[OT] How tall is Wolverine?

[Hackenslash]

Hugh Jackson is taller than 6ft 2ins

Yes, he is short 5'2" to 5'4" sources very over the years. Movie Logan was 6'2".

According to magazines etc...Hugh Jackson, who plays Wolverine is between 6ft4ins and 6ft5ins. This would appear to be accurate as when you see him in the movie Swordfish opposite John Travolta, he is definitely taller than him and John T. is 6ft2ins and that was confirmed after his famous dance with Lady Diana. But getting back to topic, Wolverine has always been short and it was a crime that they could not find a stocky, short actor to play his part. It would not have had to be 5ft2ins, just being under 5ft10ins would have shown him a little more closer to size as in the comics. I used to play him in the Marvel Roleplaying game and his height statistic was 5ft 2ins but very heavy, over 200lbs due to a lot of muscle and his adamantine skeleton. Just my 2 cents...Cheers !!

 

[Hackenslash]

Hmmm....

I think Stallone's more like 5'6", 5'9" in his 3" heels. Tom Cruise is very short, but barely an action star. Apart from Michael J Fox I can't think of any male actors 5'3" or less.

If memory serves, from when Sly was going out with Bridget Nielsen, he was stated at being just under Ms Nielsen's height of 6ft. And from further articles I think that they were implying that he was about 5ft 10ins or 5ft 11ins. Plus he did not look too far off Mr T. in Rocky 3 and he was over 6ft. But he would have certainly made a better wolverine than lanky Hugh Jackson, plus Sly has a lot more muscle and looks stockier too. But then again his acting sucks so maybe they did pick the right guy for the role even he was Mr Lurch. And no I am not bitter at only being 5ft7ins....hehehe Hey I coulda played Wolverine, I'm Short, Stocky, Hairy.....Doh !!!! Yeah, Right...Cheers !!!!

 

[Jeremy]

To quote Homer Simpson, "What now on the what what?"

Are you being sarcastic or did they actually do that? I don't live anywhere near a comic shop and haven't been in one in a few years (I only get 4 comics a month, mailed to me by a friend in NYC who gets them for me when he buys his), so I'm not up to date on some of the changes.

I've also heard that Northstar isn't gay anymore. It that true? I'm not gay, but I don't think it works that way.

Nope. Quite gay. Openly so. A lot of him lately in Uncanny X-men when they aren't making Lorna and Alex totally insane.

 

[Holy Bovine]

Word; that made me so angry that I wanted to tear up every issue of Alpha Flight in the country, then Rochambeau the writer untli he coughed up his liver. About how I felt when it was ''revealed'' that Aurora and Northstar were actually half-elves.





Jesus.

I read the thread so I knwo you're not kidding but I now have to amend my previous statement.

That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

I stopped buying Alpha Flight after the Puck craporama. Why do they feel the need to give every damn superhero some kind of mystic mumbo-jumbo in their backstory? Puck was an excellent character the way he was.

 

[Ranger REG]

As a long time reader of X-Men, believe me, he's always been short. He's drawn short, and the other characters have been known to remark upon his lack of tallness. 5'2" sounds about right to me.

Hmm. Somehow the image of my 80-something dad dressed in a Wolverine costume is disturbing (yes, he's 5-feet-2, while I tower him by just over four inches).

I thought I have seen his stat as being 5-feet-6 (granted, I have not picked up a new X-Men comic book for a long time so the memory is a bit fuzzy). In any case, the comic book version of Logan is shorter than almost anyone except perhap Alpha Flight's Puck.

 

[Villano]

I thought I have seen his stat as being 5-feet-6 (granted, I have not picked up a new X-Men comic book for a long time so the memory is a bit fuzzy). In any case, the comic book version of Logan is shorter than almost anyone except perhap Alpha Flight's Puck.

Remember way back in the '80s when Marvel did their Secret Wars mini-series? They released a bunch of action figures at the time, including Wolverine. On the back of his card, he was listed as 5'6".

I remember because, when I got the Official Handbook Of The Marvel Universe comic with Wolverine's listing, I was confused about the difference.

I assume that the toymakers either felt that 5'3" wasn't very heroic, or that they needed to bring the characters heights closer together since the toys were all about the same size. After all, you've of a 6'2" Captain America with a Wolverine about the same size.

And the toys were pretty cool. They were definitely superior to the stiff, barrel-chested toys they produced in the early '90s. Plus, they came with little shields that had card with pictures from the comics. When you tilted the shield, the pic inside either moved or changed into another pic.

I still have them in a box in the basement. Let's see, I have Spider-Man (in black "Venom" costume), Kang, Wolverine, Captain America, and Dr. Doom. I might have more, but I can't recall offhand. Hmmm...Did they do a Daredevil? I might have that (and one or two others).

I also had the Dr. Doom fortress.

Although, as a kid, I was very disappointed that I couldn't find the Hobgoblin. I think it was a European exclusive or something. :-(

 

[Joe Justin]

wolverine is not enough tall....

 

[Tonguez]

Wolverine was named so because the animal is a small but vicious predator able to take on grizzly bears and win, when the concept was developed the character was designed accordingly.

 

[Umbran]

How... ironically appropriate. This thread is brought back fro the dead during a time when, in the comoics, Wolverine is... dead!

 

[Hand of Evil]

How... ironically appropriate. This thread is brought back fro the dead during a time when, in the comoics, Wolverine is... dead!

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