Wolverine healing power vs hulk healing power

Started by janus773 pages

Hulk.

Both have pretty much regened from almost nothing so I say Tie.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
The End stories are not canon, afaik.

True, but can you say it's something you can't see Hulk pulling off?

Its a tie.

Hulk has never been brain damaged by an opponent's fists, unlike Wolverine who was done away with by Hulk in such a manner.

Hulk has reformed from complete atomisation, something I think only Surfer has done before (though maybe Stardusts has too?). Wolverine has never been "dead" to that extent, as far as I know.

Hulk heals faster and from much more powerful attacks.

I'd say it is a question of the aggressiveness of their HFs. Wolverine's HF fixes everything, in good time.

Hulk's amps up from replacing all his flesh in a few panels to replacing chest and torso within a panel.

Overall, Hulk's HF is faster and more powerful but both will return from the dead as a result of their HFs.

Originally posted by janus77
Hulk has never been brain damaged by an opponent's fists, unlike Wolverine who was done away with by Hulk in such a manner.

Hulk has reformed from complete atomisation, something I think only Surfer has done before (though maybe Stardusts has too?). Wolverine has never been "dead" to that extent, as far as I know.

Hulk heals faster and from much more powerful attacks.

I'd say it is a question of the aggressiveness of their HFs. Wolverine's HF fixes everything, in good time.

Hulk's amps up from replacing all his flesh in a few panels to replacing chest and torso within a panel.

Overall, Hulk's HF is faster and more powerful but both will return from the dead as a result of their HFs.

Theres not many people that vastly outclass Hulk like he does Wolverine either. An adamantium skull should actually lead to someone getting knocked out quicker. It in no way stops the brain from bouncing around the inside of the skull.

Im gonna say Hulks is slightly better but overall I really dont see much of a difference.If hulk loses an arm down to the bone and Wolverine does the same and they both completely heal at the same time then Hulks would be better as he has much more mass to regenerate.

Originally posted by ShadowFyre
Theres not many people that vastly outclass Hulk like he does Wolverine either. An adamantium skull should actually lead to someone getting knocked out quicker. It in no way stops the brain from bouncing around the inside of the skull.

Im gonna say Hulks is slightly better but overall I really dont see much of a difference.If hulk loses an arm down to the bone and Wolverine does the same and they both completely heal at the same time then Hulks would be better as he has much more mass to regenerate.


This is a marginal issue, no doubt. Hulk and Wolverine (atleast how I recall Wolverine being portrayed) recover from pretty much any damage.

The only way to separate the HFs out was to try and establish how fast they work and what they've stood up to.

Wolverine's brain was mush for some time, yet Hulk's literally ripped out parts of his brain and had it grow right back without him missing a beat. Same is true of the WWH era torso and chest loss, happened twice and he never went down.

That's the only distinction I can see here, one works more aggressively and even prevents injury like brain damage from "taking", whilst the other doesn't, but both work to fix everything eventually.

The adamantium hinders Wolverine's healing factor iirc.

And Hulk ripped off part of his head, not part of his brain. Wolverine's brain was turned to shit from Hulk level blows. Hulk's durability protects against that greatly.
Not sure how you compare those two to figure out a more impressive one though. Both are pretty gruesome.

IIRC, it wasn't just his skull, but the actual brain matter too.

These are rough and ready comparisons, because nobody in-comics has ever sought to analyse their respective HFs. Just that from feats Hulk's is faster and more "aggressive" against damage.

Originally posted by janus77
IIRC, it wasn't just his skull, but the actual brain matter too.

These are rough and ready comparisons, because nobody in-comics has ever sought to analyse their respective HFs. Just that from feats Hulk's is faster and more "aggressive" against damage.

If it was, it wasn't much. Plus it wasn't really his healing factor keep him up, but rather him just being Hulk.
iirc it took him a while to regenerate from that.

Plus, logic should dictate Wolverine's brain should help his healing, and if the whole thing is mush... meh.

I'd say it's pretty close to even tbh. Wolverine basically has no durability to save him, it's like all healing factor.

Originally posted by Branlor Swift
If it was, it wasn't much. Plus it wasn't really his healing factor keep him up, but rather him just being Hulk.
iirc it took him a while to regenerate from that.

Plus, logic should dictate Wolverine's brain should help his healing, and if the whole thing is mush... meh.

I'd say it's pretty close to even tbh. Wolverine basically has no durability to save him, it's like all healing factor.


Logic is never a sound basis to argue from, when it comes to comics.

I don't deny it's pretty close, and I really don't mean this to be some decisive view on the matter, just the impression I get from feats that - as you've pointed out - aren't best suited to comparison.

Originally posted by StiltmanFTW
The End stories are not canon, afaik.

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Originally posted by KingD19
True, but can you say it's something you can't see Hulk pulling off?

Well, if his best Regen feat is reforming part of his head, then, i dont know if he can do that, or comeback from having all his body destroyed, a decaptation or atomization.

Hulk has reformed from complete atomisation, something I think only Surfer has done before (though maybe Stardusts has too?). Wolverine has never been "dead" to that extent, as far as I know.

Sentry comeback from atomization. I think his HF >>> Wolverine and Hulk.

When Hulk comeback from atomization ???

Maestro did but he had to absorb the excess gamma radiation of the site where banner was transformed into hulk in the first place. The fact that he got atomized by the gamma bomb is itself lulzworthy.

Originally posted by Branlor Swift
If it was, it wasn't much. Plus it wasn't really his healing factor keep him up, but rather him just being Hulk.
iirc it took him a while to regenerate from that.

Plus, logic should dictate Wolverine's brain should help his healing, and if the whole thing is mush... meh.

I'd say it's pretty close to even tbh. Wolverine basically has no durability to save him, it's like all healing factor.

Hulk has the better hf.

1. Sentry = Regenerated from an atom.
2. Lobo = Regenerated from his blood.
3. Martian Manhunter = Regenerated from a limb and I think maybe also his blood, but it took him longer than Lobo.
4. Deadpool = Regenerated from being a pile of blob-like mass.
5. Hulk = Regenerated from a skeleton and overall has the fastest healing factor, since if I'm not wrong he isn't actually invulnerable, but just heals so fast that it looks like he is, yet limitations are most likely there.
6. Wolverine = Regenerated from a skeleton, but that's also it - there is nothing else that's special about him.

What does sentry have to do with this thread?

depends who is writing the story, in world war Hulk, the Hulk was virtually unbeatable.