The Uncanny X-Men 1981 #173 Newsstand ed. - 3.0 - $3.25

Wolverine and Rogue go after the Silver Samurai and Viper. Wolverine comes close to killing the Samurai but Mariko steps in and saves her half-brother. Viper tries to blast them but Rogue gets in the way and saves their lives. With Rogue quickly dying, Wolverine touches her skin so she can absorb his healing factor. Storm adopts her punk look which freaks Kitty out. During the wedding ceremony, Mariko calls it off as she has deemed Logan unworthy.

The print run on this issue has some variance so the black background of the cover can appear anywhere from a dark black to a lighter blackish green. On-sale date from Amazing Heroes #26, with newsstand on-sale date of 1983-06-07.

• - Letters from: Susan Murrie, Jeff A. Plackmeier, Daniel Kaufman, and Kathy Li. Includes a small illustration of Colossus, supposedly the writer of the replies to the letters.