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45Early September 1991
$1.75; 2.15 CAD; 0.95 GBP

Wolverine #45

Marvel · Early September 1991 · on sale 1991-07-09

First appearance: Hunter in DarknessFirst appearance: Emmy DoolinFirst appearance: Ronald Parvenue1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
Early September 1991
Key date
1991-09-00
On-sale date
1991-07-09
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.75; 2.15 CAD; 0.95 GBP
Pages
40
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hunter in Darkness - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

First appearance of Ronald Parvenue - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Claws Over Times Square!cover1pencils: Marc Silvestri; inks: Dan GreenVictor Creed, Hunter in Darkness First, Lady Deathstrike, Logan, Yuriko Oyama, Sabretooth, Wolverine
1Claws Over Times Square!comic story18script: Larry Hama; pencils: Marc Silvestri, Dan Green; inks: Joe Rubinstein, Dan Green; colors: S. Buccellato; letters: Pat BrosseauAlbert, Victor Creed, Emmy Doolin First, Hunter in Darkness First, Jubilee, Lady Deathstrike, Logan, Masque, Yuriko Oyama, Ronald Parvenue First, Sabretooth, Wolverine, Jubilation Lee
2Ad for Sleepwalker ongoing seriespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Bret Blevins; inks: Bret Blevins
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4Ad for Sensational She-Hulkpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne
5Ad for G.I. Joe, a Real American Heropromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden
6-letters page1script: ? (letter responses); pencils: ? (thumbnail illustration); inks: ? (thumbnail illustration); colors: ? (thumbnail illustration); letters: typeset
7A Wolverine Galleryillustration2pencils: Art Thibert; inks: Art ThibertLogan, Wolverine
8Summer Specialspromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.75 USD; 2.15 CAD; barcode 07148602254111

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Wolverine #2
ISBN 0-7851-0550-6		1997On eBay ›
Wolverine by Larry Hama & Marc Silvestri #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-8871-1		2014On eBay ›
Wolverine Omnibus #3
ISBN 978-1-302-94651-7		2022On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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