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