Story by Chris Claremont. Art by John Buscema. Cover by John Buscema.
The debut issue of Wolverine's first-ever, long-running ongoing series. Chris Claremont teams with comic book giant John Buscema to send Logan on a sword quest - fighting pirates in Indonesia. From there the action heads to Madripoor, where a cult seeks the black blade known as the Muramasa Sword. Whether wearing his stripped-down black suit and no mask, or donning his signature 'Patch' disguise, this is a Wolverine unlike anything ever seen before - slicing and dicing armies of pirates and cultists. It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all. Reprinting WOLVERINE (1988) #1. Rated T.