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Frank Miller cover/art; 1st solo Wolverine title; 1st appearance of Yukio (cameo); 1st use of the phrase "I'm the best there is at what I do"; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)


Wolverine #1 was inevitable as a solo turn for Marvel's favorite Canadian mutant. Wolverine had quickly become the break-out star of the revamped X-Men in the wake of 1975's Giant-Size X-Men #1. Marvel still took their time in making the first Wolverine title a true event. Fans were already excited to see beloved X-Men scribe Chris Claremont writing the Limited Series. Marvel then announced Frank Miller would join the book as penciller and co-plotter — with Miller in the midst of his own acclaimed run as the creative force behind a revitalized Daredevil.

This classic first issue includes the 1st appearance of female ninja Yukio, as well as Logan's first utterance of, "I'm the best there is at what I do..." The book also sent Wolverine to Japan for a modern-day noir that further liberated the hero from traditional superhero settings. From here, Wolverine's offbeat path would ultimately make the X-Man a pioneer in serious super-hero cinema. The character's continuing pop-culture impact was once again confirmed in 2024, with the big-screen Deadpool & Wolverine breaking box-office records (including the record for the highest-grossing X-Men film).
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Artists Information

Frank Miller is an American comic book writer, penciller and inker, novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer best known for his comic book stories and graphic novels such as Ronin, Daredevil: Born Again, The Dark Knight Returns, Batman: Year One, Sin City, and 300. Miller revolutionized comic art in the 80s with his work on Marvel's Daredevil.

Josef "Joe" Rubinstein is a comic book artist and inker, most associated with inking Marvel Comics' The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe and the 1982 four-issue Wolverine miniseries by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. He is also known to be the one to have given artist Art Adams his first professional work.