Usagi Yojimbo (1996 3rd Series Dark Horse) comic books 1997-1999
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Issue #9
Published Jan 1997 by Dark Horse.$12.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Politics and honor don't always mix. In a temple in which Usagi is staying with his friend, Priest Sanshobo, sanctuary is sought by a dying samurai who holds a secret that could change the course of the entire nation. Usagi and Sanshobo are bound to protect it, but there's a whole band of samurai determined to defeat them at any cost! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #10
Published Feb 1997 by Dark Horse.$16.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. How is it that Usagi's lord was killed, leaving him a ronin? How did he receive the scar on his forehead? These questions and more are answered in this very special issue of Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo, featuring three unique stories, including one inked by Sergio Aragones! Usagi's most popular villain -- Jei, the demon-possessed spearman -- continues his hunt for the rabbit ronin in the second story, and, in the third story, readers learn of what happens to a defeated general as he patiently waits for his chance to lead another rebellion . . . and what he does when his opportunity comes. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #11
Published Mar 1997 by Dark Horse.$14.00
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View scanStory and art by Stan Sakai. The owl, in Japanese folklore, is a sign of evil and an omen of death. In "The Lord of Owls," Usagi crosses paths with a mysterious samurai with a lightning sword . . . and who can foresee one's death. In a second story, Kagemaru plots to usurp Chizu as the leader of the Neko Ninja Clan by revealing her traitorous actions to Lord Hebi. Hebi is later attacked in an assassination attempt, but Kagemaru comes to his rescue -- or does he? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #12
Published Apr 1997 by Dark Horse.$12.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. In the "Vampire Cat of the Geishu," Usagi's wanderings take him back to the Geishu Province and memories of the last time he was in the area. Usagi, Tomoe, and Gen were returning after the events in the "Dragon Bellow Conspiracy" (UY, Bk. 4) when they were invited to spend the night in the home of a noble woman. Too late, they find they were trapped by their hostess, a demon cursed to drink the blood of innocents. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #13
Published Aug 1997 by Dark Horse.$8.00
Grasscutter: Part 1 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The gods Izanagi and Izanami gave birth to the islands of Japan, and to the rivers, the mountains, and the trees. They gave birth to the Sun Goddess, Amaterasu, and to the Moon God, Tsukiyomi. But it is with their third child, Susano-o the Storm God, that this adventure truly begins, for it was Susano-o who slayed the eight-headed serpent, and in that serpent's tail that Susano-o discovered the great sword known as Grasscutter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #14
Published Sep 1997 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter: Part 2 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. We continue to follow the sword, Grasscutter, through history. It's April of 1185, and the great civil war of Japan is nearing an end. At the Battle of Dannoura, The Heike Clan find themselves surrounded by the Genji. The victors will have all of Japan at their command. The Heike still have hope -- they still have the sword of the Gods. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #15
Published Oct 1997 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter: Part 3 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The great sword Grasscutter has always brought victory to the outnumbered and overpowered. The recovery of the lost sword of the Gods will aid the Conspiracy of Eight in their quest to overthrow the Shogunate and reinstate the Emperor. With the help of a sorceress and the souls of dead warriors, they plan to recover the lost sword. But they didn't factor Usagi Yojimbo into their plans! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #16
Published Nov 1997 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter: Part 4 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Even as the Conspiracy of Eight prepares to assassinate Lord Noriyuki, the Heike crabs (souls of dead imperial loyalists) scour the sea bottom in search of Grasscutter, the sword of the Gods that will restore the Emperor to power. Usagi Yojimbo is about to walk into the middle of a war that he never could have expected, and that he could never turn his back on. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #17
Published Jan 1998 by Dark Horse.$8.00
Grasscutter: Part 5 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Inazuma is tormented by dreams as she lies helpless and in the hands of Jei, the demonic spearman. Usagi finally gets possession of the sword of the gods but is unaware of its importance. Meanwhile, warriors of the Imperial faction are right behind him. The Conspiracy of Eight plan the assassination of Lord Noriyuki as he travels to Edo for the installation of the new shogun. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #18
Published Feb 1998 by Dark Horse.$8.00
Grasscutter: Part 6 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Lord Noriyuki and Tomoe escape the traitor in their ranks but are on the run from assassins of the Conspiracy of Eight. Meanwhile, Gen has a choice to make: to go after the injured Inazuma for her reward or search for Usagi, who is being pursued by a band of killers? Usagi realizes that he, indeed, is carrying Grasscutter, the sword of the gods. Should he deliver it to the Shogun or to its rightful owner, the Emperor, possibly starting a civil war? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #21
Published Jun 1998 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter: Part 9 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The second to last chapter of the epic Grasscutter story line! Usagi and Gen finally catch up to Jei, the demonic warrior. But can they defeat someone who now has both the powers of heaven and hell? Meanwhile, Tomoe and Noriyuki have trouble on both sides, as they are pursued by the assassins and end up in the hands of the general who once sought to overthrow the Geishu lord's father. Also, Priest Sanshobo investigates strange lights in the forest. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #22
Published Jul 1998 by Dark Horse.$4.00
Grasscutter: Part 10 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. The conclusion of "Grasscutter," the longest Usagi story to date, reveals the final fate of the sacred sword. It's Usagi vs. Jei, but even if our hero wins, what will it cost him? And can Jei ever truly be defeated? Also, Jei's niece, Keiko, is still lost in the forest -- but a strange and unexpected new benefactor is waiting for her. Elsewhere, something is killing the priests in Sanshobo's temple. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #23
Published Sep 1998 by Dark Horse.$6.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. After the events that transpired in Grasscutter, Usagi leaves Sanshobo's temple. On the road, he encounters an idealistic samurai, the son of a former comrade, who is on the warrior pilgrimage to hone his skills, striving to live up to his father's legend. The young samurai continues to test himself, but finds that in action, all the practice in the world could kill you. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #24
Published Oct 1998 by Dark Horse.$6.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. A farming village is plagued by a supernatural killer who warns his victims with haunting music from his flute before they are overcome by a creeping darkness. Usagi offers his help only to find that some things are not what they appear in this story of vengeance and obsession. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #25
Published Nov 1998 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi is on his way to collect the outlaw's bounty for Gen when he stops to entertain some children. He tells them a classic folk tale, Momotaro, placing himself in the role of the hero who was born from a peach, as he goes off to battle evil ogres with the help of three companions. "Momo-Usagi-Taro" is based on one of the most beloved tales of Japanese folklore, full of fantasy and adventure. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #26
Published Jan 1999 by Dark Horse.$6.00
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The Hairpin Murders: Part 1 of 2 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. It's a whodunit feudal style as Usagi is caught up in a mystery when he befriends a police inspector investigating the murders of prominent merchants. The clues lead into their past and to a broken trust. Can Usagi and the detective discover the idenity of the next victim before it's too late? Will justice prevail? 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #27
Published Feb 1999 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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The Hairpin Murders: Part 2 of 2 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. A woman has been murdered. Her killing seems unrelated to the series that Usagi and Inspector Ishida are investigating. A look into her past, however, connects her to the three previous victims, but the evidence points to her as the killer! When higher-level bureaucrats and officials stonewall the investigation, though, questions and suspicions are raised. It's a murder mystery feudal style, in part two of "The Hairpin Murders," as Usagi untangles a hair-raising web of betrayal and deceit that spans a decade. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #28
Published Apr 1999 by Dark Horse.$7.49
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi comes to the rescue of a girl attacked by masked bandits. She turns out to be the maid of the area's most renowned courtesan, recently back from seclusion. It comes to light that the assault was not a random attack, but the tip of a conspiracy. Usagi is soon embroiled in a plot involving the province's nobles and the successor to a lord's throne. Part one of a two-part story. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #29
Published May 1999 by Dark Horse.$6.49
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. The conspiracy gets deadlier as the courtesan, Lady Maple, is abducted! The only way Usagi can save her is by handing a child over to the kidnappers. Usagi has no choice but to comply and finds himself caught in a trap in which death is the sole escape. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #30
Published Jul 1999 by Dark Horse.$7.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. In response to popular demand, multiple Eisner Award winner Stan Sakai presents Usagi in another "Inspector Ishida mystery"! In this issue, Ishida teams up with the rabbit ronin to investigate the disappearance of men from the lower levels of society. The inquiry leads them to a grisly, black market for fresh corpses used in a ritual hundreds of years old. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #31
Published Sep 1999 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. "The Haunted Inn of Moon Shadow Hill" finds Usagi once again on the road when he seeks shelter for the night in an inn, the only haven in an area reputed to be haunted. He reluctantly accepts a wager to enter the local graveyard and comes face-to-face with more haunts than you can shake a (chop)stick at. This is an outrageous story full of many of the strange, and often wacky, monsters of Japanese folklore, drawn in Stan Sakai's charming and inimitable style. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #32
Published Oct 1999 by Dark Horse.$7.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. This issue features two stories: in the first, Usagi meets a young boy determined to live a life of adventure. The boy follows the long-eared ronin hoping to learn swordsmanship. When Usagi refuses to teach him, he arranges his own demonstration. In this issue's second story, more treachery surfaces in the ranks of the Neko Ninja Clan when two lovers break the ninja code by escaping the clan. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #33
Published Nov 1999 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. In "The Potter" we meet a potter at odds to make ends meet until a thief breaks into his home and hides a priceless jewel. Meanwhile, Katsuichi receives a message from his former student, Usagi, and he and his current students hurriedly prepare to keep an appointment with death. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
