Gambit #1 [Ten Cover]
(February 1999)

Marvel, 1999 Series
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Volume
2
Price
2.99 USD; 4.50 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1998-12-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606047352 00141
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Jason Liebig (credited) (assistant editor); Mark Powers (credited) (editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

The multiple variant covers for this issue are identified by the playing card in the top left corner of the comic (Ace through Ten--all Diamonds). The Dynamic Forces variant also has a Jack as the playing card.
This issue is a variant of Gambit (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 [Ace Cover]. There exist further variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Gambit / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tim Bradstreet (signed)
Inks
Tim Bradstreet (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gambit
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The Man of Steal (Table of Contents: 1)

Gambit / comic story / 34 pages (report information)

Script
Fabian Nicieza (credited)
Pencils
Steve Skroce (credited)
Inks
Rob Hunter (credited)
Colors
Shannon Blanchard (credited)
Letters
Emerson Miranda of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft's Emerson Miranda); Richard Starkings (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gambit (Origin); Jean-Luc LeBeau; Fontanelle; Courier [Jacob Gavin]; Bella Donna (flashback); Antiquary (flashback); Julien Boudreaux (Death in flashback); Anwar Anubar; Sekmeht Conoway; X-Men [Storm; Rogue; Wolverine; Nightcrawler; Kitty Pryde]; X-Cutioner [Carl Denti]; Cosmo Stephanapoulus; Mariah Ellenthrope; Jack Farley; Colossus (flashback); Cyclops (flashback); Marrow (flashback); Beast (flashback)
Synopsis
On top of his duties with the X-Men, Gambit begins running missions for the mysterious New Son. His first task involves stealing alien technology from ancient Chinese temples which brings him into direct conflict with the X-Cutioner and Elysian Enterprises.
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Gambit (Table of Contents: 2)

Gambit / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mark Powers ?; Jason Liebig ?
Pencils
Steve Skroce
Inks
Rob Hunter
Letters
Eric Eng Wong of Comicraft (credited as Comicraft/EW) (design); typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Gambit [Remy LeBeau]

Indexer Notes

Solicitation for letters and upcoming art for the Gambit series.

From the Journal of Nathaniel Essex (Table of Contents: 3)

Gambit / text story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Mr. Sinister gives the origin and history of Gambit.
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Indexer Notes

Text article with clip art.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Gambit
  2. 1. The Man of Steal
    Gambit
  3. 2. Gambit
    Gambit
  4. 3. From the Journal of Nathaniel Essex
    Gambit
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