Thomas Logan
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Thomas Logan is a fictional character of Marvel Comics. He was created by Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada, and Paul Jenkins. He was featured in the limited series Origin, which detailed the formative years of Wolverine of the X-Men and was published from November, 2001 to July, 2002.
[edit] Character biography
Thomas Logan lived in Alberta, Canada during the late 19th century. He was the groundskeeper for the Howlett estate, but was also an alcoholic, and was short-tempered. He is the father of Dog Logan, but his exact date of birth is unknown.
There is much debate as to whether or not he is in fact James Howlett's biological father. This is hinted towards in the series, with the fact that the adult James Howlett looks exactly like Thomas Logan. The fact that Wolverine at some point in his life deliberately starts going by the name Logan also lends credence to this theory.
He was an abusive, alcoholic father who beat his own son and introduced the boy to the drinking of alcoholic beverages. He had a violent temper, a mean disposition, and flew into uncontrollable rages.
He was kicked off of the Howlett estate for failing to control his son. Afterward, Thomas returned armed, with his son Dog, and killed his former employer John Howlett. He was in turn killed by James Howlett when the youth drove his newly manifested bone claws into Thomas' chest. James killed Thomas Logan to defend himself and his mother from Thomas, who was drunk, armed, and had already committed a murder.
[edit] Powers and abilities
Thomas Logan was not known to have any superhuman powers, but as his offspring may have been mutants, it is possible he may have been one as well. He definitely did not have a regenerative healing factor.
