Logan. Elizabeth was having an affair with Thomas for many years, after she was released from isolation and after the birth of James Howlett. When young James Howlett first uses his claws and kills Thomas, a horrified Elizabeth exclaims "not again, not you James...", subtly referring to the scars on her back that she received from her first son, John Howlett III, who died a mysterious death, which are shown when Rose walks in on Elizabeth. Later on in the mini-series, it is subtly hinted that Grandfather John Howlett Sr. (the I) killed the young John Howlett (the III) after attacking Elizabeth, when John Howlett, Jr. (the II), could not defend his wife. This also alludes that Thomas Logan may have fathered John Howlett III, as-well-as his younger brother, James Howlett (Wolverine), too. In Wolverine: Weapon X #8, Logan muses about having killed his own father, believing Tom Logan's paternity. In Wolverine (vol. 4) #4 (December 2010), it is confirmed by Wolverine himself, during the "Wolverine Goes To Hell" storyline, when he is thinking to himself while fighting the Devil (i.e. Marduk Kurios) in Hell, that Thomas Logan is indeed his biological father. This is further confirmed when they finally have a face-to-face confrontation, in order (in Thomas Logan's own words) "To finally talk, man-to-man, father-to-son". In Wolverine #304 (April 2012, the series having returned to its original numbering by having the current volume integrated with previous volumes), he is shown in Hell (which he states is ultimately "Where all Logans go when they die") with the souls of five of his recently deceased grandchildren, the "Mongrels", Wolverine's illegitimate offspring unknowingly fathered with various women over the course of his long life, who Wolverine had been tricked by his enemies into fighting to the death during the Red Right Hand storyline. In other media Thomas Logan appears in the beginning of the 2009 movie X-Men Origins: Wolverine'', dying under similar circumstances to his death in the comics (being stabbed by Wolverine's claws after they come out for the first time) and he is confirmed to be Victor Creed's father (in Dog Logan's place) and Wolverine's biological father. He is credited as "Thomas Logan" and played by Aaron Jeffery. References Characters created by Andy Kubert Characters created by Joe Quesada Characters created by Paul Jenkins (writer) Comics characters introduced in 2001 Fictional alcohol abusers Fictional characters from Alberta Fictional domestic abusers