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Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Laura Kinney: Wolverine #3! Wolverine is perhaps the most popular hero in Marvel Comics history, which could lead many to assume that he can do no wrong in the eyes of fans. However, in regard to one particular power, that’s the furthest thing from the truth. Wolverine famously has heightened senses, a healing factor, three claws that extend from both of his fists, and a skeleton wrapped in adamantium – and fans can’t get enough of that. But it’s another power that some find completely absurd, and it’s that power that Marvel is doubling down on.
In a preview for Laura Kinney: Wolverine #3 by Erica Schultz and Giada Belviso, Wolverine is recovering after she got hit with an explosion courtesy of a mutant named Anthony aka Bomb. Bomb has the power to detonate his body, creating a huge explosion, and then reconstitute his body some time after the detonation. Laura’s Wolverine teamed up with Elektra’s Daredevil to save Bomb from an anti-mutant hate group called Humanity First, but before they were able to, the Humanity First goons effectively rigged Bomb to blow in the middle of a crowd of people – and right next to Wolverine.
The explosion should have killed Wolverine, and she even admits as much in this preview. However, she explains why it didn’t: her adamantium. Originally, Laura Kinney only had adamantium coating her claws, but after she was resurrected by The Five on Krakoa, they accidentally gave her a full adamantium skeleton like her father. While that was something she had to get used to (and didn’t really like at first), Wolverine is certainly thankful for The Five’s mistake now, because her adamantium protected her bones from the explosion, which made it possible for her to heal.
Logan’s Wolverine Famously Healed After Being Reduced to a Skeleton
Wolverine Recovered After Nitro Burned Him Down to the Bone
Bomb’s explosion reduced Laura Kinney to a skeleton, which – thanks to The Five – is now covered in adamantium. Interestingly, she’s not the first Wolverine this has happened to. In Wolverine Vol. 3 #43, Logan himself has all the skin and muscle in his body burned off by Nitro. There was nothing left of Logan but his adamantium-coated skeleton, a fate that his own daughter has now experienced. And, just like her father, Wolverine survived, and ended up making a full recovery. How? Well, that answer lies in a little-known fact about their healing factors.
As explained in Wolverine Vol. 7 #12, Logan’s healing factor stems from his bone marrow, and the same is true for Laura, which is always protected by adamantium. That’s how the Wolverines can be reduced to skeletons and still bounce-back, as the core of their healing abilities remain unharmed, even though the rest of their bodies have been destroyed.
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Of course, when Logan’s Wolverine first flexed this admittedly extreme take on his powers, fans weren’t very happy. Indeed, in the vast majority of Wolverine’s stories (both Logan and Laura), Wolverine’s healing factor has been depicted as way less OP. Sure, they can recover from being stabbed, shot, or punched by a Hulk, but there was only so much they could take before eventually succumbing to their injuries. However, based on what fans saw in Wolverine #43, and now in Laura Kinney: Wolverine #3, it seems that’s not really true, as the Wolverines are basically as invincible as their adamantium.
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Even though the idea that Wolverine can regenerate from his skeleton alone is roughly 20 years old, it didn’t feel as real as it does now. Sure, that moment was always canon, but it seemed more like a one-off, or maybe an exaggeration, which was destined to never be seen or talked about again. But now, Marvel has decided to double down on that idea, and so soon after 2021’s Wolverine #12 established that Logan’s (and Laura’s) bone marrow is the root of their healing factor. That means this idea is here to stay, even if many fans who complain that this makes Wolverine too OP don’t like it.
So, now that the fact that the Wolverines can heal back from just their skeletons alone is here to stay, that means they are perhaps the most unkillable heroes in Marvel Comics. To truly kill a Wolverine, one would have to find a way to utterly destroy their adamantium to then get at their skeletons, and then destroy their bones. Only a few characters have the power to do that. But an average villain? No way. Therefore, any mission the Wolverines go on is one they are almost certainly going to win.
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In a way, it’s good that two of the greatest heroes in the Marvel Universe are ridiculously overpowered, as they can take on even deadlier threats and still likely come out on top. However, as previously mentioned, not all fans are going to like this, especially those who all but refused to accept Wolverine’s initial skeletal regeneration as canon. But, while some fans may hate it, Marvel has just doubled down on this controversial aspect of Wolverine’s powers.
Laura Kinney: Wolverine #3 by Marvel Comics is available February 19, 2025.
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