Wolverine #52

Apr 1998 · Panini France · 23,00 FRF; 167 BEF; 6.90 CAD

📊 ~95,271 copies sold its debut month

🌐 French edition · synopsis shown in English

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In "Il était une fois Tokyo," Wolverine arrives in Japan to check on Yukio and Amiko—only to find them captured by the Hand. Forced to seek help from the Yakuza, he crosses paths with Shirohana la Fleur Pâle, a young woman whose connection to the past complicates his mission. Written by Larry Hama and Nicole Duclos, with art by Anthony Winn and Dan Green, and colored by Gloria Vasquez, this issue features a striking cover by Adam Kubert.

Contains 2 stories

Il était une fois Tokyo

22 pp · Superhero

Shirohana la Fleur Pâle [Pale Flower]La Main [The Hand] (vilains [villains])Akatora (vilain [villain])Emi (vilain [villain])Sumi (vilain [villain])les [The] Yakuza (vilains [villains])

In "Il était une fois Tokyo," Wolverine returns to Japan to check on Yukio and Amiko—only to find them captured by The Hand. Forced to seek help from the Yakuza, he crosses paths with Shirohana la Fleur Pâle, a woman with a complicated past and a simmering resentment toward Logan for killing her father, Dai-Kumo. As tensions rise and old alliances fray, the line between ally and enemy blurs in the shadowed streets of Tokyo.

Faux semblants

23 pp · Superhero

SHIELD

In "Faux semblants," a mysterious assailant captured by Kane leads to a dangerous mission in the Microverse, where Psycho-Man exploits advanced cybernetics to forge an army. With Copycat impersonating Kane and the stakes rising, Cable and his team race to uncover the truth before the deception spirals out of control.