The Uncanny X-Men, #181 Direct
Published: May 1984
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Young Dragons In Love
Credits
- Pencils: John Romita Jr.
- Inks: John Romita Jr.
- Letters: Ron Zalme
Tokyo Story
"<Look! Up in the sky!>"
Storyline
The X-Men return from the Secret Wars and find themselves in Japan where a large dragon is menacing Tokyo (go figure). Wolverine promises to look after a little girl (Amiko) whose parents are killed. Senator Kelly proposes the Mutant Control Act.
Characters
- Anna Marie (mainstream Universe)
- Colossus (mainstream Universe)
- Cyclops (mainstream Universe)
- Senator Robert Kelly (mainstream Universe)
- Amiko Kobayashi (mainstream Universe)
- Lockheed (mainstream Universe)
- Logan (mainstream Universe)
- Ororo Munroe (mainstream Universe)
- Nightcrawler (mainstream Universe)
- Madelyne Pryor (mainstream Universe)
- Puff (mainstream Universe)
- Piotr Rasputin (mainstream Universe)
- Rogue (mainstream Universe)
- Storm (mainstream Universe)
- Scott Summers (mainstream Universe)
- Sunfire (mainstream Universe)
- Kurt Wagner (mainstream Universe)
- Wolverine (mainstream Universe)
- Professor X (mainstream Universe)
- Charles Xavier (mainstream Universe)
- Mariko Yashida (mainstream Universe)
- Shiro Yoshida (mainstream Universe)
- GUESTS: Senator Phillip
- Jiro
- Akiro
- Teruki
- Hideki
Credits
- Script: Chris Claremont
- Pencils: Dan Green
- Pencils: John Romita Jr.
- Inks: Dan Green
- Colors: Jean-Marie Borbouse
- Letters: Tom Orzechowski
Story Notes
Art credit details confirmed 2006 by Dan Green. Amiko next appears in Kitty Pryde and Wolverine #5 as a ward of Mariko Yashida. Puff character from marvel.fandom.com. When Puff appears in Japan, a group of children look through a book of monsters to try to identify it. A silhouette of Godzilla is seen where the children refer to him as Gojira (his Japanese name). Silhouettes of Gamera and the Hulk are also seen and Red Ronin gets mentioned.
Characters
- Wolverine [Logan]
Story Notes
Letters from: Lee Allred, Thomas Long, Paul Bonanca, A. J. Platt & Andi Ramsey (& the rest of the gang at CHUCK's), Melissa Cook, Paul Ortstadt, and C.J. Thompson. Includes a small illustration of Wolverine as the replies are written as if by him.