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Wolverine and Sabretooth have had some amazing fights over the years, but some of them have been better than others. Wolverine has survived some brutal battles, and the ones against Sabretooth are the best. These are the ten most awesome Wolverine/Sabretooth fights, legendary battles that fans have loved for decades.
10) X-Men (Vol. 2) #6
The ’90s were the decade of the X-Men, and X-Men (Vol. 2) proved that. The book was the Jim Lee (along with Scott Lobdell) book for its first year, and readers got one of the most surprising Wolverine/Sabretooth fights ever. This fight took place after Omega Red took down the X-Men, and Logan and Maverick were licking their wounds. ‘Tooth and Psylocke were sent after them, finding them in a sewer. The last time Wolverine and Sabretooth fought in a sewer (which will be on this list) was amazing, so fans were thrilled to see the two battle, especially drawn by Lee. What they got instead was Creed taking Logan out in between panels. It was a shock, and that’s what makes it so cool. It subverted reader expectation and is unique in the pantheon on their skirmishes.
9) Wolverine (Vol. 7) #50
The Krakoa Era was great for the X-Men, and Wolverine thrived. Wolverine (Vol. 7) was one of the best titles of the era, and it ended with a battle between Sabretooth and Wolverine in Wolverine (Vol. 7) #50, by Ben Percy, Victor LaValle, Geoff Shaw, and Cory Smith. This was the end of “Sabretooth War”, a ten-part story that saw Creed attack X-Force with an army of multiversal Sabreteeth. The ol’Canucklehead was without his powers and donned adamantium armor and the Murasama blade for their final battle. The two went to town on each other, and it was bloody and amazing. It’s an exciting, shocking fight that ends in gore and blood, which is exactly what you want from these two.
8) Wolverine (Vol. 8) #12
2025 wasn’t great for Wolverine. His two solo books had a lot of problems and Wolverine (Vol. 8) was honestly kind of bad most of the year. However, Wolverine (Vol. 8) #11, by Saladin Ahmed and Martin Cocolo, had one of the best fights in Wolverine history. Logan learned his mother was alive, and went after her, finding Sabretooth holding her. The two of them ripping into each other was wonderfully rendered by Cocolo, and was one of his finest moments since he came on the book. While there’s twist to this story that makes it kind of bad (some would argue this one shouldn’t count on this list because of that), the pages with the fight are a highlight of a year that needed more moments like this.
7) Wolverine (Vol. 5) #13
Paul Cornell and Alan Davis put Logan on the road to his death, closing out the first chapter of his end with “Killable”. This story saw Wolverine start to deal with his life without his healing factor, trying to figure out if he could still be the man he always was. Eventually, this led to Sabretooth rearing his ugly head, ready to test his longtime enemy. Wolverine (Vol. 5) #13 saw the two of them clash, and Sabretooth beats him close to death. What makes this fight so great is Creed’s vitriol for Logan; the way he talks down to him, points out his fears, and takes advantage of the situation is so peak. Cornell did a great job with ‘Tooth in Volumes 5 and 6, and this fight shows how well he understood the character.
6) Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #213
The X-Men became stars in the ’80s, and Wolverine played a huge role in that. He had some amazing adventures with the team and on his own, but he wouldn’t meet his perfect rival until “Mutant Massacre”. Sabretooth was part of the Marauders at the time, slaughtering Morlocks, but stopped that to go after Psylocke and Wolverine. The two of them would start chasing each other down in Uncanny X-Men (Vol. 1) #212, and the next issue would see them in battle, from Chris Claremont and Alan Davis. This was their first fight in the comics, and it knocked everyone’s socks off. It’s an awesome fight, and it set the tone for everyone of their battles that came after.
