Wolverine’s 10 Biggest Storylines That No One Talks About

Published Oct 1, 2026, 9:30 PM EDT Mark has been a comic book journalist for over 15 years and has interviewed comic book creators like Gail Simone and Caspar Wijngaard. And when he's not writing, he's working on beating his record of 1,200 comics read in a year. Wolverine is the best there is at what he does. Normally, this phrase ends with, “And what he does isn’t very nice.” This is true when it relates to the way he cuts through his enemies with ease. In this case, what he’s best at is being the focal point of some of the best comic books Marvel has produced. It doesn’t matter if Logan is with the X-Men, the Avengers, or on a solo mission. He will find a way to get comic book readers intrigued. Even though the violence started the momentum of his popularity, what keeps him in the minds of readers is being more than just a fighter. He’s a lover, he’s mysterious, and he's truly a man of the people. Despite being in movies, video games, and cartoons, Wolverine has a ton of stories that need to be recognized. Some of them are because he’s an elite and ruthless fighter. Other times it’s because one can’t help but feel bad for the way he was treated, and so much more. The Dying Game By Larry Hama Once upon a time, Victor Creed, also known as Sabretooth, was imprisoned in the X-Men’s mansion. Unsurprisingly, Sabretooth escaped and was caught by Logan. As predicted, the two fought. However, this came at a time when Wolverine was trying not to kill. That attempt didn’t last long. After threatening to kill Jean Grey, Kitty Pryde, and other women on the roster, Wolverine popped a claw in Sabretooth’s brain. What this issue showed was that there are certain lines that shouldn't be crossed with Wolverine. This time, it was threatening the people he loved with death and dismemberment. Victor survived, but this was the beginning of Logan no longer holding back against Sabretooth. Wolverine Goes To Hell By Jason Aaron A cult called The Red Right Hand (not to be confused with the ninjas) was founded to make Logan’s life hell. In this case, it wasn’t just a saying. They found a way to send Wolverine’s soul to Hell to be tortured. It worked until he eventually found the inner strength to go up against the Devil himself. Many have tried to fight Satan, and most of them have failed. Wolverine won because he inspired the demons in Hell to rise up against their master. In the end, Logan spikes Satan to the wall with his bone claws. Even in Hell, Wolverine inspires people to fight back. Yes, these are demons who’ve probably done some of the most atrocious things ever, but that doesn’t take away from him being a motivating figure. Wolverine: Law Of The Jungle By Frank Tieri Logan was bored one day and heard about some mobsters kidnapping a guy’s daughter because he owed them money. Wolverine decided to get her back and did this by killing the people who took her and the bartender who allowed them to keep her in the basement. In order to pay the debt back, he kills the mob’s rival. This isn’t a particularly mindblowing storyline with a ton of depth or superpowered people. It’s a straightforward plot. However, it’s fun, bloody, and shows the lengths that Logan will go to help someone. More importantly, someone learns the cost of crossing Wolverine and saying that they own him. Sadly, they learned that lesson too late. Wolverine Origins By Daniel Way Most of Logan’s life has been full of heartache, death, and manipulation. The thing many people didn’t know was that there was someone pulling his strings the entire time. His name is Romulus, and he claims to be the oldest mutant to ever live. Wolverine Origins will leave audiences feeling bad for the things that Logan was forced to do. It will also make readers hate him, even though he was exploited by Romulus so he could remain powerful behind the scenes. Both will lead to an understanding of why Logan hates himself and continues to fight to be a better man. There is plenty of fighting throughout this series, but that’s only a small part of this run’s greatness. Daniel Way does a masterful job putting readers on a roller coaster of emotions. It also makes up for the Wolverine Origins movie that many try to forget. Wolverine: Sabretooth War By Benjamin Percy Victor Creed’s blood feud with Wolverine has never been fully explained. Sometimes it was because of betrayal, and other times it seemed like jealousy. Writer Benjamin Percy went a different route and made it relatable by writing that Sabretooth just missed killing others alongside his friend. Love (friendship or otherwise) will make a person do crazy things, and Wolverine: Sabretooth War shows that perfectly. Victor wasn’t going to talk to Logan, reconcile, and go back to the old ways of killing people together again. Victor was always going to resort to violence as the answer because he was raised by physically abusive parents. It added depth to the Logan and Sabretooth rivalry that no one knew they needed. By Greg Rucka If there is one Wolverine run anyone should recommend that perfectly shows who Logan is, it’s this one. It doesn’t have a lot of stories with familiar X-Men heroes and villains. It was him fighting some of the worst humans in existence. There were human traffickers, abusive cults, and companies that were experimenting on mutants. All of which end up at the sharp end of Logan's claws. On top of the story, the artists were superb. Darick Robertson did an amazing job drawing Logan by bringing out the beast in Logan’s eyes that made him look terrifying. Meanwhile, Leandro Fernández made him look smooth, but also vicious. Wolverine: Civil War By Marc Guggenheim While Iron Man and Captain America’s teams fought each other in the broader Civil War story, the true villain behind the tragedy in Stamford, Connecticut got away. Not just Nitro, who blew up the town. Damage Control’s CEO, Walter Declun, was supplying Nitro with Mutant Growth Hormones. That made Nitro’s explosions more powerful, leading to Damage Control getting bigger and more lucrative contracts to clean up his mess. Logan goes after Nitro and eventually learns about Walter Declun’s plan and makes sure they both pay. As seen in this story, Logan is the real hero behind Marvel Comics’ Civil War crossover. Tony Stark and Steve Rogers started fighting over a law, but ended up just brawling. Meanwhile, Logan was the true Avenger by making sure that the monster behind the hundreds of deaths paid for what they did. Old Man Logan By Jeff Lemire After Mark Millar’s legendary Old Man Logan, and Brian Michael Bendis’ story during 2015's Secret Wars, writer Jeff Lemire was charged with bringing Logan into Universe-616. He did so in a way that flawlessly shows how a Logan of a certain age would react to a new world after living decades in a wasteland. This run wasn’t Logan at his finest as a fighter. However, there was no doubt that Lemire understoodWolverine. He was a curmudgeon who had to adjust to a life he lost, and was too old to be the X-Man he once was. Despite that, the one thing he continued to be was a hero. Wolverine: Enemy Of The State By Mark Millar If you want to know how terrifying Wolverine can be, look no further than Enemy of the State. In this story, he is controlled and backed by the Hand, loses touch with most of his morality, and has a short-range teleporter. This forces the governments of the world to tell superpowered beings not to go out alone and to lock down any facility that may be a target. If they didn't follow these rules, there was a chance Logan would find and kill them and make them a mind-controlled member of the Hand. This is Logan at his most terrifying. He didn’t care about anyone and was ready to kill at the drop of a hat. So, if you’re looking for a series with claws, blood, and guts, this is it.