Logan, the super hero known as Wolverine, was born James Howlett, a seemingly normal child in a wealthy family. But he was also born with amazing powers, including a regenerative healing factor; superhuman senses, and retractable claws in his arms.

A childhood of immense privilege came crumbling down and mans cruel ways and savage nature led Logan to leave the world of humans and live in the Canadian wilderness, forgetting his very humanity.

Logan befriended a family of wolves in the woods who treated him like kin. But that family too was destroyed when a polar bear made the unusual choice of traveling down into the woods-and slaughtered the clan of wolves while Logan was away.

In a fit of rage, Logan battled the bear; killing it and leaving its corpse in the woods.

Had Logan not given into his savage nature, he might have noticed the bear was tagged by someone named Essex...

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