1990
In a Nutshell
Wolverine battles Apocalypse in the Savage Land.
Writer: Walt Simonson
Penciler: Mike Mignola
Inker: Bob Wiacek
Letterer: Ken Bruzenak
Colorist: Mark Chiarello
Editor: Bob Harras
Editor-in-Chief: Tom DeFalco
Plot
In the Savage Land, a group of primitive natives, the Tribe of Fire, celebrate the arrival of Wolverine, who lands a small plane and is heralded as a child of the gods. He is challenged to combat by the chieftain of the tribe, and after a furious fight, Wolverine prevails, winning leadership of the tribe in the process. Later that night, the chieftain visits Wolverine in his cave, revealing herself to be a woman named Gahck, who takes Wolverine as her mate. Wolverine tells her that he came to the Savage Land after smelling the place on a failed assassin who tried to kill him. Time passes, and though Wolverine is no closer to learning who sent the assassin, he finds comfort in the simple life he is living amongst the tribe. Eventually, he leads the tribe in battle against a massive dinosaur that's been preying on their people, and he discovers the creature is actually a cyborg, designed to capture the individuals believed to have been eaten.
