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| Doctor Cornelius | |
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 Abraham Cornelius as depicted inDeath of Wolverine #4 (December 2014). Art bySteve McNiven (penciller), Jay Leisten (inker), andJustin Ponsor (colorist). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Comics Presents #73 (March 1991) |
| Created by | Barry Windsor-Smith |
| In-story information | |
| Alter ego | Dr. Abraham B. Cornelius |
| Species | Human |
| Team affiliations | Weapon X The Hand |
| Partnerships | Matsu'o Tsurayaba Fenris |
| Abilities | Scientific genius |
Abraham Cornelius is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. He works as ascientist forWeapon X and was one of the people who played a part in the origin ofWolverine.
Cornelius was first mentioned inBarry Windsor-Smith's eight page preview prequel chapter to the original "Weapon X" story arc inMarvel Comics Presents #72. He first fully appeared inMarvel Comics Presents #73 (March 1991).
Abraham Cornelius, one of the seniorscientists forWeapon X, is employed byProfessor Andre Thorton and partnered withCarol Hines. Sometime afterWorld War II,Logan is taken in by the project and Cornelius is assigned with perfecting a technique that bonds the indestructible alloyadamantium 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 lordMatsu'o Tsurayaba resurrect the Russian super-soldierOmega 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 theX-Men.Maverick is hired by formerTeam 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 betweenthe 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]
An alternate universe version of Abraham Cornelius appears in "Marvel Noir". This version is a doctor.[13]
An alternate universe version of Abraham Cornelius appears in "Mutant X". This version gave Wolverine, Sabretooth, andWild Child their powers using a stolen super-soldier serum.[14]
An alternate universe version of Abraham Cornelius from Earth-1610 appears in theUltimate Marvel imprint. This version is the head of Weapon X and gaveBeast,Wolverine, andLady 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]
