Appearing in "To Have and Have Not"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Viper
- Silver Samurai
- The Hand ninjas
- Mastermind - (Shadow only)
Other Characters:
- Various unnamed Japanese citizens
- Akio and other unnamed Yakuza members
- Tak, a friend of Yukio
- Nabatone Yokuse - (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Mariko's unnamed security guards - (Killed)
Locations:
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Ginza District
- Hospital
- Various streets in Tokyo
- Agarashima
- Clan Yashida prefecture
- Tokyo
Synopsis for "To Have and Have Not"
You want to have a good time in Tokyo, the guide books tell you to checkout 'The Ginza'. We find Wolverine and Rogue are getting rowdy with the Yakuza in a Ginza district bar. They get information that leads them to the crimelord Nabatone, who in turn is supposed to lead them to Viper and the Silver Samurai.
Wolverine is looking for the Silver Samurai who plans on killing Mariko Yashida, his half-sister and Wolverine's fiancée. Their father was a crime lord, and the Silver Samurai wants Mariko dead so he can control that empire. Wolverine invited the X-Men to Japan for their wedding, only for everyone but Storm to be poisoned by the Silver Samurai.
Wolverine and Rogue infiltrate Nabatone's estate to find a very dead Nabatone Yokuse. He has been dead for over a week. The man who arranged the meeting between Mariko and the Silver Samurai was an impostor. Wolverine wonders if while they've wasting time chasing smoke, someone might try to attack Mariko and the poisoned X-Men in the hospital?
Elsewhere, Yukio and Storm are attacked by some lowlife muggers. They easily defeat them once Storm fries them with a little lightning. Inspired by Yukio, Storm begins to embrace her emotions instead of suppressing them.
Wolverine's fears are correct: Viper and a team of ninja assassins attack the hospital and dispatch the posted agents. Rogue flies in, grabs the whole gang of ninjas, including their leader, and tosses them aside; Viper orders her ninjas to kill her, while she looks for Silver Samurai. Wolverine challenges the Samurai and wins their brutal battle by breaking his arm. As he readies his claws from the killing blow, Mariko begs him to spare her half-brother. Viper pulls a gun on Mariko and Wolverine, demanding they let the Samurai go. The Samurai faints right as Wolverine and Mariko make a run for it. Rogue throws herself into the ray’s path before it hits them. Rogue causes the gun to overload, but suffers life-threatening injuries. Viper uses her ring to teleport herself and the Samurai away. Wolverine forces Rogue absorb his powers and save her life.
A week later, while at the Yashida’s ancestral seat preparing for the wedding, Mariko is visited by Mastermind. At the wedding reception, the X-Men are introduced to Cyclops' girlfriend, Madelyne Pryor. Everyone is shocked by her similarity to Jean Grey. Lilandra was so surprised she almost attacks Madelyne. Storm arrives in her 1980's punk look, much to Kitty’s apparent horror. Right before the ceremony starts, Mariko calls off the wedding in front of everybody. Wolverine asks Mariko why, and she tell him he is unworthy.
Notes
- The story is narrated from Wolverine's viewpoint
- This issue is reprinted in many other comics and books, see references for more info.[1]
See Also
Links and References
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- The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators - accessed on 08/07/2009
- The Official Marvel Index to the X-Men (Vol. 2) #3 - See for further referencing
References
- ↑ This story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:
- Backpack Marvels X-Men: Target: Angel #1 - 7th story
- X-Men Classic #77 - 1st story
- Essential X-Men #4 - 12th story
- Uncanny X-Men TPB: From the Ashes #1 - 6th story
- Wolverine TPB By Claremont and Miller #1 - 6th story