Canada got into the April Fools spirit by claiming to have acquired the declassified military records of the “X-Men’s” Wolverine.
“Canadian supersoldier James ‘Logan’ Howlett,” as he is described in the release from the Library and Archives Canada, was born in 1882 in Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. His mother was a wealthy landowner named Elizabeth Howlett and his father was her groundskeeper Thomas Logan.
“Logan’s journals provide valuable insight into his early life in Canada, including work as a miner in a British Columbia stone quarry, a fur trader for the Hudson’s Bay Company, and a homesteader in the Canadian Rockies,” the release states.
“His military career spanned multiple conflicts, making his personnel records an unprecedented study in Canadian military history,” it continues. “Logan was gravely wounded in action many times, and gained a reputation as a gritty survivor.”
It concludes by briefly describing Logan’s military history, which includes fighting in World War I, World War II and the Cold War, and working for various non-government organizations, most likely the X-Men, among others.
Wolverine joined the Marvel Universe when he appeared in “The Incredible Hulk” comics back in 1974. He was then brought in as a member of the revamped “X-Men” lineup, where the character achieved a significant fan base.
Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine in all of the “X-Men” films to date, as well as appearing in his own two spinoff films. Jackman has previously stated that his portrayal of Wolverine in his third solo film will be the last time he plays the character.