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Wolverine #3

Marvel · Series began 1982 · November 1982

Dates

Cover date
November 1982
On sale
1982
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct edition60¢ cover

    Direct

    No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

    This edition’s page
  • Canadian price edition0.75 CAD cover

    Canadian

    Printed cover price 0.75 CAD.

    Barcode 0714860206511 · shared with another edition

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  • Newsstand edition60¢ cover

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 0714860206511 · shared with another edition

    This edition’s page

Publisher’s description

The story begins with a drunk Wolverine fighting against Takahashi, a sumo wrestler, in a bar, being watched by Yukio. Outside the bar, Asano Kimura, a member of Japanese secret service waiting for Wolverine. He asks for help but Wolverine denies. Yukio kisses Wolverine. The Hand orders Yukio to kill Wolverine, but she denies and attacks them instead.When Yukio awakes Wolverine he calls her Mariko (he was dreaming with her calling him an animal) and then Yukio kicks him uncounsios. Later Wolverine learns that Yukio had killed Asano, and that she works for Lord Shingen and goes after her. Wolverine is ambushed by The Hand but manages to escape, but Yukio also run away after killing some ninjas.

Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1982), Wolverine (1987), Marvel Masterworks: The Uncanny X-Men (2003), Best of Wolverine (2004), Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont (2005), The Uncanny X-Men Omnibus (2006), Wolverine by Claremont and Miller (2006), Wolverine Omnibus (2009), Wolverine by Claremont & Miller (2013), Wolverine: The Adamantium Collection (2013), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), Marvel Universe by Frank Miller Omnibus (2018), Marvel Visionaries: Chris Claremont (2019), Wolverine by Claremont & Miller: Deluxe Edition (2021)

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