What If...? #43

Name: What If...? #43
Brand: Marvel

Nov 1992 · Marvel · 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP

“What If Wolverine Had Married Mariko?”

In *What If...? #43*, Ron Marz crafts a poignant alternate path where Wolverine chooses love over exile, settling in Japan with Mariko as she takes on the mantle of Clan Yashida’s leader. Scott Clark’s evocative art, brought to life with inks by Steve Montano and colors by Tom Vincent, captures the quiet intensity of a life built on loyalty—until a brutal clash with the Silver Samurai and the Kingpin shatters it all. The cover, a striking collaboration by Clark and Montano, hints at the storm to come.

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writer Ron Marz · artist Scott Clark · inker Steve Montano · colorist Tom Vincent · letterer Janice Chiang · cover Scott Clark, Steve Montano

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Full credits

writer Ron Marz

artist Scott Clark

inker Steve Montano

colorist Tom Vincent

letterer Janice Chiang

cover pencils Scott Clark

cover inks Steve Montano

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Wolverine marries Mariko and stays in Japan to help her lead Clan Yashida until she is murdered by the Silver Samurai during a gang war with the Kingpin.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).