Gambit #1A (1993)

"Tithing", script by Howard Mackie, pencils by Lee Weeks, inks by Klaus Janson. 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 speak, 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 (she was "killed" in X-Men #8 (1991), Gambit and Rogue prepare to leave for New Orleans to investigate.

Key book; First title series featuring Gambit. Origin of Gambit. 1st appearance of Candra the Benefactoress. Black cover with gold embossed logo, art by Lee Weeks. Near mint condition.