Because publishers want you to buy their product every month, comics are typically serial in nature. However, occasionally (and more often nowadays than ever before) publishers launch a comic title that is only meant to last for one issue. While ongoing series often have multiple chances to hook in new readers, the comics highlighted in this ongoing investigations only had One-Shot At Greatness!
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Date: February 2010
Cover Price: $3.99
Writer: Stuart Moore
Artist: Tomm Coker
Forty years ago, Logan was witness to a gangland murder after spending the night with Katrina McCann, a cocktail waitress. Turned out that Katrina was the girl of local mob boss, Phil DeBlasio, and he had his guys give Logan a pounding. Now, a mysterious letter has drawn him back to the scene of the crime with hopes of uncovering the truth behind that long-distant night. He finds it suspicious that he came across his old fling again, after all these years … and a new, young girl is pursuing him who has some secrets of her own. Who summoned him there? What are these women hiding? And, will Wolverine find the long-since-missing criminal?
Although the cover depicts him in costume, this really isn’t one of those costumed adventures. There’s no big, cliche-spouting super-villain to take down. But, it’s another neat look into Logan’s shady and mysterious past. The artwork is appropriately moody and sketchy, enhancing the “pulp” feel of the storyline. It’s unlikely that any of these characters will resurface again in any significant role but, when one has lived a life as storied and well-traveled as Logan’s, there are sure to be tons of bit characters with only one or two tales to tell.
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