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GAMBIT #1

“Tithing”

December 1993

KEYEarliest catalogued appearances of Jean-Luc Lebeau and Candra.

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writerHoward MackieartistKlaus Janson, Lee WeekscoloristSteve BuccellatolettererRichard StarkingseditorBob Harras, Tom DeFalco

X-Men Assassins Guild Earth 616

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 Gambit and Rogue prepare to leave for New Orleans.