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Wolverine is one of the oldest active superheroes on Marvel’s roster, and he has deep ties to many of his colleagues. His romantic relationships are largely tragic or questionable, considering his age and role as a mentor to young mutants. Still, some of his friendships are even more messy for deeper and more complex reasons. Logan’s morals don’t align with most other heroes, but his conscience usually leads him to common ground with his colleagues.

Wolverine’s best friendships are built on understanding. He’s a very complex man with an incredibly long, complicated, and tragic backstory. When he’s not seeking romantic relationships, Logan’s best partnerships highlight his strengths and support his flaws. Some of his best platonic friends help to balance him out, though not all of them are present in his life very often. Others are frienemies who undoubtedly have his back in the face of greater threats but constantly push and keep him sharp.

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Peter Parker is the polar opposite of Wolverine in many ways. Peter has a genius-level intellect, which he employs to use his amazing spidey powers responsibly. Logan was born with claws in his arms and the ability to be butchered and stay alive. More importantly, however, Spider-Man is friendly. Wolverine usually wants to be left alone, but everyone needs a friend sometimes.

Spider-Man is friendly; Wolverine is not Sometimes, Logan needs someone to hold him back

Wolverine gives his opinion of Peter in Amazing Spider-Man: Extra! #2, written by Dan Slott and Zeb Wells, with art by Chris Bachalo, Paolo Rivera, and Stephan Roux. Logan calls Spidey about an emergency and eventually gets into a bar fight and nearly kills a man. Peter steps in to stop him, and Logan confesses that this is why he invited Spidey in particular, thanking Peter for a better birthday than usual.

9 Hulk And Logan Have A Love/Hate Relationship

Wolverine started as a Hulk villain, so it only makes sense thatthey should have a rich and complex relationship. They are two immortal beasts driven by animalistic fury, and both are the best at what they do. When they aren’t trying to destroy each other, they sometimes realize all they have in common. Both heroes inconsolably hate themselves, meaning they can wail at each other and themselves without killing any innocents.

The Hulk and Wolverine are undying monsters Both are built for killing and would rather target each other than innocent people

Sometimes, they use their checkered pasts as moral compasses to help their loved ones; other times, they use each other for self-punishment to keep from hurting others. After Banner healed his shattered psyche and became Doc Green, he eventually told Logan they were both monsters, and Hulk liked him.

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8 Wolverine Knew Captain Marvel Before Her Powers

Wolverine and Carol Danvers’ professional partnership started long before Carol became Captain Marvel. She crossed paths with Logan while they were both employed by government agencies for official work. Wolverine worked for S.H.I.E.L.D. when Carol worked for the C.I.A., making Wolverine a rare, friendly face for Carol when she eventually joined the big leagues.

Carol and Logan worked for the government The duo doesn’t team up often anymore

Both heroes are hard-headed and harder to kill, but something else they have in common is a drinking problem. When Carol fell out of favor with her colleagues in the Avengers, Logan helped her on her road to recovery, but their budding friendship and weird history are largely unexplored.

7 Punisher And Wolverine Are Both Killers

Wolverine is the best there is at what he does, but he’s not on a lifelong quest for bloody vengeance. Frank Castle, the Punisher, is the best contract killer in Marvel Comics, and when he and Wolverine put their skills together, there’s nowhere on Earth a target could hide.

Logan and Frank have fought and killed one another before They have more in common with each other than most of their peers

Logan once cut Frank into many little pieces, and then Frank returned as Frankencastle to try and kill Wolverine’s son, Daken. They sometimes fight and have very different ideas of justice, duty, and human life, but they’re among the only A-listers who kill people. They’ve both dealt with their share of loss, and in the story “Bloodbath” from Marvel Comics #1000, they bond over their love of bathing.

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6 Wolverine Answers Nick Fury’s Calls

Wolverine met Nick Fury in Wolverine/Nick Fury: The Scorpio Connection, by Archie Goodwin and Howard Chaykin, and proceeded to work for and with S.H.I.E.L.D. on and off for years after. Teaming up to take on organized crime and topple world governments, they make a formidable pair.

Organized crime is no match for Logan and Nick Fury Wolverine was a perfect S.H.I.E.L.D. operative

Logan isn’t a huge fan of covert government agencies, but he trusts Fury and sees the value of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s resources. By staying in contact with Fury through the years, Wolverine helped topple the Latverian government, took the fight to the Hand, and more. Most friendships don’t center around changing world politics, but it’s always fun to see Logan operate on that level.

5 Deadpool Earned Wolverine’s Respect

Wolverine’s cells were used in the process that gave Deadpool his healing factor, but that didn’t make Logan like Wade the first time he met him. The Merc With A Mouth is Logan’s opposite in many ways, but eventually, Wolverine grows fond of the little weirdo, going so far as to recruit him to his new uncanny team.

There is no Deadpool without Wolverine Wolverine and Deadpool have a unique understanding

Violence is their love language, and Deadpool and Wolverine are kindred spirits. Logan can’t stand Wade’s constant yapping a lt of the time, but that’s mostly because of his own defense mechanisms that make him so cagey. Both undying science experiments know what it’s like to be genetically altered and viewed as a weapon, which gives them a unique understanding of one another.

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4 Wolverine Served Alongside Captain America

Wolverine was born in the late 1800s and fought in both world wars. An impressive enough fact on its own, this tidbit gets more interesting when readers recall which other Mighty Marvel is most famous for cracking Nazi skulls in WW2. Captain America and Bucky Barnes met Logan in the forties, and that respect continues.

Cap and Wolverine are relics of bygone eras Both heroes served in World War 2

Logan respects Cap because he’s an idealist and a man of action. He universally respects people with the grit and determination to practice what they preach, and Captain America works very hard to uphold his morals. Outside of team-shattering conflicts, Logan usually isn’t hesitant to follow Cap’s orders, often leading him to make better choices.

3 Professor X Is Wolverine’s Weird Young Dad

Charles Xavier always habitually took in strays, and Wolverine is the ultimate stray. A mostly feral man for much of his life – or at least the parts between attempts at normalcy – the Professor’s level-headed and insightful leadership earned Logan’s respect. Over time, that respect bloomed into love.

Wolverine is around twice as old as Professor X Despite killing him and their other differences, Logan and the Professor have a special bond.

It’s strange for a 150-year-old man to view an eighty-year-old man as his father figure, but Wolverine sees it more as a matter of maturity. Xavier did much to foster stability, community, and security for mutants, and Wolverine was one of the first X-Men to join after the original team’s flagship adventures. Logan knows and trusts the Professor and feels a sense of duty towards Xavier’s ideals and legacy.

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2 Cyclops And Wolverine Balance Each Other Out

Wolverine and Cyclops have a long and tense history centered on their painfully shared love for Jean Grey. Spending so much time working, living, and fighting alongside each other while dealing with huge emotions means that Scott and Logan’s connection is profound, even when they seem to hate each other most. They push each other and usually have each other’s backs.

Logan and Scott’s love for Jean will always feel strange Cyclops and Wolverine devote a lot of energy and focus to each other

Scott is typically a Boy Scout, remaining rigid and tactical even when his morals shift or his goals change. Logan, on the other hand, is a wild animal. They function best as a team because they keep each other in check. Both men care deeply about the people around them and have different ways of showing it, and all of their tension comes from the competition that they both seem to thrive on.

1 Nightcrawler Is Logan’s Best Friend

When Wolverine joined the X-Men alongside Kurt Wagner, the Nightcrawler, he was initially put off by Kurt’s cheery demeanor and boyish whimsy. Kurt’s genuine goodness soon changed that. Both heroes understand what it means to be considered dangerous and subhuman, but Kurt reminds Wolverine how much more they can be.

Wolverine is a monster who looks like an average man Nightcrawler is a good man who looks like a monster

Logan calls Kurt “Elf,” and Kurt occasionally teleports with beers in unseen pockets of his suit to appease Logan’s surly attitude. Logan never backs down from a fight, and Nightcrawler’s swashbuckling is always appreciated, but if Wolverine ever gets too beat up, Kurt is there to “bamf” him to safety. Logan sometimes worries about what will happen if he dies, but Kurt assures him he’ll be there waiting.

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