Brief History: Marvel Select Wolverine Action Figure
All heroes should be recognized, and that included superheroes of the comic books. This is the time when we need to recognize Wolverine who has been around since the 1970s' when he made his first appearance with the Incredible Hulk series. Art director John Romita Sr., and writer Len Wein were the creators and he was actually drawn at Marvel by Herb Trimpe for the first time. Read on about ideas for a Marvel select Wolverine action figure.
His grand entrance to the X-Men came in 1975. He was introduced to two new creators that included John Byrne and Chris Claremont. His character is actually based around the time period that he was created in. It was a time following the end of the Vietnam War, and there was a feeling in the air of anti-authority and anti-establishment and this was built into Wolverine. He was a deadly force type hero and it made him extremely popular.
Wolverine is known as James Howlett, and better known as Logan. His character is a mutant with very special capabilities. Not only can he heal from wounds, but he can also recover from toxins and disease. He also ages slowly and has very great strength. He has animal-like senses, and three bone claws on each hand that can retract.
Our hero has been allowed to be on his own since 1988 because he is so popular. He has been the center of every X-Men episode as well. He holds some pretty nice rankings as far as comic characters go, first out of two hundred for greatest comic book character of all time, and twenty one of a hundred for greatest fictional character.
Because of his prestige and following, he became the center of attention when it came to making toys and games as well. He is a superhero after all. The action figures themselves have become collector's items, aside from the comics. You can trace a character through his action figure, just as you can through his comic appearances.
Wolverine's action figure is very detailed and a collector's item by right. He is outfitted in his original X-Men costume. With fourteen articulation points, even a new collector would want to start with this one. This item includes his entire weapons package.
If you are a fan of Wolverine, a comic fan, or an X-Men fan, this is one item that you do not want to miss adding to your collection. It may already be to the point where you have to do some searching to find this one. The action figures go fast, and once they are gone they are gone. Do not wait until they are gone and too rare to locate.
Begin shopping online now to get your figure of Wolverine. Do not wait until they are sold out everywhere, not only will this be a piece of history, but it will be a rare collectible for the future. If you have children, you may want to get them started with a collection now for their future. Now you have some ideas for a Marvel select Wolverine action figure.
