Marvel Released December 1993

Gambit #1 (1993) First Print

Gambit #1 is the premiere issue of the Gambit series from Marvel, released December 1, 1993. Written by Howard Mackie with artwork by Richard Starkings. Notable appearances include Assassin's Guild, Gambit, Candra The Benefactress. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 3 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant covers.

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Published December 1993
Pages 32

TITHING Henri LeBeau sneaks into X-Mansion and tells his young step-brother, Gambit, that the time of the tithing has come and he is needed in New Orleans as the Assassins Guild is trying to break the old pacts; As they are speaking, Henri is cut down by an assassins arrow; Gambit gives chase and discovers that the killer is Julien, the "dead" brother of his wife; Learning that Bella Donna is also alive (she was "killed" in X-Men (Marvel, 1991 series) #8) Gambit and Rogue prepare to leave for New Orleans.

Key Facts

  • First title series featuring Gambit
  • Origin of Gambit
  • 1st appearance of Candra the Benefactress
  • 1st team appearance of the Assassin's Guild