Laura Kinney: Wolverine #2 for Sale - First Appearance of Haymaker - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Laura Kinney: Wolverine (Marvel, 2025 series)
Issue: #2
Issue title: My So-Called Perfect Life
Publication date: 2025
Key date: 2025-13-00
On-sale date: 2026-01-07
Indicia publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Price: $15.99; 20.00 CAD
Pages: 116
Barcode: 978130296159651599
ISBN: 978-1-302-96159-6
Rating: T+

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Haymaker - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Jordan Gastin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Elena Casagrande; inks: Elena Casagrande; colors: Edgar Delgado	Haymaker First, Laura Kinney, Wolverine
1	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Elena Casagrande; inks: Elena Casagrande; colors: Edgar Delgado	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Logan, Scout, Wolverine, Wolverine
2	My So-Called Perfect Life	comic story	20	script: Erica Schultz; pencils: Giada Belviso; inks: Giada Belviso; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg; letters: VC's Cory Petit	Emma Frost, Hellion, Julian Keller, Kamala Khan, Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Logan, Ms. Marvel, Professor X, Scout, White Queen, Wolverine, Wolverine, Charles Xavier
3	#6 Marvel Comics Presents Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Anand Ramcheron; inks: Anand Ramcheron; colors: Andrew Dalhouse	Laura Kinney, Wolverine
4	#6 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Simone Di Meo; inks: Simone Di Meo; colors: Simone Di Meo	Laura Kinney, Wolverine
5	#7 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Godtail; inks: Godtail; colors: Godtail	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Logan, Scout, Wolverine, Wolverine
6	#7 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Kasia Nie; inks: Kasia Nie; colors: Kasia Nie	Laura Kinney, Wolverine
7	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Elena Casagrande; inks: Elena Casagrande; colors: Edgar Delgado	Hellion, Julian Keller, Laura Kinney, Wolverine
8	My So-Called Perfect Life Part 2	comic story	20	script: Erica Schultz; pencils: Giada Belviso; inks: Giada Belviso; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg; letters: VC's Cory Petit	Beautiful Dreamer, Hellion, Julian Keller, Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Logan, Scout, Wolverine, Wolverine
9	#8 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Nogi San; inks: Nogi San; colors: Nogi San	Jordan Gastin First, Haymaker First, Laura Kinney, Wolverine
10	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Elena Casagrande; inks: Elena Casagrande; colors: Edgar Delgado	Jordan Gastin First, Haymaker First, Laura Kinney, Wolverine
11	Honor Bound	comic story	20	script: Erica Schultz; pencils: Giada Belviso; inks: Giada Belviso; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg; letters: VC's Cory Petit	Jordan Gastin First, Haymaker First, Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine
12	#8 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Stephen Segovia; inks: Stephen Segovia; colors: Rain Beredo	Jordan Gastin First, Haymaker First, Laura Kinney, Wolverine
13	#9 Just Spectacular Collection Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: J. Scott Campbell; inks: J. Scott Campbell; colors: Sabine Rich	Laura Kinney, X-23
14	#9 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Clarice "Saowee" Menguito; inks: Clarice "Saowee" Menguito; colors: Clarice "Saowee" Menguito	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine
15	#9 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	0.25	pencils: Anand Ramcheron; inks: Anand Ramcheron; colors: Rain Beredo	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine
16	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Elena Casagrande; inks: Elena Casagrande; colors: Edgar Delgado	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine
17	Blood Ties Part One	comic story	20	script: Erica Schultz; pencils: Giada Belviso; inks: Giada Belviso; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg; letters: VC's Cory Petit	Clea, Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine
18	#10 Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Frany; inks: Frany; colors: Frany	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine
19	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Elena Casagrande; inks: Elena Casagrande; colors: Edgar Delgado	Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine, Wolverine
20	Blood Ties Part Two	comic story	20	script: Erica Schultz; pencils: Giada Belviso; inks: Giada Belviso; colors: Rachelle Rosenberg; letters: VC's Cory Petit	Clea, Gabby Kinney, Laura Kinney, Scout, Wolverine

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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