The Lotus and the Steel (Episode 58) Written by Ted Pedersen & Francis Moss Originally Broadcast on February 3, 1996 Wolverine, losing control, quits the X-Men to return to rural Japan, site of happier times, in an effort to find himself. He works peacefully with a former spiritual teacher, the monk Oku, to build a temple. But the neighboring village is about to be attacked by bandits, led by the merciless Silver Samurai, unless payment is made. Some of the villagers want to resist, and ask Wolverine for help. Wolverine is torn. This is just the sort of thing he had wanted to leave behind. Meanwhile, Jubilee, blaming herself for Wolverine's abrupt departure, is searching rural Japan for him. Will Wolverine break from his spiritual reclusion and fight? Will Jubilee find him in time? NOTES Another Wolverine-centric episode. SCREENSHOTS This page is a part of DRG4's Marvel Cartoon Pages: Featuring Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, and the Silver Surfer.