Wolverine vol.2 #3 - page 4

Wolverine #3 from Jan 1989 - The Black Blade
Release Date : September 13, 1988
Cover Date : January, 1989

Writer(s) : Chris Claremont
Penciler(s) : John Buscema
Inker(s) : Al Williamson
Colorist(s) : Glynis Oliver
Letterer(s) : Tom Orzechowski
Editor(s) : Bob Harras

Patch (Logan) is under the control of the The Black Blade(also known as the Muramasa Blade), and the blade finds him an ideal host for it's power. It announces to the Silver Samurai and Lindsay McCabe that it intends to sacrifice Lindsay's friend the detective Jessica Drew in order to make the bond between it and Patch permanent.