Who Says a Superhero Needs a Cape.(actor Hugh Jackman)(Brief Article)

From: Esquire | Date: August 1, 2000 | Copyright information

In the summer blockbuster X-Men, Hugh Jackman plays Wolverine, a superhero with remarkable healing abilities. Here, the Australian actor is dressed up in fine fitting suits, and accessorized with costar Famke Janssen. Looks like his special power just might be style.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO cybergeek, a creepy comic-convention type, or a Saturday-morning-cartoon addict to have heard of the X-Men, Marvel's mutant comic-book heroes, who've been protecting unsuspecting guys tike you since the first issue was inked in 1963. At first a cult phenom, the comic has crept its way into the ...

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