CGC Registry

Wolverine for SECDEF


Set Type: Wolverine (1988) All Variants
Owner: mattn792
Last Modified: 7/30/2023
Views: 4300

Rank: 25
Score: 3292
Leading by: 6
Points to Higher Rank: 117

Set Description:

This write-up is woefully outdated, I'll update it one of these months...

”SECDEF (Secretary of Defense if you don't like acronyms)”?! I guess you may be asking yourself “what happened to President?” Well after a long, thorough, sometimes arduous assessment of my collecting vs. life goals and a debate on capitalism vs. collectorism, I reached two definitive conclusions:

1 – I still have a grudge against the bone claw era. As I’ve previously chronicled, Wolverine 61 was the first ever comic I bought and I was immediately hooked at the ripe old age of 9. I quickly started collecting in earnest, both back issues and buying new releases off the rack around issue 69 or 70. But as I was fully delving into the Wolverine storyline, X-Men 25 happened. To this day I still remember reading that book and desperately wanting to yell “DO SOMETHING!” at all the other X-Men. As I watched Wolverine’s day get quickly ruined by Magneto, Jean Grey was sitting idly by saying “Let’s see where Magneto is going with this...” and the rest of the team was off getting lattes at the Avalon food court. Suffice to say, I was terribly disappointed with “Fatal Attractions” and the direction it took the Wolverine story. I kept collecting back issues here and there but didn’t buy a new release until 2001, when I walked across the train tracks from work to my local comic shop and most fortuitously opened up a Gold Foil Wolverine 145.

2 – Mint or Signature Series, what’s my end game? Ultimately, Signature Series, because I think it’s the best way I can pay homage to all the writers and artists who made some of my all-time favorite comics happen.

Ergo, I figured President was no longer appropriate, but SECDEF is still a pretty sweet gig if you can get it. With that said, don’t take this as an “I wish I never had…” missive, because I will never regret all the time and money I put into assembling the collection that spent two separate runs at the top of the registry. The journey that this collection set me on was well beyond worth it, from all the great people I met to the simple joy of flipping through the back issue boxes or perusing eBay for the next high grade finds. If there’s one thing that has consistently brought me enjoyment no matter what life threw at me (and it has certainly found ways to throw at me!), it has been comic collecting.

So while I’m no longer aiming to stay on top in the Wolverine (1988) category, I'll be aiming to keep as many of the books that I truly want to keep long term. How that shakes out hopefully won't be hindered too much by my available storage space.

The full details of each particular book’s journey are available within the individual issue descriptions; just click through to see my little anecdotes about each. The pictures are the best I can manage while keeping my camera flash from hindering the photos (unfortunately my scanner's surface area can't capture an entire CGC book), so enjoy!

And I’ve tried to include accolades whenever possible to those who helped me acquire a particular issue, but I’d like to send some immediate thanks out to Keegan Conrad of Comics to Astonish and Rich Henn (my excellent facilitators who are responsible for every SS 9.8 I achieved on books submitted from my own collection) as well as registry members frostking, Professor Pecora, Jimmy Mint, worldsbestcomics, JSantucci81, and rmolina for our regular banter and occasional transactions. A hobby is even better when it’s shared.
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Slot DescriptionCert #GradeScore
Wolverine 1 0804032031 9.8360 Shop eBay
Wolverine 2 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 3 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 4 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 5 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 6 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 7 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 8 1146574002 9.888 Shop eBay
Wolverine 9 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 10 1274474028 9.8264 Shop eBay
Wolverine 11 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 12 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 13 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 14 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 15 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 16 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 17 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 18 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 19 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 20 1149634005 9.866 Shop eBay
Wolverine 21 0720854004 9.872 Shop eBay
Wolverine 22 1149634006 9.844 Shop eBay
Wolverine 23 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 24 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 25 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 28 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 29 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 30 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 31 0767641004 9.848 Shop eBay
Wolverine 32 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 33 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 35 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 37 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 41 Second Printing No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 42 Second Printing No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 43 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 45 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 46 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 47 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 48 1151780006 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 49 1278240001 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 50 1278246001 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 51 1227063002 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 52 1151780008 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 53 1241157010 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 54 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 55 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 56 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 57 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 58 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 59 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 60 1151780003 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 61 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 64 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 66 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 67 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 68 1196192004 9.839 Shop eBay
Wolverine 69 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 81 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 85 Foil Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 87 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 87 Deluxe Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 88 Deluxe Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 89 Deluxe Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 90 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 90 Deluxe Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 91 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 95 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 96 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 97 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 100 Hologram Cover No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 101 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 102 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine Special 102.5 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine Special 102.5 Wizard Authentic Edition (Non-Competitive) No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 103 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 104 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 105 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 108 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 110 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 111 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 112 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 114 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 114 Variant Cover No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 115 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 116 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 117 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 118 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 119 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 121 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 123 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 124 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 125 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 125 Dynamic Forces Edition 1151779001 9.870 Shop eBay
Wolverine 126 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 127 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 128 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 129 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 130 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 131 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 131 Recalled Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 132 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 133 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 133 Variant Cover No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 134 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 136 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 137 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 141 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 142 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 144 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Dynamic Forces Holofoil Edition 0106530001 9.8120 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Foil Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Gold Foil Edition 1325927009 9.888 Shop eBay
Wolverine 145 Nabisco Variant Cover 1186505009 9.81100 Shop eBay
Wolverine 146 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 147 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 148 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 149 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 150 0140799012 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 150 Dynamic Forces Edition 1002606010 9.880 Shop eBay
Wolverine 150 Dynamic Forces Holofoil 0038574086 9.880 Shop eBay
Wolverine 150 Variant Cover 0138875004 9.880 Shop eBay
Wolverine 151 0903722011 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 152 0128894007 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 153 0784375003 9.825 Shop eBay
Wolverine 154 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 159 1278217001 9.827 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 163 1149670004 9.828 Shop eBay
Wolverine 164 1149670005 9.828 Shop eBay
Wolverine 165 1151759009 9.827 Shop eBay
Wolverine 166 1149670007 9.828 Shop eBay
Wolverine 167 No Comic    Shop eBay
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Wolverine 173 1149563007 9.828 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 175 1195209009 9.839 Shop eBay
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Wolverine 181 1149560007 9.828 Shop eBay
Wolverine 182 1149669007 9.828 Shop eBay
Wolverine 183 1325659007 9.838 Shop eBay
Wolverine 184 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 185 1149560008 9.828 Shop eBay
Wolverine 186 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 187 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 188 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 189 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 1/2 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 1/2 Wizard Special Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine -1 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine '95 nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine '96 nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine '97 nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 1999 nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 2000 nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine 2001 nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine: Bloodlust nn Annual #2 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine: Doombringer nn No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine: Doombringer nn Foil Edition No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine: Knight of Terra 1 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine: Rahne of Terra nn Annual #3 No Comic    Shop eBay
Wolverine: The Jungle Adventure nn Annual #1 No Comic    Shop eBay

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