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170January 2002
$2.25; 3.50 CAD

Wolverine #170

Marvel · January 2002 · on sale 2001-11-28

First appearance: WendigoFirst appearance: André Mornet1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#170
Publication date
January 2002
Key date
2002-01-00
On-sale date
2001-11-28
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.25; 3.50 CAD
Pages
36
Barcode
75960602254017011
Rating
Marvel PG

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Why this issue matters

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

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Stay Alive Part 1 of 3cover1pencils: Mike McKone; inks: Mike McKone; colors: José VillarrubiaLogan, Wolverine
1Stay Alive Part 1comic story22script: Frank Tieri; pencils: Sean Chen; inks: Norm Rapmund; colors: Avalon's Raymund Lee; letters: RS, Comicraft's Saida!Bloodscream, Victor Creed, Logan, Mauvais, André Mornet First, Omega Red, Zachariah Ravenscraft, Arkady Rossovich, Sabretooth, Vermin, Wendigo First, Edward Whelan, Wolverine, Jean-Pierre Beaubier

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07447002254101

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Return of Weapon X
ISBN 978-1-302-95811-4
2024On eBay ›
Wolverine: The Return of Weapon X #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8523-9
2013On eBay ›

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Sources

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