Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 16

Part of the Our War arc
Wolverine: Origins #16
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Art by: Marko Djurdjevic
Alternate Covers
1 - Textless 2 - Ed McGuinness Variant 3 - Ed McGuinness Variant Textless
Art by: Marko Djurdjevic
Art by: Ed McGuinness
Art by: Ed McGuinness
Release Date	August 15, 2007
Cover Date	October, 2007
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	Joe Quesada

1. "Our War: Part 1"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Daniel Way
Penciler(s)	Steve Dillon
Inker(s)	Steve Dillon
Colorist(s)	Matt Milla
Letterer(s)	Randy Gentile
Editor(s)	Axel Alonso

&?%$ it, Steve. It was supposed to be me that killed you...

—Logan

Appearing in "Our War: Part 1"

Featured Characters:

• ⏴ Logan ⏵ (Appears in flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• ⏴ Captain America (Steve Rogers) ⏵ (Only in flashback)
• ⏴ Ivan Petrovich ⏵ (Only in flashback)
• Seraph (Only in flashback)
• ⏴ Natalia Romanova ⏵ (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

• Nazi Germany (Only in flashback)
  • ⏴ Herr Kreutzmann ⏵ (Only in flashback)
  • ⏴ Baron Wolfgang von Strucker ⏵ (Only in flashback)
  • Schutzstaffel (Only in flashback)
    • Death's Head Squadron (Only in flashback)
• Hand (Only in flashback)
  • ⏴ Jonin (Death)
  • Several ninjas (Many die) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• United States Army (Photo)
• X-Men (Referenced)
• Super-Soldier Program (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

• Mutants (Main story and flashback)
• Humans (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Earth (Main story and flashback)
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • Washington, D.C.
        • Smithsonian Institution
  • Asia (Only in flashback)
    • Southeast Asia (Only in flashback)
      • Madripoor (Only in flashback)
        • Lowtown (Only in flashback)
          • Princess Bar (Only in flashback)
  • Germany (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• Hell (Invoked)

Items:

• Replicas of Captain America's Uniform and Shield
• Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

• Baron Strucker's car (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for "Our War: Part 1"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

Before the United States begins fighting in WWII, Captain America travels to Madripoor and meets Wolverine for the first time!

Notes

Chronology Notes

A flashback in this story affects the chronology of the following characters:
Logan

• ⏴ Pag. 4-20 ⏵
• ⏴ Pag. 21 ⏵

Seraph

• ⏴ Pag. 4-20 ⏵
• ⏴ Pag. 21 ⏵

Continuity Notes

• This issue retells the events of Uncanny X-Men #268, explaining several subplots about Strucker-Hand-Seraph alliance.
• After the Jonin of the Hand is killed in this issue, a new Jonin replaced him; that Jonin fought with Daredevil in Daredevil #294.
• Baron Strucker does not recognise Logan altough they've already met in X-Men: True Friends #1–3.
• It will be eventually revealed that Strucker allied with Seraph and her secret master, Romulus, in order to obtain power for his organization, Hydra, rather than operating for the Third Reich.

Publication Notes

• The variant cover by Ed McGuiness is an homage to Uncanny X-Men #268.

  

See Also

• 6 image(s) from Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 16
• 1 reprint(s) of Wolverine: Origins Vol 1 16

Recommended Reading

• Uncanny X-Men #268
• Wolverine: Origins #17–20
• X-Men: True Friends #1–3