--- description: The iconic superhero turns 40 title: See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9cbb7d66a375f08/69875f542dce0125b59dac8c/wolverine-01.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Comics](/tag/comics/) ## Comics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 10, 2014 3:21 PM CUT  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com by [Joseph C. Lin](/author/joseph-c-lin/) ## Joseph C. Lin Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 10, 2014 3:21 PM CUT From Logan to James Howlett, the iconic Marvel superhero most people know simply as Wolverine has gone by many names and even more costumes since he was first introduced as a cameo in _The Incredible Hulk_ #180 in October 1974\. In honor of Wolverine’s 40th anniversary in October 2014, take a look back at the many renditions he’s seen over the years since his creation. _A version of this infographic first appeared on_ [_HalloweenCostumes.com_](http://www.halloweencostumes.com/blog/p-415-wolverine-costume-evolution-infographic.aspx "undefined")_._  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com  Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3484544/marvel-wolverine-40th-anniversary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3484544/marvel-wolverine-40th-anniversary/"},"headline":"See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years","datePublished":"2014-10-10T15:21:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:30.531Z","description":"The iconic superhero turns 40","url":"https://time.com/3484544/marvel-wolverine-40th-anniversary/","keywords":["Comics","Marvel","photography","X-Men","wolverine"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9cbb7d66a375f08/69875f542dce0125b59dac8c/wolverine-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joseph C. Lin","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joseph-c-lin/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd9cbb7d66a375f08/69875f542dce0125b59dac8c/wolverine-01.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wolverine","caption":"Wolverine","creditText":"Kate Willaert—HalloweenCostumes.com","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/comics/","name":"Comics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3484544/marvel-wolverine-40th-anniversary/","name":"See How Marvel's Wolverine Has Evolved Over The Years"}}]}] ```