Summary
- Logan's practicality shines through in his wide array of costumes, balancing usefulness with style effortlessly.
- From the New Fantastic Four to House of M Red Guard, Wolverine's suits reflect his ever-evolving roles and responsibilities.
- The Ultimate X-Men suit and the Ablation Armor showcase how Logan's personality shapes the bold and dynamic choices in his attire.
As one of the most iconic Marvel characters, Wolverine's first fight with Hulk, or his brown and yellow suit are the most recognizable to audiences, he has had a number of lesser-known, but still eye-catching, suits.
Despite his function-over-fashion preference, many of Wolverine's costumes and X-Men uniforms have looked just as incredible as they are pragmatic. From the time he was swathed in blue as a member of the New Fantastic Four to his time in a militaristic costume from his stint in the government-sponsored Red Guard, Wolverine has never been scared to mix things up when it comes to his suits.
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15 New Fantastic Four Suit
Fantastic Four Vol 6 #21 (2020) by Dan Slott, Paco Medina, and Sean Izaakse
A member of the New Fantastic Four, Wolverine has gone on multiple missions, with one iteration featuring fellow teammates Spider-Man, Hulk, Ghost Rider, and a Skrull masquerading as Susan Richards. Likewise, another version of the team sees Spider-Man and Wolverine working together once again, with Valeria and Franklin Richards rounding out the rest of the team. Given that Logan is now aligned with a new team, he needs a new costume to match.
As part of the New Fantastic Four, his costume is now blue with the trademark Fantastic Four logo on the front with black embellishments. The blue against the black really makes the color pop, creating a costume that is fun to look at while also helping Logan to be seen as a member of the team.
There was a homage to the New Fantastic Four in The Superior Four, which featured an all-Doctor Octopus version of the team.
14 X-Force Suit
X-Force Vol 3 #1 (2008) by Craig Kyle, Chris Yost, Clayton Crain, and Cory Petit
Everyone knows Wolverine as a member of the X-Men, but he was a member of another big-ticket super organization: X-Force. Logan is a part of X-Force during its Strike Team iteration, when Cyclops forms the group to consist of mutants with expert tracking. Naturally, this includes Wolverine as the team's leader. The first purpose of the team is to track down the first child born after M-Day, a mission that the team is able to successfully complete.
In his role as X-Force leader, Wolverine's suit sees an edgier, darker change to his costume. Given that the team is referred to as Strike Force, the black and gray of his new suit lends to an ability to be able to operate without being detected. Likewise, the red eye lenses add an intimidation factor to the cool suit.
13 House of M Red Guard Costume
House of M #2 (2008) by Brian Michael Bendis, Olivier Coipel, Tim Townsend, Frank D'Armata, and Chris Eliopoulos
In House of M's Earth-58163 universe, Wolverine becomes the leader of the new strike force offshoot organization of S.H.I.E.L.D, the Red Guard. Along with different responsibilities, Logan also inherits a new costume. Wolverine is an effective leader, if not a flawed one, as he eventually goes AWOL at a certain point. Regardless, he is still the leader and his costume reflects that.
The Red Guard suit has shoulder markings that look similar to epaulettes, military-used decorative shoulder pieces that can denote rank, in line with the government purpose of the group and Logan's role as leader. Moreover, the sleekness of the costume adds an aerodynamic ability, allowing Wolverine to operate at full capacity.
12 Age Of Apocalypse Costume
X-Men: Alpha #1 (1994) by Scott Lobdell, Mark Waid, Roger Cruz, Steve Epting, Tim Townsendand Dan Panosian
In the Age of Apocalypse storyline, the characters experience a multitude of changes in a new universe where Charles Xavier is killed before forming the X-Men. A notable change includes different costumes, including for the one and only Wolverine. Going by the name Weapon X in this reality, he operates as a free agent, not having the ties or kinship of belonging to a team.
Since this version of Wolverine is different from the typical reality, he has a costume that is similar in some ways to his original costume but vastly different at the same time, much like the new iteration of the character himself. Using the tiger stripe look from his original costume, the Weapon X version is instead red and blue in a design as eye-catching as the fact that Logan is missing a hand in this world.
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11 Ultimate X-Men Suit
Ultimate X-Men Vol 1 #1 (2000) by Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Art Thibert, and Richard Isanove
In the Earth-1610 universe, Wolverine gets a new look courtesy of the Ultimate X-Men series. In what could be called an amped up, more intense version of Wolverine, the Ultimate Universe version of Logan is no holds barred. As seen in his fights with Hulk and Magneto, Wolverine goes for the jugular.
For this new and more fiery Wolverine, he gets a new suit to accompany his personality changes. The yellow and black are super dynamic, providing striking contrasts to one another, giving the suit a more energetic feeling. Likewise, the yellow and black reflect Logan's all or nothing mentality that is on full display in the Ultimate Universe, even more than it is in the main Earth-616 universe.
10 Fang Costume
Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 #107 (1977) by Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum, Dan Green, and Andy Yanchus
Wolverine is nothing if not adaptable. For example, in Uncanny X-Men #107, when Logan's costume is completely shredded and he is basically left naked, he thankfully pivots to donning the uniform of Fang, the Imperial Guardsman. Logan may have only worn this ensemble for two issues, but it still managed to remain a memorable costume of his.
The Fang costume's brown, orange, and yellow harken back to the popularity of earth tones in the 1970s, when this comic was published and the decade when Fang was introduced. Adding to the groovy color scheme, the costume features bone accents, adding a degree of toughness and signaling the law enforcement purposes of the Imperial Guard.
9 Ablation Armor
Wolverine Vol 6 #1 (2014) by Paul Cornell, Ryan Stegman, Mark Morales, and David Curiel
When Logan loses his healing factor from a ravaging virus, he also loses the ability to use his adamantium claws as consistently. He therefore understandably sees the need for a new suit that will not only protect him, but provide an alternative source of claws, too. The Superior Spider-Man comes to the rescue for his heroic peer, giving Wolverine a new costume that looks absolutely killer just as much as it satisfies the purposes Wolverine wanted.
His new suit is embossed with a huge black X across the front, communicating where his allegiances lie. Likewise, the ablation armor comes with clawed wrist braces that allow to continue fighting with his signature weapon.
8 Techno-Organic Form
X Deaths of Wolverine (2022) by Benjamin Percy, Federico Vicentini, Dijjo Lima, and Frank Martin
This version of Wolverine from the far future has a new techno-organic form that sees computerized markings all over his costume.
Logan has had quite a past, with several watershed moments that have changed his life. In the duel miniseries X Lives of Wolverine and X Deaths of Wolverine, he explores the timeline, jumping around moments of his past and into the future. While the miniseries has its critics, who take issue with the vast amount of Logan knowledge required to completely understand the series, X Deaths of Wolverine introduced a dazzling new look to the character.
This version of Wolverine from the far future has a new techno-organic form that sees computerized markings all over his costume. The new costume makes the time advanced Logan look every bit as futuristic as he is, culminating in an intimidating new appearance.
7 Jimmy Hudson's Ultimate Comics: X-Men Cover Look
Ultimate Comics X-Men #1 (2011) by Nick Spencer and Paco Medina
It's actually not all that crazy that Jimmy Hudson has a costume very similar to Logan's, because Jimmy Hudson was made with the intention of taking over from the Ultimate version of Wolverine.
The son of Ultimate Wolverine, Jimmy Hudson has his own look not all that dissimilar from his famous dad. Jimmy has the same stripes that his father's costume had along the sides of his legs and on his shoulders, mimicking the typical Wolverine style. Likewise, Jimmy's costume embraces yellow and black, colors that have repeatedly shown up in Wolverine's costume iterations.
It's actually not all that crazy that Jimmy Hudson has a costume very similar to Logan's because Jimmy Hudson was made with the intention of taking over from the Ultimate version of Wolverine. As a result, Jimmy Hudson's costume follows in the steps of his father, creating a modern take on Wolverine's first costume.
6 Tron Costume
Wolverine Vol 4 #4 (2011) by Jason Aaron and Renato Guedes; Tron variant cover by Brandon Peterson
The style of Tron is familiar with audiences even if its source material is not. A movie from the 1980s that had a sequel in 2010 called Tron: Legacy, Tron featured a sci-fi view of what it would be like if someone was transported into the software of a computer. Continuing on that train of thought, Marvel released several variant covers that saw popular superheroes in full Tron regalia.
A promotional tool for Tron: Legacy and a synergistic example of Marvel's then-recent acquisition by Disney, one hero who got the Tron makeover was Wolverine. The resulting look is an awesome take on his costume, with a sleek black suit that has orange light-up accents.
