transport, and Primus…doesn’t seem to do anything, but he looks like the Silver Surfer. The lobster man is never named, nor is the freak with a giant mouth growing out of his stomach. After their fight, Wolverine comments that his healing factor hasn’t repaired his wounds yet, which is apparently supposed to be significant.

Creative Differences: The debut of the lobster man was intended by Larsen to be a silent splash page. The published page is narrated with thirty-two words.
Characters: Cable (Marvel)
Doughboy
Hardcase (Marvel)(01 - Henry Malone)
Stacey Kramer
Longbow (Marvel)
Primus (Marvel)
Viper (Marvel)(02 - Ophelia Sarkissian)
Wolverine (Marvel)(01 - James 'Logan' Howlett)
Arnim Zola (Marvel)
  
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