Why did Wolverine stop aging?

Wolverine: Because of his healing factor, Wolverine is able to live longer than normal and show no signs of aging until a later period of time. X-23: Being Wolverine's clone, X-23 possesses the same healing factor and therefore has the same ability.
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Why is Logan aging and not healing?

Like having a skeleton coated in lead, the metal leeches into Logan's body over time. It takes years to have a major effect, but by 2029, the year “Logan” is set, the adamantium has so weakened Logan that he's aging at a normal rate and struggling to heal himself after injuries.
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Why did Wolverine's healing factor stop?

Meanwhile, the Adamantium was constantly poisoning his insides; Logan's healing factor initially kept the metal's toxicity in check but, as it gradually failed, the poison began overwhelming his system and killing him. Adamantium poisoning may also have turned into the cause of his healing factor's increasing failure.
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Is Wolverine immortal in age?

From the comics and the movies the Wolverine myths seems to point to ageless immortality. From being present in the civil war to surviving Hiroshima and being ripped in half by the Hulk, he's the cat that came back.
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How long is Wolverine's life span?

The typical longevity of a wolverine in captivity is around 15 to 17 years, but in the wild the average lifespan is more likely between 8 and 10 years.
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Who is the oldest Wolverine?

The Oldest Mutant There Is

(A later comic, 2001's Origin, would declare that Wolverine — real name James Howlett — was actually born in 1885, meaning that he was a sprightly 56 years old at the time of the X-Men story.
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How old is Wolverine physically?

Together, Byrne and Claremont came up with Wolverine being about 60 years old and having served in World War II after escaping from Sabretooth, who was about 120 years old.
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Could Wolverine live forever?

The character of Wolverine (aka “Logan”) is always a unique one to analyze, particularly due to the nature of his mutant powers. He possesses a healing factor, which allows him to overcome and heal from any injury, no matter how severe. This has essentially made him immortal.
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Who is immortal Deadpool or Wolverine?

While Deadpool and Wolverine are both practically immortal because of their respective healing factors, the way the two abilities work within their bodies are very different.
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Who is the oldest mutant?

Selene is the oldest known human mutant. Functionally immortal, her millennia-long life is attributed to her ability to drain the life essence from other beings to extend her own existence indefinitely.
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How old is Logan when he dies?

Logan is almost 200 years old (per the movie timelines) in the film Logan. He has lived to that great age because his mutant healing power greatly slows down his aging processes and protects him from environmental abuses.
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Why was Logan so weak in Logan?

Like having a skeleton coated in lead, the metal leeches into Logan's body over time. It takes years to have a major effect, but by 2029, the year “Logan” is set, the adamantium has so weakened Logan that he's aging at a normal rate and struggling to heal himself after injuries.
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What level mutant is Jean GREY?

Powers and abilities. Jean Grey is an Omega-level mutant, and at her highest and strongest potential was fully merged with the Phoenix Force and with it was able to defeat even Galactus.
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Does Logan ever regain his memory?

Ten years later, he was brainwashed by Hydra and the Hand in the “Enemy of the State” storyline to attack his fellow Super Heroes. Not everything was horrible, though. After this, he regained all of his memories in 2005's “House of M.” Logan also did major favors for other established heroes including Black Panther.
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Why adamantium poisoning Wolverine?

In Logan, the adamantium poisoning that Wolverine is suffering from symbolizes his own personal conflict within himself. Hugh Jackman revealed "The adamantium will eventually kill him. I loved the metaphor of his weapon being the thing that's killing him, on every level."
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Can a Wolverine survive a bullet?

So while the bullet might penetrate Wolverine's skin, it seems it wouldn't kill him. In fact, in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Wolverine is shot in the head with an adamantium bullet and, though he loses his memory, he survives.
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How many babies can a Wolverine have?

Wolverine litters are born between February and April.. No litters larger than four have been reported in the wild and average 2-3 kits.
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How long would Wolverine live without adamantium poisoning?

Meaning having been born in 1832, in a perfect world without Transigen and the Adamantium skeleton, Wolverine would have lived to the year 2298 at the age of 466. That's a long time, so much more longer than any of us. Really puts our smaller life timeline in perspective.
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Can Wolverine regrow limbs?

The mutation that makes Wolverine worthy of the X-Men is that his cells regenerate at incredible speeds. He ages at a snail's pace, he can re-grow parts of limbs and organs after serious injury, and he is basically impervious to infection and disease.
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What class of mutant is Wolverine?

Enhanced Mutant Physiology: Wolverine is a mutant who had been given an unbreakable skeleton by the Weapon X Program and augmented by Apocalypse. Nick Fury's intel classified him as Power Level 9, while the O*N*E classified him as a Severe Threat.
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Was Logan born a mutant?

Wolverine (born James "Jimmy" Howlett), also referred to as The Wolverine and also known as Logan, was a mutant born with retractable forearm claws, enhanced physical parameters, and a powerful healing factor.
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Who was Marvel's first mutant?

Officially, Namor the Sub-Mariner is considered the first mutant superhero whom Marvel Comics ever published, debuting in 1939. However, Namor was not actually described as a mutant until Fantastic Four Annual #1, decades after his first appearance.
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Who is the strongest mutant?

In Mark Waid's History of the Marvel Universe #3, Marvel has finally officially revealed who the most powerful mutant in the universe is. And no it's not Wolverine, Jean Grey or Professor X. It's Franklin Richards.
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Why can't Charles Xavier walk?

In the climax of First Class, Magneto deflects a bullet that hits Xavier in the spine, causing him to lose the use of his legs. Days of Future Past sees Charles in 1973 taking a drug that allows him to walk again but at the cost of his mutant powers; he eventually gives it up and returns to the wheelchair.
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