# Whoa Whoa...Wolverine is a girl? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597 "2012-06-28T16:22:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/1 "2012-06-28T16:22:42Z")
[Anyone care to explain this?](http://comicsworthreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Komen_Wolverine_315_Cover.jpg) the Capt. America and the Thor covers aren’t females…did I miss something here? ---
**Author:** ![Wolverine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ba9def/32.png) [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/2 "2012-06-28T16:28:08Z")
That is[X-23](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-23). A female clone of Wolverine. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/3 "2012-06-28T16:28:27Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > [Anyone care to explain this?](http://comicsworthreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Komen_Wolverine_315_Cover.jpg) the Capt. America and the Thor covers aren’t females…did I miss something here? That’s not Wolverine. I forget who that is because I don’t read comics any more, but Wolvie has three claws in each hand not two. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/4 "2012-06-28T16:28:59Z")
Not Wolverine, or even Rule 63 Wolverine. Note the number of claws. That’s [X-23](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-23). ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/5 "2012-06-28T16:29:59Z")
Who’re you lookin’ at…bub? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/6 "2012-06-28T16:32:55Z")
It means she never gets rid of the cancer, it also heals instantly. ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/7 "2012-06-28T18:57:20Z")
She’s also got claws on her feet. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/8 "2012-06-28T19:06:48Z")
Is it weird that I find her totally hot? ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/9 "2012-06-28T19:13:45Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Is it weird that I find her totally hot? Not weird until you start to wonder if she has to shave her sideburns. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/10 "2012-06-28T19:33:51Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Is it weird that I find her totally hot? No since I just logged on to say…essentially…that same thing. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/11 "2012-06-28T19:38:12Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > It means she never gets rid of the cancer, it also heals instantly. Makes me wonder why they didn’t do a Deadpool Breast Cancer Awareness cover. Wait, I think I just answered my own question. ---
**Author:** ![Bisected8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a4c791/32.png) [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/12 "2012-06-28T19:39:58Z")
> [@Typo\_Negative](#): > > Is it weird that I find her totally hot? Wolverine is a short, violent Canadian known for jumping around and using blades. I personally think that an artificially created female clone (I understand that the justification was that the genes they cloned her from had a damages Y chromosome, so they copied the X chromosome to make a female clone) would carry those traits a lot better. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/13 "2012-06-28T19:41:25Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > That’s not Wolverine. I forget who that is because I don’t read comics any more, but Wolvie has three claws in each hand not two. In response to your edit: X-23 is actually surprisingly awesome. Her solo minis and series are well worth the read. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/14 "2012-06-28T19:56:43Z")
Whoa whoa whoa…whoa…whoa…whoa…whoa…whoa…whoa…whoa! Lois, this is not my Batman glass! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/15 "2012-06-28T19:59:25Z")
Yeah X-23. I learned of her through one of the X-men cartoon shows where she and Wolvy fought and another time she ran away from the orginization that made her and she came to Wolvy for help. Also wasn’t she in the Wolverine movie? I think that was her. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/16 "2012-06-28T21:46:37Z")
> [@Wolverine](#): > > That is[X-23](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-23). A female clone of Wolverine. I’m inclined to trust you on this one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/17 "2012-06-28T21:53:23Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > I’m inclined to trust you on this one. > > 😃 I was hoping Wolverine would show up to answer this and, behold, he was the first one. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/18 "2012-06-28T23:17:23Z")
Was the oriental girl in the 2nd movie (yes, with the built-in knives) meant to be an Expy of X-23? ---
**Author:** ![Gozu\_Tashoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7993a0/32.png) [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/19 "2012-06-28T23:17:40Z")
> [@cckerberos](#): > > In response to your edit: > > X-23 is actually surprisingly awesome. Her solo minis and series are well worth the read. OOC, if one were interested in catching up, does one just get the X-23 TPBs volumes 1, 2, and 3 in order and call it a day? Or do the other TPBs (e.g., Innocence Lost, the thing with Daken – who I have only a passing familiarity with – go in between somewhere)? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597/20 "2012-06-28T23:25:37Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Was the oriental girl in the 2nd movie (yes, with the built-in knives) meant to be an Expy of X-23? [No, that was Deathstrike.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Deathstrike#Film) Plenty of variations on this theme, I guess. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-whoa-wolverine-is-a-girl/626597.md?page=2)