Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Weapon X-Men #2Wolverine is one of Marvel’s most iconic heroes with an incredible healing factor as notorious as he is. Thanks to this mutant gift, Logan has lived hundreds of years and survived countless battles that would have quite literally torn lesser men to shreds. And while many have tried to rid the Caknucklehead of his uncanny resiliency, most have failed – save for one unexpected Spider-Man bad guy.
Weapon X-Men #2 by Christos Gage, Yildray Çinar, Nolan Woodward, and VC’s Clayton Cowles catches fans up with the Wolverine of Earth-9997, also known as Earth-X. Detailing his failed relationship with his world’s Jean Grey – a shadow of her former self after losing her powers – Logan explains how he gave up his own abilities in solidarity.
Consulting a geneticist named Miles Warren, Logan has his X-Gene successfully suppressed, only for his relationship to crumble all the same. And though Warren is only briefly mentioned in this retelling, eagle-eyed Marvel fans will recognize the scientist as none other than the Jackal himself.
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Countless foes have sought the means to weaken Wolverine’s healing factor for good, and the vast majority have failed, unlike Earth-X’s Miles Warren. While this Logan notes that he still has a small portion of his healing factor, he does acknowledge that it’s weak enough for him to age, gain weight, get sick and finally die. Other healing factor suppressants may have temporarily weakened Wolverine, but the notion that it was Jackal who was able to permanently stifle Logan, even consensually, speaks to how brilliant the classic Spider-Man villain truly is.
Created by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Gerry Conway, and Ross Andru, Miles Warren aka the Jackal is one of Marvel Comics’ most twisted scientists. This inventive geneticist has a penchant for cloning that would put madmen like Mister Sinister to shame. If there is anyone ingenious enough to successfully suppress Wolverine’s healing, it’s the Jackal. On Earth-616, it was Warren who created the fan-favorite Spider-Man clone, Ben Reilly, and caused Peter Parker and his one-time paramour Gwen Stacy no small amount of heartbreak.
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Ultimately, Earth-X’s own Jackal variant directs that heartbreak to his universe’s Wolverine, even if it is drastically less direct than his Earth-616’s lecherous schemes for Gwen Stacy. But in any timeline, Wolverine and Spider-Man are very different people, and Logan is a far less forgiving hero than the Wallcrawler. Should the Miles Warren of Earth-616 ever be unfortunate enough to cross paths with his Earth’s Logan, the Jackal is going to have to work quickly if he has any hopes of permanently stopping the man called Wolverine.
Wolverine
Hailing from Marvel Comics, Wolverine (a.k.a. Logan) is a human-mutant who primarily works with the X-Men despite his lone-wolf nature. Born with unparalleled regenerative powers, Wolverine eventually is subjected to excruciating scientific procedures that leaves him with an adamantium skeleton that allows him to slice through nearly an material before him. He is often reckless and impulsive and sports a short temper, but he is considered to be a valuable team member with a good heart hiding underneath his gruff exterior.
