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Issue: Wolverine Epic Collection #2
Publication Date: January 2019
 
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Title: Back to Basics
Variant: unnamed
Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/06/2019
Volume: none
Pages: 468
ISBN: 9781302916091
UPC/EAN: 9781302916091
Price: $52.00 CAD
$39.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 53 (16 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mark D. Beazley (collection editor); Caitlin O'Connell (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: Collects Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 Series) #17-30, Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection (Marvel, 1989 Series) and Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure (Marvel, 1990 Series).
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interiors
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Back to Basics

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Jim Lee
Jim Lee
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Back to Basics

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Wolverine

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Back to Basics

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The Scorpio Connection

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Howard Chaykin (painted)
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Wolverine; Nick Fury
Wolverine [Logan]; Nick Fury
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Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
Richard Ory; Barb Rausch
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Wolverine; Nick Fury
Wolverine [Logan]; Nick Fury; Scorpio II
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Includes title, indicia and credits with acknowledgement to Jim Steranko, creator of the original Scorpio.
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Archie Goodwin
Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
Richard Ory; Barb Rausch
Ken Bruzenak
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Wolverine; Nick Fury
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; Nick Fury; GUESTS: Dum Dum Dugan; Val De Fontaine; SHIELD; VILLAINS: Scorpio II [Mikel Fury]; Amber D'Alexis (Death); Arcade; Miss Locke; CAMEOS: Colossus; Dazzler; Rogue; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Jacob Fury [Scorpio I]
Dreamtime, David Nanjiwarra thought as he began the final ten minutes of his life.
Someone dressed as Scorpio and using the powerful Scorpio Key is knocking off SHIELD operations and Wolvie and Fury try to get to the bottom of who is impersonating Fury's long dead brother.
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The Jungle Adventure

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Wolverine [Logan]; Apocalypse
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Walt Simonson
Mike Mignola
Bob Wiacek
Mark Chiarello
Ken Bruzenak
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: Tribe of Savage Land People; VILLAINS: Apocalypse; Apocalypse Robot; Honker of Doom (a dinosaur); CAMEO: Baby Logan
Listen, O people of the tribe of fire
Wolverine is in the Savage Land chasing down a lost lighter given to him by Nick Fury when he runs smack into a secret lair of Apocalypse protected by a robotic dinosaur. He takes a little time off from bringing down the villain to father a son with one of the natives of the Savage Land.
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Signed John "Never Say Never Again" Byrne
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Archie Goodwin
John Byrne (Layouts)
Klaus Janson (Finishes)
Glynis Oliver
Jim Novak
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superhero
Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: Daredevil (flashback); Storm; Gateway; Tyger Tiger; Archie Corrigan; O'Donnell; Tai; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Geist; General Coy; The Prince; Bloodscream; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Lord Shingen; Mariko Yashida
Geist kidnaps Roughouse to perform drug experiments on him. Wolverine decides to help out an old foe.
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The Wrath of Roughouse!

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Wolverine [Logan]; Roughouse
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All at Sea

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Archie Goodwin
John Byrne (Layouts)
Klaus Janson (Finishes)
Glynis Oliver
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: Sister Salvation; Archie Corrigan; Tyger Tiger; O'Donnell; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Geist; Felix Caridad; General Coy; The Prince; CAMEOS: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Nuke
Wolverine tries to save Roughouse from the clutches of Geist but fails.
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Death Is a Man Called Tiger Shark!

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Wolverine [Logan]; Tiger Shark
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Heroes & Villains

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Archie Goodwin
John Byrne (Layouts)
Klaus Janson (Finishes)
Mike Rockwitz
Jim Novak
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superhero
Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; La Bandera; Sister Salvation; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Tiger Shark; Geist; Felix Caridad; CAMEOS: Kingpin; Dr. Doom; Red Skull; Magneto; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Adolf Hitler
Tiger Shark is hired to take on Wolverine. On the trail of Roughouse, Wolverine stumbles across a revolution in Tierra Verde.
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Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26.
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John Byrne (signed)
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Wolverine
Wolverine; La Bandera; Tiger Shark
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Miracles

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Archie Goodwin
John Byrne (Layouts)
Klaus Janson (Finishes)
Mike Rockwitz
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: La Bandera; Sister Salvation; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Tiger Shark; Geist; Felix Caridad
Wolverine tussles with Tiger Shark. Roughouse is freed but has been injected with drugs that are killing him.
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Acts of Vengeance crossover; For a complete checklist of the Acts of Vengeance issues, please see the cover notes for the story Prologue in Avengers Spotlight #26.
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A Wolverine Gallery

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Battleground

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Jim Novak
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: La Bandera; Sister Salvation; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Geist; Spore; Felix Caridad; CAMEOS: Havok; Colossus; Psylocke; Dazzler; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Daredevil; Eternals; Deviants; Celestial; Adolf Hitler
Wolvie has been injected by Caridad's cocaine and it takes all of the strength of Roughouse and all of the healing powers of Sister Salvation to snap him out of it. During his fever dreams, Wolverine discovers that the cocaine is powered by the Deviant creation known as Spore.
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This Time It's Real... Spore!

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Wolverine [Logan]; Spore
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Outburst!

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Archie Goodwin
John Byrne
Klaus Janson
Glynis Oliver
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: La Bandera; Sister Salvation; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Geist; Spore; Felix Caridad; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Mariko Yashida; Deviants
Caridad is transformed into Spore and Wolverine has to defeat him.
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John Byrne (signed)
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Wolverine [Logan]; Geist
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Signed "Byrne and Mac" (for Macintosh)
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Endings

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John Byrne
John Byrne
Glynis Oliver
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: La Bandera; Sister Salvation; VILLAINS: Roughouse; Geist; Spore (Death); CAMEOS: General Coy; The Prince; Magneto
After Spore is defeated and the revolution is complete in Tierra Verde, Wolverine heads back to Madripoor before he gets pulled into the politics of peace. Wolvie has a little talk with General Coy and the Prince. Magneto has a little talk with the Nazi criminal Geist.
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Jim Lee (signed)
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Snow Blind

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Peter David
Gene Colan
Gene Colan
Mark Chiarello
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; VILLAIN: Snow Queen
Wolverine helps a street kid who has stolen a bomb from the assassin who is trying to get it back.
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Heir Aid

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Jo Duffy
John Buscema
John Buscema
Glynis Oliver
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: Mr. Morrow; Gabriel Morrow; Mr. Piggot
Wolverine tells Gabriel a bedtime story of a boy raised by wolverines.
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A Memory of Peace-- A Taste of Death!

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Memory of Peace

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Klaus Janson
Tom Palmer
Glynis Oliver
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: Bando Saburo; VILLAINS: Gene Claymore; Masaki Weston
Wolverine recovers a valuable family heirloom in honor of an old friend who was killed because of it.
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A Wolverine Gallery

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The Lazarus Project Part One

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The Lazarus Project Part 1: Predators and Prey!

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Dan Green
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Ken Bruzenak
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]; GUESTS: Jessica Drew; Lindsay McCabe; Tyger Tiger; Karma; VILLAINS: General Coy; The Prince; Pinocchio Robot; CAMEO FLASHBACK: New Mutants [Cannonball; Sunspot; Rahne Sinclair [Wolfsbane]; Dani Moonstar]
Jessica gets beaten up in a fight with a robot. She and Lindsay return to the USA. Wolvie tracks down the robot and during a brutal fight, gets acid thrown in his face. He leaps out a window and into the sea, barely escaping with his life.
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The Lazarus Project Part Two

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The Lazarus Project The Stranger

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Jo Duffy
Barry Kitson
Keith Williams; Joe Rubinstein (uncredited) (pages 1,2,4 -6 partial, 7 partial, 9 partial)
Nel Yomtov
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUEST: Karma; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Pinocchio Robot
Wolverine washes up on the shores of Rumika with no memory of who he is. He befriends the villagers but cannot stop them from being slaughtered by soldiers who have come to take the Master Form, a mysterious artifact the villagers have been protecting. Wolvie is shot in the head and his memory returns.
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The Lazarus Project Part Three

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Wolverine [Logan]
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The Lazarus Project The Road Back

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Barry Kitson
Al Milgrom
Greg Wright
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUEST: Karma; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Tyger Tiger; The Prince; Jessica Drew [Spider-Woman]; Lindsay McCabe; General Coy; Pinocchio Robot
Wolvie and Karma try to figure out why the people of Rumika were slaughtered for an artifact called the Master Form and all roads lead back to Madripoor.
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The Lazarus Project Part Four

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Al Milgrom (signed)
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Wolverine [Logan]; Pinocchio Robot
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The Lazarus Project - Conclusion Family Matters

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Jo Duffy
Bill Jaaska
Joe Rubinstein
Steve Buccellato
Jim Novak
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Wolverine
FEATURE: Wolverine [Logan]; GUEST: Karma; VILLAINS: General Coy; Pinocchio Robot
Wolvie and Karma return to Madripoor to get to the bottom of the mystery of the Master Form. Wolverine once again battles the Pinocchio Robot but finds that there is an innocent young man trapped inside of it. Karma has it out with her uncle.
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The Mutant Report

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The Mutant Report

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The Mutant Report

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The Many Faces of Wolverine!

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Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
Richard Ory
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]
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1989 Wolverine poster.
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Wolverine [Logan]
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1990 Wolverine poster.
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Jim Lee
Jim Lee
Jim Lee
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Wolverine [Logan]
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Wolverine: A Bad Night for Ninjas poster.
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Howard Chaykin
Howard Chaykin
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Wolverine; Nick Fury
Wolverine [Logan]; Nick Fury
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Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection GN softcover 2nd print cover.
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John Byrne
John Byrne
Tom Smith
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]
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Essential Wolverine (Marvel, 1996 series) vol.1 TPB (2nd Edition) cover sans text and logo.
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Jim Lee (signed)
Jim Lee (signed)
Avalon's Matt Milla
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Wolverine
Wolverine [Logan]
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Klaus Janson; John Byrne
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Original art from Wolverine (Marvel, 1988 series) #17 page 4, #18 page 10, and cover of #22.

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