- "Holy jeez! That's some wild sanity hearing."
- ―Jessica Drew
| "Straits of San Francisco" | |
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| Wolverine | |
| Title: | "Straits of San Francisco" |
| Storyline: | "The Gehenna Stone Affair" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 12 |
| Cover price: | $1.50 |
| Cover date: | September, 1989 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Tom DeFalco |
| Writers: | Peter David |
| Pencilers: | John Buscema |
| Inkers: | Bill Sienkiewicz |
| Cover artists: | Kevin Nowlan |
| Cover inker: | Kevin Nowlan |
| Colorists: | Glynis Oliver |
| Letterers: | Ken Bruzenak |
| Assistants: | Daryl Edelman |
| Editors: | Bob Harras |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Wolverine #11 |
| Next: | Wolverine #13 |
"Straits of San Francisco" is the twelfth issue of the second Wolverine comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Peter David with artwork by John Buscema and inks by Bill Sienkiewicz. It was colored by Glynis Oliver and lettered by Ken Bruzenak. It was edited by Bob Harras with Daryl Edelman as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a late September, 1989 cover date and carries a cover price of $1.50 per copy (US).
Synopsis[]
As a horde of vampire creatures swarm the competency hearings held for Burt Corrigan, the presiding judge attempts to call the authorities to get them to help, however, they find his story about vampires and a man dressed like Harrison Ford too much to believe. While out in the courtroom, Patch, Archie and his brother Burt (on horseback, dressed like Indiana Jones) fight off the horde of vampires. As they fight, Jessica Drew arrives on the scene. As Patch fights off a swarm of vampires that have descended on Archie, Burt makes a break for it on his horse, with Jessica hopping on for a ride. As the police arrive, Patch and Archie steal a cop car and chase after them, with another squad car stolen by the vampires seeking to catch up with Burt.
As the chase is on, at a nearby airfield, the vampires' master waits patiently with one of his minions, waiting for the perfect opportunity to reclaim a fragment of the prize he seeks: The Gehenna Stone.
On the streets of San Francisco, Jessica asks Burt what the vampires -- whom Burt identifies as followers of Ba'al -- are after and he explains that they are after a fragment of the Gehenna Stone that he himself had stolen. The chase carries them all over the streets of San Francisco, with two cars full of vampires and the police car carrying Logan and Archie. As Burt and Jessica continue to try and elude their pursuers, Logan and Archie try to stop the vampires as well. After succeeding in causing one car to crash, Logan is gunned down and crushed between his car and a car full of attackers. Logan then plays possum until the enemy car is on a one-way collision with a trolley. Before they can get out of the trolley's path, Logan then uses his claws to keep the car in its path causing them to collide.
With their pursuers either shaken off or killed, Logan and Archie catch up with Jessica and Burt. Archie is furious about this predicament, however, Logan manages to calm him down. Realizing that San Francisco is likely to be swarming with vampire followers of Ba'al, not to mention the police out looking for them, Logan convinces his friends that the best thing to do is to take Burt back to Madripoor. Archie reluctantly agrees and Patch hot-wires a car for them to get away in a less conspicuous manner.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Ba'al-Hadad
- Maroney
Minor characters
- Fenster
- Ruth
Organizations
- Baalists
Races & Animals
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is Chapter Two in the six-part "The Gehenna Stone Affair" storyline.
- This is the first appearance of Ba'al-Hadad, who makes a cameo appearance only in this issue. He is referred to only as Ba'al in this storyline.
- This is the first appearance of Maroney, who is a vampire that pursues Logan and Archie Corrigan.
- Fenster is a California judge who presides over Burt Corrigan's competency hearing.
- In this issue, Burt Corrigan patterns himself after the fictional character of Indiana Jones, who was first brought to cinematic life by actor Harrison Ford in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Reference is made to the island nation of Madripoor in this issue. Madripoor is where Logan has been spending a great deal of time while under the guise of his "Patch" identity.