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Synopsis: A still-naked Wolverine and Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner are duking it out in Big Sur, California. When he gets a good kick in, Logan (FINALLY!) finds the time to strip a dead SHIELD agent and steal his clothes. The fight continues and Logan sticks his claws through the Atlantean king, then sets about dismantling his three agents using their inability to breathe air to suffocate them into submission. He's about to take down the woman, who has Nitro captive, when Namor sneaks up behind Logan and knocks him out cold. When he wakes up, Logan follows their trail to the edge of the ocean and calls in Iron Man for help. Stark shows up and Logan reveals to him how Namor's agents were posing as humans, so there are probably more sleeper agents out there. Stark explains that the Atlanteans will make Nitro suffer, so Logan will get his justice for Stamford, but Logan isn't so sure. He made a deal with Nitro, to keep him alive for answers about the Mutant Growth Hormone. Stark attempts to talk him out of it, but Logan will hear nothing. He needed Iron Man because Wolverine can't breath underwater. So down he goes, Iron Man suits up in submarine gear and heads to Atlantis where he soon gets an audience with the king. Iron Man and Namor debate the morals of bringing Nitro to Atlantis versus Wolverine's deal to keep Nitro alive in exchange for information about who was really behind Stamford. Iron Man is rather insistent on getting his way, and when Namor asks him for one good reason why Atlantis should turn over Nitro...Iron Man gives him six. Claws that is, Wolverine is in the Iron Man armor. Namor's agents attack and Wolverine fights off Janus, the woman and Namor. He holds the woman's head, ready to squeeze it, when Namor asks him why Nitro is worth it. Logan says Nitro isn't, but that doesn't change the fact that he gave his word.

Namor scoffs at the notion. Wolverine is a murderer as well, but because he is keeping his word to another killer, he has his honor. Logan invades Atlantis and threatens the people there, but still he has his honor. Logan would keep Namor from his own vengeance, for the death of Namorita, but still he has his honor. Logan shrugs it off with the explanation that Nitro has info that he wants, Namor should want it too for the same reasons. The woman explains that her husband, Politus, is already getting the info out of Nitro as they speak, and Logan asks to be taken there. When they arrive, they find that Nitro has fought back and Politus lies dying. His wife rushes to his side, and Politus manages to give a name before dying: Walter Declun. She's about to attack Nitro, but Wolverine holds her back and does the job instead. He slices off Nitro's hand and holds his claws to the man's neck. Logan tells him 'no more', but Nitro asks about his 'word'.

As Logan stands there with his claws to Nitro, preparing the killing blow, he remembers his journey. So many people have tried to stop him, from Iron Man to Scott Summers and Emma Frost, all asking him why he wants to kill Nitro? This isn't his fight. Logan retracts his claws. It isn't his place to kill Nitro, it's the Atlanteans. He turns and leaves, telling Nitro that they have at least one thing in common: they're both going to soon wish Logan had just killed him after all.

Some time later, Logan's tossing them back heavy in a bar when Namor shows up. He explains that Nitro is still alive, albeit a 'guest' of Atlantis for the time being. Namor is there to give Logan the name of the man who supplied the MGH: Walter Declun, the CEO of Damage Control Inc.

Review: Another solid and exciting issue of Wolverine as the storyline reaches its first climax. The fight with Namor thankfully doesn't take up too much time, and more is spent with everyone talking about the issue, which I liked a whole lot better than if Wolverine just clawed everybody. I especially enjoyed how his 'honor' came back to haunt him for a moment. It's always nice when a writer's little poke at the character can fit so seamlessly into the storyline. The fact that it's been building and we might not have realized it was also a nice touch. Everything lined up nicely, from Wolverine's honor to his realization that he'd let his reputation get the better of him in this story. I'm not sure I've ever seen that happen with Wolverine before. I had been championing the idea of Wolvie being the perfect pick to go after Nitro, and here we find out that he agreed, but wasn't sure why. So I definitely enjoyed the idea of Wolverine taking a step back and really examining what he's become. Just a nice little head-clearing moment.

The rest of the issue was nice, very witty at times. The Iron Man switch didn't really throw me, but I'm glad Nitro remained a badass throughout. It almost seems kind of funny to think about his storyline when compared to Civil War. At the beginning of that, he had this big moment where he brings about the war. What happens to him? Oh, now he's being tortured in an Atlantean prison. Kinda takes a big step away from all the political realism. It's a good thing that all the sobbing mothers have decided to hate Speedball, otherwise they might get upset that the Atlanteans are the ones who get to punish Nitro for his crimes.

The next issue would seem to be about paying back Damage Control and finding out their big secret. I'm a bit worried that they'll just pawn it off on the CEO and Damage Control will emerge unscathed. That would feel a little cheap.