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Issue: Gambit Classic #1
Publication Date: April 2009
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MarvelView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/22/2009
Volume: 1
Pages: 188
ISBN: 9780785137290
UPC/EAN: 978078513729052499
Price: $24.99 USD
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Content Items: 23 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mark D. Beazley
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: trade paperback; squarebound
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Andy Kubert (signed)
Andy Kubert (signed)
John Kalisz
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Gambit; Storm
Reprinting
FlagX-Men by Chris Claremont & Jim Lee Omnibus #1 published October 2011
as Gambit Classic Vol.1 TPB [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Uncanny X-Men #266 published August 1990
was Enter The Mutant Called Gambit! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Storm at the Mercy of the Hounds!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Andy Kubert
Andy Kubert
?
Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
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Miscellaneous
1
Storm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chris Claremont
Bill Jaaska
Joe Rubinstein
Mike Rockwitz
Joe Rosen
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Reprinting
 
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Enter the Mutant Called Gambit!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Andy Kubert
Andy Kubert
?
Pat Brosseau
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Gambit: Out of the Frying Pan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chris Claremont
Mike Collins
Joe Rubinstein
Brad Vancata
Pat Brosseau; Tom Orzechowski
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Reprinting
 
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22
There's a Storm on the Horizon!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Whilce Portacio
Jim Lee; Bob Wiacek
?
Tom Orzechowski
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Nanny: Into the Fire

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Chris Claremont
Jim Lee [as Homage Studios]; Whilce Portacio [as Homage Studios]
Whilce Portacio [as Homage Studios]; Scott Williams [as Homage Studios]
Glynis Oliver
Tom Orzechowski
Subject Matter
superhero
X-Men
X-Men [Storm]; Gambit; Shadow King (villain); Lian Shen (villain); Nanny (villain); Orphan-Maker (villain); Wolverine (cameo flashback); Colossus (cameo flashback); Rogue (cameo flashback); Nightcrawler (cameo flashback); Kitty Pryde (cameo flashback); Havok (cameo flashback); Dazzler (cameo flashback)
Gambit and Storm evade Nanny and the Shadow King. Gambit and Storm become a pair of thieves in New Orleans. Storm's adult memories are restored.
Reprinting
 
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Meanwhile...

Reprise  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
typeset
Subject Matter
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
At last! The Cajun X-Man in His Own Limited Series!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Tithing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Howard Mackie
Lee Weeks
Klaus Janson
Steve Buccellato
Richard Starkings
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Gambit; Henri LeBeau (death); Jean-Luc LeBeau; X-Men [Professor X; Rogue; Wolverine; Storm]; Tithe Collector; Candra; Gideon; Julien Boudreaux; Assassins Guild
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.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
23
Gambit #2 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Honor Amongst Thieves

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Howard Mackie
Lee Weeks
Klaus Janson
Steve Buccellato
Richard Starkings
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Gambit; Rogue; Bella Donna; Jean-Luc LeBeau; Tithe Collector (villain); Marius Boudreaux (villain); Julien Boudreaux (villain); Assassins Guild (villains); Gideon (cameo); Candra (cameo)
Gambit returns to New Orleans and finds Bella Donna in a coma. Her father, Marius, challenges Remy to a duel of honor but their fight is broken up. Rogue helps Gambit take Bella Donna to the Thieves Guild but they interrupt the tithing ceremony and the Tithe Collector leaves. Remy demands that his father give Bella Donna a sip of the Elixir of Life, the secret to the Thieves Guild's longevity. When his father refuses, Gambit decides to get some himself. Julien and his assassins attack the Tithe Collector for the serum. Gambit leaves Rogue to guard Bella Donna and confronts Candra herself.
Reprinting
 
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Gambit #3 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
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1
The Benefactress

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Howard Mackie
Lee Weeks
Klaus Janson
Steve Buccellato
Richard Starkings
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Gambit; GUESTS: Rogue; Bella Donna; Jean-Luc Lebeau; Tante Mattie; VILLAINS: Candra; Tithe Collector; Marius Boudreaux; Julien Boudreaux; Assassins Guild
Gambit gains an audience with Candra, benefactress of the Thieves Guild. She agrees to provide him with a vial of the Elixir of Life for Bella Donna but only if Remy kills his father. Their negotiations are interrupted by Julien and his rogue assassins. Gambit saves Candra from them. Gambit receives a kiss for his heroism and leaves but Candra quickly discovers that he stole the elixir off of her. Candra tells the Tithe Collector to kill Gambit as a traitor. Rogue accidentally touches Bella Donna and witnesses her love affair with Gambit through her memories.
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Gambit #4 Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Thief of Time

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Howard Mackie
Lee Weeks; Jason Gorder (art assist)
Klaus Janson
Steve Buccellato
Richard Starkings
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Gambit; Bella Donna; Rogue; Jean-Luc LeBeau; Candra (villain); Tithe Collector (villain); Julien Boudreaux (villain); Marius Boudreaux (villain); Assassins Guild (villains)
Gambit has gained the Elixir of Life but has to battle through the combined forces of the guilds to get to Bella Donna. Julien attacks and shatters the vial. Candra promises to restore the pact and powers if Gambit is killed but both Guilds forsake her and turn from the old ways. With the Guilds finally at peace, Gambit's father commands that he help preserve it by leaving for good. Gambit drips a few drops of the serum into Bella Donna's mouth in hopes she will be restored. His wife wakes up but without her memories. Driving Rogue off, Gambit is left to walk the streets of New Orleans, alone.
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Giant-Sized Gambit Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
Liquid Graphics
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Gambit TPB (1995) Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
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2
Wraparound cover.
Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Andy Kubert
John Beatty
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Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Greg Capullo
Greg Capullo
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Jusko
Joe Jusko
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Pin-Up

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Gambit #1 Gold Variant Cover

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Lee Weeks
Lee Weeks
?
typeset
Subject Matter
superhero
Gambit
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1

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