Barry Windsor-Smith (aka Barry Smith) is a American-based British comic book illustrator and painter whose best known work has been produced in the United States. He is known for his work on Marvel Comics' Conan the Barbarian from 1970 to 1973, and for his work on Wolverine – particularly the original Weapon X story arc.
8-page interview with Barry Windsor-Smith, the storyteller behind Wolverine's origin, specifically, the origin of his adamantium claws and the Weapon X program
Pre-release marketing of the Infinity Gauntlet event in an article titled 'Marvel's 1991 Projects'
Origin of Wolverine, specifically the first time he is referred to as Weapon X in the chronological order of the story
Though the character introduced in Incredible Hulk #180 (1974) was named The Wolverine aka Weapon X, an origin story hadn't been developed yet
One enduring rumor was that he was initially meant to be the actual animal, evolved with the assistance from the High Evolutionary but this was dispelled by Len Wein, the writer who is credited for creating the character
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