Dates
- Cover date
- February 1994
- On sale
- December 21, 1993
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960601598600311
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07148601598703
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Creators
Stories
- The Benefactress · 22 pages
Gambit gains an audience with Candra, benefactress of the Thieves Guild. She agrees to provide him with a vial of the Elixir of Life for Bella Donna but only if Remy kills his father. Their negotiations are interrupted by Julien and his rogue assassins. Gambit saves Candra from them. Gambit receives a kiss for his heroism and leaves but Candra quickly discovers that he stole the elixir off of her. Candra tells the Tithe Collector to kill Gambit as a traitor. Rogue accidentally touches Bella Donna and witnesses her love affair with Gambit through her memories.
Publisher’s description
Gambit arrives in Paris and gains an audience with Candra, benefactress of the Thieves Guild and a woman with whom Gambit has a little personal history; She agrees to provide him with a vial of the Elixir of Life for Bella Donna but only if Remy is willing to kill his own father; Their negotiations are interrupted by Julien and his rogue assassins who are looking to gain the serum for themselves; Gambit saves Candra from Julien and the assassins are driven off; Gambit receives a kiss for his heroism and leaves with his father but Candra quickly discovers that he stole the elixir off of her person during their moment of intimacy; Candra tells the Tithe Collector to return to New Orleans and command both the Thieves and Assassins Guilds to kill Gambit as a traitor; Rogue accidentally touches Bella Donna and witnesses her love affair with Gambit through her memories.
Reprinted in
Gambit Classic (2009), X-Men Epic Collection (2014), X-Men: Gambit and Rogue (2016)