XM #5-7] Who is Maverick and when did Wolverine work with him and Sabretooth in the C.I.A.?
Mystery: Wolverine was defeated and captured by ninjas of the Hand, who awakened Wolverines old enemy, Omega Red, under the orders of Matsuo Tsurayaba. The group needed Wolverine to uncover his lost memories of the C-Synthesizer, which Omega Red needs to survive his own deadly powers. During the process in which the Hand was trying to access Wolverines buried memories, Logan experienced a flashback to the time when he, Sabretooth, and Maverick were on a mission to retrieve the C-Synthesizer for the C.I.A as a group known as Team X. The X-Men and Maverick eventually freed Wolverine, who then uncovered the Synthesizer and gave it to Maverick. Resolution: Much of Mavericks back story would later be revealed in various issues of Wolverine (2nd series) and his own solo series. It was established that Maverick was born in Germany as Christopher Nord and after a life of betrayal by those he loved, became a covert operative for Germany. His work caught the attention of the C.I.A., who enlisted
