Abraham Cornelius

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Abraham Cornelius as depicted in Death of Wolverine #4 (December 2014).
Art by Steve McNiven (penciller), Jay Leisten (inker), and Justin Ponsor (colorist).
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Marvel Comics Presents #73 (March 1991)
Created by Barry Windsor-Smith
In-story information
Alter egoDr. Abraham B. Cornelius
Species Human
Team affiliations Weapon X
The Hand
Partnerships Matsu'o Tsurayaba
Fenris
AbilitiesScientific genius

Abraham Cornelius is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He works as a scientist for Weapon X and was one of the people who played a part in the origin of Wolverine.

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Publication history

Cornelius was first mentioned in Barry Windsor-Smith's eight page preview prequel chapter to the original "Weapon X" story arc in Marvel Comics Presents #72. He first fully appeared in Marvel Comics Presents #73 (March 1991).

Fictional character biography

Abraham Cornelius, one of the senior scientists for Weapon X, is employed by Professor Andre Thorton and partnered with Carol Hines. Sometime after World War II, Logan is taken in by the project and Cornelius is assigned with perfecting a technique that bonds the indestructible alloy adamantium to human bone cells. Cornelius uses this to bond Logan's skeleton with adamantium. Logan is later indoctrinated into the Weapon X assassin program. [1] [2] [3]

Cornelius and Japanese crime lord Matsu'o Tsurayaba resurrect the Russian super-soldier Omega Red following his death. In order to stabilize his mutant power, Omega Red requires the Carbonadium Synthesizer, a device stolen by Team X decades earlier. Omega Red captures Wolverine, who knew the location of the Synthesizer, and several of Wolverine's teammates in the X-Men. Maverick is hired by former Team X liaison Arthur Barrington to prevent Omega Red from obtaining the device, and he tracks another former Team X member, Sabretooth, to Omega Red's location. With Maverick's help, the X-Men are able to defeat the villains. In the final confrontation between the Hand and Wolverine, Cornelius is apparently killed by Maverick. [4]

In the "Death of Wolverine" storyline, Abraham Cornelius resurfaces and places a bounty on Wolverine. [5] Wolverine later tracks down Cornelius. After defeating Cornelius' latest experiment, Wolverine slashes the adamantium container before it can be infected with Cornelius' chemicals and is covered in adamantium. Wolverine kills Cornelius before suffocating in the adamantium and dying. [6] [3] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Other versions

Marvel Noir

An alternate universe version of Abraham Cornelius appears in "Marvel Noir". This version is a doctor. [13]

Mutant X

An alternate universe version of Abraham Cornelius appears in "Mutant X". This version gave Wolverine, Sabretooth, and Wild Child their powers using a stolen super-soldier serum. [14]

Ultimate Marvel

An alternate universe version of Abraham Cornelius from Earth-1610 appears in the Ultimate Marvel imprint. This version is the head of Weapon X and gave Beast, Wolverine, and Lady Deathstrike their powers. Cornelius later augments himself using Wolverine's DNA, transforming him into a deformed humanoid monster with multiple limbs and mouths. He confronts Wolverine and the X-Men, with Wolverine killing Cornelius in battle. [15] [16] [17]

In other media

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References

  1. Marvel Comics Presents #72-79 (March - June 1991)
  2. 1 2 Craig, Richard (February 22, 2024). "10 Wolverine Trilogy Characters You Didn't Realize Are From Marvel Comics". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on April 27, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  3. 1 2 White, Brett (December 11, 2016). "Weapon X-Plained: Marvel's Mutant Super-Soldier Program Declassified". CBR . Archived from the original on December 13, 2016. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  4. X-Men (vol. 2) #7 (April 1992)
  5. Death of Wolverine #3 (November 2014)
  6. Death of Wolverine #4 (December 2014)
  7. Richards, Dave (March 26, 2017). "Generations: Catching Up With the Iconic Heroes of Marvel's New Event". CBR . Archived from the original on March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  8. Schmidt, Joseph (September 5, 2017). "All Of The Dead Heroes Returning In Marvel's Generations". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  9. Matadeen, Renaldo (September 26, 2017). "Marvel Legacy: How Did [REDACTED] Die in the First Place?". CBR . Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  10. Lovett, Jamie (September 26, 2017). "[MAJOR SPOILER] Returns In Marvel Legacy One-Shot". ComicBook.com . Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  11. Raymond, Charles Nicholas (November 21, 2017). "Wolverine's Return to Marvel Will Be Teased For Months". Screen Rant . Archived from the original on November 21, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  12. Zachary, Brandon (April 10, 2020). "Wolverine: Every Time Marvel (Almost) Killed Logan". CBR . Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  13. X-Men Noir: Mark of Cain #3 (February 2010)
  14. Mutant X #3 (December 1998)
  15. Ultimate X-Men #7-12 (August 2001 - January 2002)
  16. Ultimate X-Men #59-60 (July - August 2005)
  17. Ultimate X-Men #89 (December 2007)
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Dr. Abraham Cornelius Voices (X-Men)". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on October 2, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2025. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.