# Wolverine hypotheticals **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga\ **Created:** [September 9, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023 "2024-09-09T18:03:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/41 "2024-09-11T00:54:22Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > Would it be safe to assume Wolverine is uncircumcised because he was just grow back his foreskin? Mutant abilities usually manifest at puberty. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/42 "2024-09-11T00:57:13Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Mutant abilities usually manifest at puberty. Well, then it comes down to if his powers heal him back to the state in which his power manifested, or to the state his body is “supposed to be” genetically. In other words if he, say lost a hand as a toddler, would it have grown back when his powers activated? ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/43 "2024-09-11T01:03:19Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > Well, then it comes down to if his powers heal him back to the state in which his power manifested, or to the state his body is “supposed to be” genetically. It seems like the answer would be, “sort of”. He ages more slowly than a normal person, but he still ages. I would think that if his healing factor reverts his body back to how he was when it manifested, he’d have stayed a teenager. So, in all likelihood it would grow back. Logan was born in the 1830s in Alberta, and raised in a wealthy household. I believe his father (or the man who raised him as a father at least) was English. I don’t think he was likely to have been circumcised anyway but I’m not sure. Also, he reportedly has gotten tattoos many times, but every tattoo is a temporary one because his healing factor undoes it. > **[Wolverine Has Tattoos, But Fans Will NEVER See Them](https://screenrant.com/wolverine-can-get-tattoos-marvel-comic/)** > > In Ultimate X-Men, Wolverine reveals his healing factor does allow for ink... with a catch. Here is an interesting article on ramifications of his powers, a number of which were already touched on in this thread. > **[15 Things About Wolverine's Powers Even True Fans Get Wrong](https://screenrant.com/wolverine-powers-abilities-misconceptions-mistakes-facts-trivia/)** > > Though Wolverine's powers seem simple enough, after 44 years the Ol’ Canucklehead’s abilities have evolved beyond the grasp of most fans. ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/44 "2024-09-11T01:16:11Z")
Same characters, and even the same actor with Hugh Jackman, different timelines. ---
**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:** [September 11, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/45 "2024-09-11T01:16:58Z")
Was it? Or is that just hand-waving? ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/46 "2024-09-11T01:21:15Z")
Well, Last Stand/X3 is apparently modern day (post-2000). Dark Phoenix takes place in 1992. Jean Grey does not survive Dark Phoenix. Add in things like Wolverine being vastly older than Jean Grey and Cyclops and having zero romantic interest in the former, and it’s pretty clear. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/47 "2024-09-11T01:42:17Z")
> [@Chisquirrel](#): > > Add in things like Wolverine being vastly older than Jean Grey and Cyclops and having zero romantic interest in the former, and it’s pretty clear. What about the latter? ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/48 "2024-09-11T16:47:51Z")
Made by Banner’s Pant’s for Men. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/49 "2024-09-11T17:02:13Z")
I didn’t realize Banner was a grocer. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/50 "2024-09-11T17:04:53Z")
Banner’s always a big man when it comes to greens. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/51 "2024-09-12T00:49:03Z")
> [@furryman](#): > > Made by Banner’s Pant’s for Men. How _do_ his pants stay on in the comics? Seriously, has this ever been discussed? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/52 "2024-09-12T01:00:09Z")
It has, at great length. I hold to the tale of Reed Richards gifting Bruce a pair of pants made of the same material the Fantastic Four use for their outfits. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/53 "2024-09-12T01:02:15Z")
“Unstable molecules” is what they called it in the comics. Seriously, I would never wrap my groin in something called “unstable molecules”. But then again, these are people mutated either through “gamma radiation” or “cosmic radiation” so I guess the damage is done. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/54 "2024-09-12T01:41:31Z")
I keep imagining if in _The Incredibles_ Edna had had a throwaway line about having to pay “an enormous licensing fee” to make the family’s costumes out of “unstable molecules”. ---
**Author:** ![furryman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/furryman/32/99_2.png) [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/55 "2024-09-12T18:30:32Z")
Great side hustle, best part of the job is no one ever asks to speak to the manager. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/56 "2024-09-12T20:15:48Z")
It’s important for Banner to have easy access to snacks. You wouldn’t like him when he’s hangry. ---
**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:** [September 12, 2024, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/57 "2024-09-12T20:16:54Z")
They could vastly reduce the amount of damage the Hulk does if they’d just start carrying ads for Hostess Fruit Pies in Marvel comics again. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023/58 "2024-09-12T20:38:46Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > I didn’t realize Banner was a grocer. Well, if we take into account the Incredible Hulk TV series (of which I have fond memories of as a child), Banner has been in addition to a doctor and scientist… A valet, worker in an arcade, casino worker, bartender, handyman, race track utility worker, horse track racker, groundskeeper, disco club worker, assistant football trainer, dishwasher, oil rig worker, car wash worker, janitor, sanatorium orderly, dry cleaner counterman, magician’s assistant, rodeo worker, taxi cab driver, clinic nurse, stock room employee, apartment caretaker, carnival act stage manager, orphanage handyman, newsdealer, GROCERY STORE WORKER, library assistant, librarian, volunteer firefighter, worker for travelling skydiver show, power plant worker, mob driver (unwittingly), restaurant worker, waxwork museum worker, construction worker, clothes manufacturer worker, laundry truck driver, convent caretaker and lumberjack! (leaving out many duplicates, and god knows what else I couldn’t guess from a quickie review of the episodes on Wikipedia!) All in good fun of course. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wolverine-hypotheticals/1007023.md?page=2)