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Wolverine: The Death of Wolverine #[nn]
In "The Man in the Pit," Wolverine’s body lies lifeless, his soul mysteriously stranded in limbo after a battle with the angel of death, Lazaer. With Dr. Strange racing to uncover why Logan’s spirit won’t return, the two navigate the surreal afterlife, where every death has left a mark—and this time, the X-Man’s soul may have finally lost the fight. Written by Marc Guggenheim and illustrated with striking intensity by Howard Chaykin, whose cover pencils and inks capture the haunting weight of the moment, this 2008 issue is a pivotal, emotionally charged chapter in Wolverine’s mythos.
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Wolverine is brain dead and Dr. Strange retrieves his body from the SHIELD helicarrier to try and discover why Logan's soul did not return to his body after his healing factor repaired him. In the realm of the afterlife, Strange and Logan chat about Wolvie's esoteric battle with the being known as Lazaer every time the X-Man is killed and figure out that Logan's soul is trapped in limbo because the last time he battled the angel of death, he lost for the first time.
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