Kevin Nowlan - Wolverine #14 Cover, “The Gehenna Stone Affair! Part Four of Six” (1989)

Artist: Kevin Nowlan

Title: Wolverine #14 Cover, “The Gehenna Stone Affair! Part Four of Six”

Year: 1989

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover Date: October 1989

Medium: Pen and ink on comic art board

Image Size: 10 × 16 inches (25.4 × 40.6 cm)

Signed: Signed by the artist

Original published cover artwork by Kevin Nowlan for Marvel Comics' Wolverine #14, featuring Wolverine battling a vampire. The issue formed the fourth chapter of the six-part “Gehenna Stone Affair” storyline. Nowlan both penciled and inked the cover, while the interior story was written by Peter David, penciled by John Buscema and inked by Bill Sienkiewicz.

Kevin Nowlan (American, b. 1958) is a highly regarded comic artist and inker whose distinctive linework has appeared across both Marvel and DC Comics. His notable credits include Doctor Strange, Moon Knight, Batman, Superman, Green Arrow, Man-Thing and Jack B. Quick with Alan Moore. He is also particularly celebrated for his collaborations with Mike Mignola, including work connected with Hellboy, and for completing and inking the long-awaited Gene Colan Captain America graphic novel. His work as both penciler and inker has made his original covers especially recognizable.

A strong late-1980s Wolverine cover featuring the title character prominently in costume, entirely penciled and inked by Nowlan during the character's first ongoing solo series.