Thomas Logan

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caption=Thomas Logan
Andy Kubert, Art
comic_color=background:#ff8080
character_name=Thomas Logan
real_name=Thomas Logan
publisher=Marvel Comics
debut="Origin" #1 (November, 2001)
creators= Bill Jemas
Paul Jenkins
Joe Quesada (story)
Andy Kubert (art)
alliance_color=background:#c0c0ff
status=deceased
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relatives= Dog Logan (son)
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Thomas Logan is a fictional character of Marvel Comics. He was created by Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada, and Paul Jenkins. He was featured in the limited series "Origin", which detailed the formative years of Wolverine of the X-Men and was published from November, 2001 to July, 2002.

Character biography

Thomas Logan lives in Alberta, Canada during the late 19th century and is the groundskeeper for the Howlett estate. Logan is a very short tempered man and is known to be a heavy drinker. He is the father of Dog Logan, but his exact date of birth is unknown.

The series hints that Thomas is Wolverine's biological father with the fact that the adult James Howlett looks exactly like Thomas Logan. It is implied that he and Elizabeth Howlett have been carrying on a secret, romantic relationship for years.

Thomas is abusive towards Dog, often beating him severely and introduces the boy to the drinking of alcoholic beverages. Logan has a violent temper, a mean disposition, and flew into uncontrollable rages and is jealous of the Howletts and their great fortune.

After being fired from his position and kicked off the estate for failing to control his son, Thomas returns to the house in the middle of the night, armed, and with his son Dog. He sneaks into the bedroom John and Elizabeth Howlett share and tries to persuade her to leave with him. It is here that a secret affair between the two is implied. Before Elizabeth can reply, Howlett returns to the bedroom and is confronted by Logan. After a heated excange, Logan shoots and kills Howlett. He is, in turn, killed by James Howlett when the youth drives his bone claws into Thomas' chest. James' mutation is triggered by the trauma of seeing his father killed before his eyes.

Paternity

Even though Thomas Logan bears a striking resemblance to Wolverine as an adult, it isn't stated in the mini-series that he's Wolverine's father, though an affair between Logan and James' mother Elizabeth is implied. However, since the mini-series, there have been several one shot issues of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe released since 2004 that each contain a profile on Wolverine. Within those issues, John Howlett, Jr. is listed as Wolverine's father rather than Thomas Logan.