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Wolverine Strapped To A Nuke, also known as Wolverine Nuke or Logan Subplot is an exploitable image showing the X-Men character Wolverine chained in a nuclear bomb about to hit New York City. The story was written by Seth Peck and Roland Boschi drew the panel for the comic book Fear Itself: Wolverine Vol 3 released in September 2011. The image went viral in August 2024 on X after a user joked about "Logan's subplot," in the X-Men comic book. The meme resurfaced as a viral exploitable in mid-January 2025, as players of the hero shooter Marvel Rivals started to use the image to express their dislike for the character in the game.

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On September 7th, 2011, the third issue of Fear Itself: Wolverine comic book^[1] was released. The issue was drawn by Roland Boschi and includes a storyline where the mercenary group Strike has hijacked a helicarrier threatening New York, leading to escalating situations, including a moment in which Wolverine gets strapped to a nuclear bomb. (seen below)

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On August 15th. 2024, X^[2] user @Akumabat posted the Wolverine nuke panel, humorously commenting on the character's recurring absurd subplots while other X-Men heroes developed their adventures. The post amassed over 4.6 million views and 51,000 likes in six months. (seen below)

The image resurfaced as a viral exploitable in mid-January 2025, particularly among players of the hero shooter "Marvel Rivals", who began using the image to express their dislike for the character's portrayal in the game. For instance, on January 30th, 2025, X^[3] user @slothhana photoshopped the Wolverine nuke meme in a Marvel Rivals map, amassing more than 1.3 million views and 70,000 likes in three days.

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