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==Wolverine (1982) #1==

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* Editor" Louise Jones

Wolverine ~~stories could easily dominate any list of~~ the ~~best comics set~~ in ~~Japan~~, ~~so let’s start with~~ the ~~“best there is”—the original WOLVERINE #1-4~~, ~~by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. One~~ of ~~Marvel’s first limited series redefined~~ the ~~character as he traveled~~ to ~~Japan to find his long-lost love,~~ [[Mariko Yashida]]. ~~Shingen~~, her ~~crime lord~~ father, ~~forced her~~ to ~~marry one~~ of ~~his stooges~~, ~~which did not set well~~ with ~~Logan~~. ~~Miller~~ and ~~colorist Glynis Oliver provide ninja fights amidst~~ the ~~neon lights of Tokyo~~, making ~~this not only~~ the ~~must-read~~ [[~~Wolverine~~]] ~~tale, but also one of~~ the ~~quintessential works within comics as a whole~~.

Wolverine hunts for a bear in the Canadian Rockies which had an arrow stuck in its back, making it turn crazy and kill at least fifteen people. With the bear taken care of, Wolverine tracks the scent of the arrow back to its tracker and puts him on trial.

Wolverine tries calling [[Mariko Yashida]], but her family hangs up on him. Wolverine flies to the Yashida Ancestral Stronghold in Japan and finds Mariko in the gardens beneath a statue of Buddha, concealing her face. At Wolverine's insistence, she reveals her bruised face, which Wolverine deduces came from her husband, Noburu-Hideki. Mariko explains that she had to change commitments upon her father's return. Mariko's husband shows up and Wolverine intends upon killing him until Mariko averts the bloodshed.

Wolverine prepares to fly to New York, but he gets ambushed by poisoned shurikens. Wolverine wakes up to find himself in the captivity of [[Lord Shingen]], who challenges Wolverine to a duel with him to prove his worthiness to Mariko. They fight with wooden swords, and Lord Shingen cheats during the battle by kicking Wolverine, who retaliates by withdrawing his claws. Due to his recent poisoning, though, Wolverine has trouble making contact with the elder, who ultimately wins the battle.

Wolverine finds himself abandoned in Tokyo surrounded by a mob. [[Yukio]] kills them all and picks Wolverine off the ground.

==Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (2005) #1==

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 * Editor" Louise Jones
-Wolverine stories could easily dominate any list of the best comics set in Japan, so let’s start with the “best there is”—the original WOLVERINE #1-4, by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller. One of Marvel’s first limited series redefined the character as he traveled to Japan to find his long-lost love, [[Mariko Yashida]]. Shingen, her crime lord father, forced her to marry one of his stooges, which did not set well with Logan. Miller and colorist Glynis Oliver provide ninja fights amidst the neon lights of Tokyo, making this not only the must-read [[Wolverine]] tale, but also one of the quintessential works within comics as a whole.
+Wolverine hunts for a bear in the Canadian Rockies which had an arrow stuck in its back, making it turn crazy and kill at least fifteen people. With the bear taken care of, Wolverine tracks the scent of the arrow back to its tracker and puts him on trial.
+Wolverine tries calling [[Mariko Yashida]], but her family hangs up on him. Wolverine flies to the Yashida Ancestral Stronghold in Japan and finds Mariko in the gardens beneath a statue of Buddha, concealing her face. At Wolverine's insistence, she reveals her bruised face, which Wolverine deduces came from her husband, Noburu-Hideki. Mariko explains that she had to change commitments upon her father's return. Mariko's husband shows up and Wolverine intends upon killing him until Mariko averts the bloodshed.
+Wolverine prepares to fly to New York, but he gets ambushed by poisoned shurikens. Wolverine wakes up to find himself in the captivity of [[Lord Shingen]], who challenges Wolverine to a duel with him to prove his worthiness to Mariko. They fight with wooden swords, and Lord Shingen cheats during the battle by kicking Wolverine, who retaliates by withdrawing his claws. Due to his recent poisoning, though, Wolverine has trouble making contact with the elder, who ultimately wins the battle.
+Wolverine finds himself abandoned in Tokyo surrounded by a mob. [[Yukio]] kills them all and picks Wolverine off the ground.
 ==Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (2005) #1==