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Based on what I drew, what are you asking?

Not yet officially attached to the X-Men, I was already thinking about how I might handle the characters, given the chance, when they appeared briefly in my early days on MARVEL TEAM-UP. There I decided to play with an idea I’d had about Wolverine’s claws, to wit that in moments of tension they would begin to “peek out” of the sheaths.

I drew this effect in one panel, and—wait for it!—a big SNIKT was added. The result was a small avalanche of letters insisting I stay forever away from the character, since I clearly didn’t know how he “worked”.