The late Len Wein was one of the most prolific comic book writers of his day.
Like many of his contemporaries (especially Marv Wolfman and Gerry Conway), he bounced back and forth between the “Big Two” comic companies, Marvel and DC.
Wein left his mark at both, co-creating characters like Swamp Thing and Lucius Fox at DC and the next generation of X-Men at Marvel.However, his most famous creation is without a doubt Wolverine.
Lein worked with then Marvel Editor-In-Chief Roy Thomas and artist John Romita Sr.; the trio debuted Logan in 1974’s “Incredible Hulk” issue #180 (written by Wein).
In creating Wolverine, Wein wanted to give whoever wrote “X-Men” next a new mutant character.
As it turns out, that writer was Wein himself when he crafted “Giant-Size X-Men” #1 with artist Dave Cockrum the following year.
Wein eventually ceded the ongoing “X-Men” series to writer Chris Claremont, but…
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