''Wolverine: Origins'' is an

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series written by

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, published by

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and starring

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drew the series from the first issue through issue #25.

Publication history

The series is a continuation of ''

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'' and the "Origins and Endings" storyline from ''

'' (vol. 3) #36–40 (2006). It began publication in June 2006 and ran for fifty issues, including one annual. During its run, it crossed over with the '' Dark Reign'' storyline.

Plot

Daken

In an attempt to prevent Wolverine from finding them, some members of the government send

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to stop him.

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, and Hellion intervene. Frost reveals that Wolverine has a son,

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, who is being controlled by the government the way Wolverine had been, and that he hates his father. Hoping to rescue his son from whoever is controlling him, Wolverine plans to weaken Daken with adamantium power Dido's, eventually focusing his efforts on acquiring the substance from

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(who was a fellow victim/member with Logan in the secretive governmental

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program back in the 1960s.) Before Wolverine can learn where the carbonadium is, however, they are attacked by

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. Wolverine is briefly knocked unconscious, giving Omega Red a head start for the carbonadium, which is in

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. Wolverine travels to Berlin followed by and meets up with the Black Widow. Wolverine surrenders to agents of

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who have been following him. He is taken to a S.H.I.E.L.D. base and placed in restraints. Daken, disguised as a S.H.I.E.L.D agent, uses his bone claws to wound Wolverine. After healing, Wolverine escapes from the facility. Wolverine catches up to his son, only to find Daken being attacked by

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. Wolverine saves Daken, allowing him to escape. In an elaborate plan to draw Daken into the open, Wolverine arranges for the Winter Soldier to hire

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to kill Wolverine. When Wolverine is incapacitated and Deadpool appears close to succeeding, Daken intervenes so he can be the one to kill his father. The Winter Soldier, who has been watching, shoots Daken in the head with a carbonadium bullet. This renders Daken unconscious, but does not kill him.

Romulus

Wolverine seeks out

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for help restoring his son's lost memories. Wolverine learns that Daken is being manipulated by a man named

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, the same man who manipulated Wolverine before

. Wolverine and Professor Xavier are able to save Daken and reveal to him the truth surrounding his mother's death. Father and son plan to track Romulus together and kill him. Daken later betrays Wolverine to ally with Cyber, and then betrays Cyber to hunt Romulus alone. When Daken joins the

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, Wolverine meets with

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. Fury shares his information on Romulus, including Wolverine's close connection to the Hudson family. Fury accompanies Wolverine to

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to stop Daken's attack on the

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, but Daken escapes again. Wolverine tracks Daken, but is confronted by Victor Hudson, one of Romulus's henchmen. Forced to choose between chasing Romulus or Daken, Wolverine chooses Daken. Meanwhile, Daken has employed the

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to turn his claws more like his father's. Wolverine continues to track down Romulus and Victor Hudson in Russia. Following Hudson, Wolverine believes he is close to Romulus when he discovers he has been led into a trap. He is attacked by and defeats Omega Red. He escapes the trap with the carbonadium synthesizer.

Collected editions

References