After decades of storytelling, Wolverine's healing factor has become too powerful, breaking what originally made the hero relatable.
While Wolverine may be synonymous with the idea of a healing factor, many other Marvel heroes boast this same ability, from Hulk to Spider-Man. To combat this, writers have surely but steadily beefed up Wolverine's healing capabilities, raising them to absurd degrees. While this evolution has been natural, making Logan's healing stand out without making him an unkillable immortal has been a delicate balance - one that has sometimes tipped in the wrong direction.
When Wolverine was created, his powers weren’t what fans know them as today. He was said to have "natural-born speed, strength, and savagery" in his first appearance from 1974, but his healing factor, initially referred to as “fast-healing,” wasn’t revealed until four years later in 1978.
Marvel also introduced the idea that Wolverine's adamantium skeleton is poisoning him, and that his healing factor is constantly keeping this effect at bay.
Wolverine is a salt of the earth character - a perpetually put-upon hero willing to bleed in the name of doing the right thing. His early healing factor was the perfect encapsulation of his determination to get back up again, no matter what is thrown his way. But when the character is taken from incredibly tough to near-godlike, he becomes not only less believable, but less relatable.
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