Most diehard comic book fans have already been notified of this news, but for those who don't, Wolverine almost met Freddie Mercury once.

Years ago Marvel turned down a submission of the X-Men's Wolverine crossing paths with the Queen singer.

Comics Alliance recently reposted about the rediscovery of these panels, which were originally posted on artist Steve Bunche's site the Vault of Buncheness.

"Seriously," he writes. "How the f— does someone even make the leap in narrative logic from depicting Wolverine stalking through the forest to having him run into Freddie Mercury of Queen for no apparent reason? That, dear readers, is a sign of true creativity."

Mercury has since appeared in the comic book biography called Tribute: Freddie Mercury, which was released last April.