WWII Logan

You know, it's kind of weird that we'll get something like this, yet nobody's made a 6" figure of Wolverine in his black and gold "Team X" spy suit. Long before Wolverine joined the X-Men, Logan served in WWII, teaming with allies Captain America, Bucky, and Nick Fury in the battle against the Axis powers. Wow, that's the closest a toy has come to actually naming the Nazis in a long time! This figure isn't based on any particular story, just the general concept of "Wolverine served in World War II"; even the art on the box is original, rather than coming from any issue. The first hint that Wolvie was older than he looked came in X-Men Annual #4, when he compared bad weather to Monte Cassino, but it didn't become official until the famous Uncanny X-Men #268. At least, that was when we found out for sure he was that old; he was in civilian mode at the time, not military. The story was set in 1941, in Madripoor, three years and six thousand miles away from a battle in Italy. This figure shows Logan in his military fatigues, a uniquely sculpted jacket and pants that tuck into gaiters around his boots. We've seen similar things before, but none matching Logan's short stature, which is why we're sure they're new. Taking a cue from Series 12's Cable, the straps on Logan's webgear are sculpted directly onto his torso, with the spot where they join the belt just being cleverly hidden. The figure's arms are the same as Patch's, but everything is so different you'll be hard-pressed to notice it. The figure includes two heads: one wearing a helmet, and one without. The helmeted head is nice, showing him giving a war cry as he surely charges into battle, but the second head is... not really Wolverine? The face is good, nice and square with a small frown, and he's got his big trademark sideburns, but instead of having Wolverine hair, it's long and shaggy and parted on the side and doesn't look at all like how the character distinctly looks. Just a weird, weird choice. Considering how plain the colors of this figure are, the paint is very good. He's an army man in WWII, so of course he's wearing green - the only piece of clothing he's got that isn't green is his boots, which are brown. And covered by green gaiters, so we barely see them anyway. The gaiters are the same shade as his jecket and helmet, which is a paler hue than his webgear, and then his pants are the darkest of all. The bright pink skin absolutely pops against all that, and there's a triange of white undershirt visible at his neck. He has a logo on his shoulder, but it's not for Canada or the Devil's Brigade (either the real-world 1st Special Service Force or the in-universe 616 version with which Logan served); it is, instead, the eagle logo of the SSR - you know, the Strategic Scientific Reserve, the precursor to SHIELD. The MCU precursor to SHIELD. The SSR was an invention of the movies, and hasn't really appeared in the comics, so seeing it here is a surprise. What's the implication? That there was a 616 version, or that this is a movie toy? The figure has a barbell head, balljointed neck, swivel/hinge shoulders, swivel biceps, double-hinged knees, swivel/hinge wrists, a hinged chest, swivel waist, balljoint hips, swivel thighs, double-hinged knees, swivel shins, and swivel/hinge ankles. Love to see a Marvel Legend that doesn't skip the shin joints for a change! Especially when the sculpt makes including them easier than not including them. The balljointed neck is a pleasantly unexpected inclusion, though. The left shin is slightly blocked by the sheath for his knife, which sticks up higher than the top of the boot (and has an accommodating flat spot sculpted on the pantleg above). Logan's accessories include a knife and a Tommy gun, and a satchel that can be slung over his chest. His right hand is the only one shaped to hold anything, so to use his knife he'd have to draw it with his left hand and pass it to his right before being able to cut anyone. We get a choice of a closed first or an open/relaxed hand for the left. Then there's a pair of hands with what appear to be Wolverine's claws sticking out of them, but that can't be: they wouldn't have been metal in the 1940s. There's cloth wrapped around the hands, suggesting he's just tied knives to himself. The Season 5 episode of the '90s animated series, "Old Soldiers," saw Logan teaming up with Captain America, and at one point they use tekko-kagi to scale a cliff, so maybe that's what these are, as well? Wolverine (WWII Logan) is part of Series 15, but he doesn't get a part of the Executioner Build-A-Figure. Fortunately, the figure by itself is cooler than it seems like he'd be, so he really doesn't need a BAF bit to make him more appealing. -- 08/26/26 What uniform do you want them to put him in next? Tell us on our message board, the Loafing Lounge.