Marvel Comics: Wolverine’s 16 best and worst costumes graded

SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 11: Model of Wolverine from "X-Men" at the Sideshow Collectibles booth at the 2012 Comic-Con International Preview Night held at San Diego Convention Center on July 11, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 11: Model of Wolverine from "X-Men" at the Sideshow Collectibles booth at the 2012 Comic-Con International Preview Night held at San Diego Convention Center on July 11, 2012 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – MAY 14: Madame Tussauds New York celebrates their ‘Marvel Month of May’ by unveiling a wax figure of ‘Wolverine’, as portrayed by actor Hugh Jackman, flexing his muscles with claws drawn sweating it out along side New York Sports Club members on May 14, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Madame Tussauds)

Here are the best and worst uniforms Wolverine has worn in Marvel Comics graded and explained. 

After 23 years, Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will finally wear Logan’s iconic yellow and blue color scheme in a movie. Thankfully, the creative team working on Deadpool 3 knows what the fans want. Among those things is seeing Logan actually look like a comic book character in the movies.

The novice fan may only know about this uniform. It’s the most commonly used suit for promotions and animated features. Nevertheless, Wolverine has changed his costume more than a dozen times since debuting in 1974. He’s also had different ones in alternate realities as well. Here are 20 of them explained and graded.

16. Yellow and blue

It makes sense to start with this one. The first time Wolverine appears at the end of The Incredible Hulk No. 180, he’s wearing yellow and blue. Over the years, he’s always gone back to these colors. However, there are always alterations.

When Logan officially becomes an X-Man (Giant-Sized X-Men), the whiskers from his mask are removed and the ears are extended. This made Logan look less like an animal despite his namesake. At times he doesn’t have the giant shoulder pad either, but the blue will remain there when they don’t poke out. One thing that always seems to stay is the black stripes across the side. That’s more of a staple than anything else.

Overall, this is probably how Wolverine is most recognized.

Grade: A+