How Wolverine Discovered His Claws?
Wolverine's bone claws caused a whirlwind of controversy among fans when he lost his Adamantium in the '90s. But according to screenwriter Larry Hama, that was nothing compared to what happened behind the scenes at Marvel.
Logan's adamantium was ripped from his body in 1993, revealing that his claws were actually made of bone. Immediately controversial among fans, Wolverine was without his adamantium skeleton for the next six years.
While participating in Wolverine's 50th anniversary panel at Dragon Con 2024, longtime Wolverine writer Hama talked about how things got pretty heated that year for the creators of the X-Men family titles.
“That was the year they decided [Wolverine] had bone claws,” Hama explained, “and the amount of punching and screaming and yelling about this comic was unbelievable.”
Things got so heated between the Marvel creators during the retreat that Hama says, “It almost ended in a fight.”
But Wolverine discovered his powers in a different way than other Marvel characters.
Wolverine's story dates back to the 19th century, when he was born James Howlett in Alberta, Canada. His mutant powers only manifested as a child, following a traumatic incident that resulted in the death of his biological father. Over time, he discovered that his adoptive father, gardener Thomas Logan, was his real father.
Logan then went in search of answers about his origin and discovered that he was a mutant with special abilities. He joined the government's Weapon X program, where he underwent an experiment that coated his skeleton with adamantium, a rare and indestructible metal. This transformation made him practically indestructible and gave rise to the name Wolverine, a reference to the small mammal known for its ferocity.
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