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John Byrne
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Posted: 10 November 2010 at 7:34am \| IP Logged \| 1

I don't think any artist did it this way, but I picture Wolverine's claws as a combination of blades running smoothly to a taper along the length of his claws.

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Whether or not there is universal agreement upon it, Dave Cockrum very clearly established the round top, flat bottom "D" shaped profile of Wolverine's claws in GIANT-SIZED X-MEN 1.

Doesn't that sorta kinda make anything other than that shape WRONG?

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Dale Lerette
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Posted: 10 November 2010 at 8:43am \| IP Logged \| 2

Ha ha ha! Well I guess the boss has spoken! Good post JB!

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Posted: 10 November 2010 at 12:12pm \| IP Logged \| 3

After reading Hulk #181 recently, I was surprised to notice Wolverine's claws NEVER retracted.....even when he was knocked unconscious. GS X-Men #1 must have established the claws could retract (per JB's post above) but that may not have been the original intent.

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Posted: 10 November 2010 at 12:20pm \| IP Logged \| 4

GS X-Men #1 must have established the claws could retract (per JB's post above) but that may not have been the original intent.

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It was not. Originally, they were just part of the gloves.

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Posted: 10 November 2010 at 12:31pm \| IP Logged \| 5

Whether or not there is universal agreement upon it, Dave Cockrum very clearly established the round top, flat bottom "D" shaped profile of Wolverine's claws in GIANT-SIZED X-MEN 1.

Wolverine's claws always reminded me of just retractable ninja tekko kagi, which from what I've seen are flat like Dave Cockrum drew, though a quick google shows most a lot of people have modified newer ones to look more like Wolverine's movie claws.

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