Wolverine v2 #181-186
Logan arrives at a bar and orders some booze. Besides him and the barkeeper there are only three other customers, telling each other stories at a nearby table. All of them work in some criminal organizations, and they remember what happened when somebody annoyed their bosses, and they had to pay for it. When the third guy wants to tell his story, the other two interrupt him as they notices that Logan is staring at them. They ask him what he wants, fearing that he is a cop. Logan goes and sits with them and buys them a round. He has a story for them too. A friend of his borrowed money from three lowlifes because his daughter needed an operation. However he couldn’t pay them back, and these guys did something to him, so he asked a friend to help him out. Of course this friend is Logan. He keeps telling the story of how he tracked down the three guys bosses, already dealt with them and now has tracked down the three guys themselves. While he describes how he will kill each of them, the barkeeper pulls a rifle, but Logan works him into the story too. The three gangsters are still surprised, as Logan begins to revel in the smell of fear, before he finally does what he came here for. After all three and the barkeeper are killed, Logan proceeds to the basement, where the little girl is being held captive. As they walk out of the bar, the girl asks if Logan is Spider-Man. He answers that he isn’t because Spider-Man is a sissy. Logan also carries a bag, containing the cut-off hand of one of the three guys.
The newspaper reports of three members of the Pazzo Family having been killed at a wedding. This is disturbing news for Johnny, the underboss of the organization. Johnny gets upset and Tony tells him he should do everyone a favor and just kill Freddo the boss. Johnny reprimands him for making such a suggestion. On the way to Freddo’s office he reminisces about the day his former boss, Freddo's father, told him he was leaving the family not to him, but to his son Freddo, who otherwise would never make it to anything in his life. As Johnny arrives, Freddo is furious and lets Johnny feel that it is he who is the boss. He then asks him about the murders at the Chez Bippy bar, where three more of the Pazzo Family were killed. Just as they are about to have an argument, Wolverine walks in with a box. It contains the hand of one of the murdered mobsters. Johnny and his men pull out their guns and threaten to kill Logan, who remains calm. Before anyone can react, he slashes their guns with his claws and explains that he killed those guys, as they crossed a line when the took the child of his friend hostage. Logan then proposes a deal, wants the debt from his friend forgiven in exchange for his services. He will assist them in getting rid of the Roman, an adversary that’s been killing a lot of their men, like those at the wedding. Against Johnny’s advise Freddo accepts, citing a quote from “The Godfather: “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
Two police officers are tailing the mob boss known as the Roman. He is disguised as a roman and is destroying a fruit stand pretending to be mad. The Roman goes home and changes into his business suit. Bruno, a henchman of his, comes in and informs him of Logan’s latest killing. The Roman reprimands Bruno, since the cops could be listening. Since it’s the third time Bruno has done this, the Roman opens a trap door that drops Bruno into a pit filled with lions. Later the Roman and another henchman, Vincente, discuss the possibility of hiring someone themselves to kill Logan. The Roman says he has chosen the Sweeper, a killer that has worked for the Kingpin among others.
Back at Freddo’s house, the mob boss tries to convince Logan to kill the star witness in a trial against him, much to the chagrin of Johnny and Tony. Logan says he can’t be bought and that as soon as his friends’ debt is paid off, he’s leaving. Freddo is left thinking that Logan must have a price. The Sweeper walks into a café where Logan is eating and sits with him. He assembles his gun under the table and the other customers leave the coffee house as soon as they see this. Logan pops his claws and kills him. He sends the ashes to the Roman. Later that night, Johnny sends two goons to kill Logan. They fail; Logan kills them both and then goes after Johnny. Johnny asks him to kill him, but they are interrupted by the Roman’s goons who take them back to the Roman’s mansion. The Roman drops him into the lion’s pit, but Logan manages not to fall in. Instead the Roman’s henchmen drop Johnny inside. Johnny cries out for help, so Logan jumps in after having dispatched of all the mobsters, save for Roman. In the pit, Logan manages to tame the lions. When the Roman looks down, wondering what’s happening, Logan climbs up and droops the Roman into the pit. Logan calls Freddo to tell him the deal is off, since the job is finished. Freddo answers that Logan must first kill a grand jury witness from a trial against Freddo. He says Logan will obey, because he has his friend and his daughter hostage.
Freddo is showing Logan a movie. The situation portrayed in the movie is similar to the one Logan is facing. Freddo has kidnapped his friend and his daughter. He threatens to have them both killed, unless Logan kills a grand jury witness from his trial. Logan tells Freddo he’s dead and walks away. Johnny and Freddo get into an altercation, because Johnny thinks Freddo is wrong to threaten a kid. The next day at the trial, the witness appears, much to Freddo’s dismay. He orders Tony to make the call to have the child killed, but Johnny impedes it. After the trial Freddo tells his driver to take him home. The driver is actually Logan who takes Freddo to a forest in the outskirts of town. Tony and Johnny are waiting for him there. Logan cuts off Freddo’s finger, takes the ring that makes him godfather of the mob and gives it to Johnny. Johnny tells him that his friend’s debt has been paid. Logan tells him he doesn’t know the guy; he simply overheard the story and decided to check it out. Johnny is taken aback, but then he and Tony take Freddo to grave they have dug up and kill him, by shooting him three times. Logan hears the shots as he drives off into the night.
Logan arrives at a bar and orders some booze. Besides him and the barkeeper there are only three other customers, telling each other stories at a nearby table. All of them work in some criminal organizations, and they remember what happened when somebody annoyed their bosses, and they had to pay for it. When the third guy wants to tell his story, the other two interrupt him as they notices that Logan is staring at them. They ask him what he wants, fearing that he is a cop. Logan goes and sits with them and buys them a round. He has a story for them too. A friend of his borrowed money from three lowlifes because his daughter needed an operation. However he couldn’t pay them back, and these guys did something to him, so he asked a friend to help him out. Of course this friend is Logan. He keeps telling the story of how he tracked down the three guys bosses, already dealt with them and now has tracked down the three guys themselves. While he describes how he will kill each of them, the barkeeper pulls a rifle, but Logan works him into the story too. The three gangsters are still surprised, as Logan begins to revel in the smell of fear, before he finally does what he came here for. After all three and the barkeeper are killed, Logan proceeds to the basement, where the little girl is being held captive. As they walk out of the bar, the girl asks if Logan is Spider-Man. He answers that he isn’t because Spider-Man is a sissy. Logan also carries a bag, containing the cut-off hand of one of the three guys.
The newspaper reports of three members of the Pazzo Family having been killed at a wedding. This is disturbing news for Johnny, the underboss of the organization. Johnny gets upset and Tony tells him he should do everyone a favor and just kill Freddo the boss. Johnny reprimands him for making such a suggestion. On the way to Freddo’s office he reminisces about the day his former boss, Freddo's father, told him he was leaving the family not to him, but to his son Freddo, who otherwise would never make it to anything in his life. As Johnny arrives, Freddo is furious and lets Johnny feel that it is he who is the boss. He then asks him about the murders at the Chez Bippy bar, where three more of the Pazzo Family were killed. Just as they are about to have an argument, Wolverine walks in with a box. It contains the hand of one of the murdered mobsters. Johnny and his men pull out their guns and threaten to kill Logan, who remains calm. Before anyone can react, he slashes their guns with his claws and explains that he killed those guys, as they crossed a line when the took the child of his friend hostage. Logan then proposes a deal, wants the debt from his friend forgiven in exchange for his services. He will assist them in getting rid of the Roman, an adversary that’s been killing a lot of their men, like those at the wedding. Against Johnny’s advise Freddo accepts, citing a quote from “The Godfather: “Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer.”
Two police officers are tailing the mob boss known as the Roman. He is disguised as a roman and is destroying a fruit stand pretending to be mad. The Roman goes home and changes into his business suit. Bruno, a henchman of his, comes in and informs him of Logan’s latest killing. The Roman reprimands Bruno, since the cops could be listening. Since it’s the third time Bruno has done this, the Roman opens a trap door that drops Bruno into a pit filled with lions. Later the Roman and another henchman, Vincente, discuss the possibility of hiring someone themselves to kill Logan. The Roman says he has chosen the Sweeper, a killer that has worked for the Kingpin among others.
Back at Freddo’s house, the mob boss tries to convince Logan to kill the star witness in a trial against him, much to the chagrin of Johnny and Tony. Logan says he can’t be bought and that as soon as his friends’ debt is paid off, he’s leaving. Freddo is left thinking that Logan must have a price. The Sweeper walks into a café where Logan is eating and sits with him. He assembles his gun under the table and the other customers leave the coffee house as soon as they see this. Logan pops his claws and kills him. He sends the ashes to the Roman. Later that night, Johnny sends two goons to kill Logan. They fail; Logan kills them both and then goes after Johnny. Johnny asks him to kill him, but they are interrupted by the Roman’s goons who take them back to the Roman’s mansion. The Roman drops him into the lion’s pit, but Logan manages not to fall in. Instead the Roman’s henchmen drop Johnny inside. Johnny cries out for help, so Logan jumps in after having dispatched of all the mobsters, save for Roman. In the pit, Logan manages to tame the lions. When the Roman looks down, wondering what’s happening, Logan climbs up and droops the Roman into the pit. Logan calls Freddo to tell him the deal is off, since the job is finished. Freddo answers that Logan must first kill a grand jury witness from a trial against Freddo. He says Logan will obey, because he has his friend and his daughter hostage.
Freddo is showing Logan a movie. The situation portrayed in the movie is similar to the one Logan is facing. Freddo has kidnapped his friend and his daughter. He threatens to have them both killed, unless Logan kills a grand jury witness from his trial. Logan tells Freddo he’s dead and walks away. Johnny and Freddo get into an altercation, because Johnny thinks Freddo is wrong to threaten a kid. The next day at the trial, the witness appears, much to Freddo’s dismay. He orders Tony to make the call to have the child killed, but Johnny impedes it. After the trial Freddo tells his driver to take him home. The driver is actually Logan who takes Freddo to a forest in the outskirts of town. Tony and Johnny are waiting for him there. Logan cuts off Freddo’s finger, takes the ring that makes him godfather of the mob and gives it to Johnny. Johnny tells him that his friend’s debt has been paid. Logan tells him he doesn’t know the guy; he simply overheard the story and decided to check it out. Johnny is taken aback, but then he and Tony take Freddo to grave they have dug up and kill him, by shooting him three times. Logan hears the shots as he drives off into the night.
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