Lone Wolf and Cub TPB (2000-2002 A Dark Horse Digest) comic books 1999-2001
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Issue #2-1ST
Published Oct 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Gateless Barrier!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The epic continues!
Among the five stories in this issue: Cub has been captured while Lone Wolf lies unconscious! All of Cub's captors are cruel, all but the osue (the lowest maid). But her help may be her undoing. The household waits for the feared Lone Wolf to come looking for his son...and when he does...pick up volume two to find out what happens - plus four other great stories, as this classic epic continues!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #2-REP
Published Oct 2000 by Dark Horse.$7.99
Volume 2 - 2nd and later printings. "Gateless Barrier!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The epic continues!
Among the five stories in this issue: Cub has been captured while Lone Wolf lies unconscious! All of Cub's captors are cruel, all but the osue (the lowest maid). But her help may be her undoing. The household waits for the feared Lone Wolf to come looking for his son...and when he does...pick up volume two to find out what happens - plus four other great stories, as this classic epic continues!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #3-REP
Published Dec 2000 by Dark Horse.$7.99
$7.99
Volume 3 - 2nd and later printings. "Flute of the Fallen Tiger!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Join renegade samurai Itto Ogami and his infant son, Daigoro, in five more adventures on the dark road to Hell.
What do three mysterious Shogunate assassins, a street entertainer, and the crests of the dead have in common? 'The Baby Cart Wolf' continues his dealing of death for gold and encounters one ronin who is bent on putting a stop to his journey. Will he succeed?
Follow the monthly adventures of Lone Wolf and Cub, one of the true classics of comics literature, available in America for the first time in over a decade!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #4-1ST
Published Dec 2000 by Dark Horse.$9.99
Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Bell Warden!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The fourth volume of this ambitious monthly program collects four classic Lone Wolf tales, including one never before seen in America, where little Daigoro searches for his lost father while amazing a well-known samurai with his warrior's eyes and cool demeanor.
Also, Lone Wolf takes on the sons of the war-bell warden, legions of organized crime bosses, and a mysterious tattooed lady with a dark story and impeccable killing skills. It's bloody and romantic...and among the best the comics medium has to offer.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #6-1ST
Published Feb 2001 by Dark Horse.$5.49
Volume 6 - 1st printing. "Lanterns for the Dead!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The legend of Lone Wolf and Cub continues to grow in this latest chapter of Koike and Kojima's epic samurai masterpiece chronicling the wanderings of Japan's deadliest assassin, Itto Ogami, and his infant son, Daigoro.
In this volume, Ogami takes on the most dangerous killer of the countryside, foils the plans of a deceptive gambling troupe, tricks an evil lord into exposing his weak underbelly, and pits himself against the Shogun's dangerous and deadly Kurokawa ninja!
Drawing extensively from Sun Tzu's The Art of War, and featuring the saddest puppy-dog story ever published, this must-have volume is packed with action and emotion.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 288 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #7-1ST
Published Mar 2001 by Dark Horse.$8.30
Volume 7 - 1st printing. "Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
There is more than just blood between parent and child. Itto Ogami and his son Daigoro have seen more blood flowing from more bodies than anyone in Edo, but what connects them is their spirit and path.
In this collection of classic stories, Itto must protect a young girl after her family is destroyed by a cunning courtesan.
Meanwhile, Itto's arch-enemy, Yagyu Retsudo, has sent the civilian police force to round up the Lone Wolf as a common criminal, and before long, Daigoro is coincidentally tangled in a messy pair of crimes. And, most dramatically, Itto returns to the scene of one of his past executions to enter a tender and honorable sword fight against an executed lord's former retainer.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 320 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #8-1ST
Published Apr 2001 by Dark Horse.$5.49
Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Chains of Death!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
The journey of vengeance in blood and honor continues. Under the itinerant thumb of Yagyu Retsudo, the Shogun's secret ninja warriors, the Kurokuwa clan, attempt to ensnare Ogami. Can the Lone Wolf break the chains? If so, there are many in line behind Yagyu waiting to challenge the masterful swordsman, such as a vengeful widow, numerous police, and the freezing cold of winter itself.
Plus, read the story of Ogami's rise to the position of the Shogun's Officer of Death, feel the seething root of Retsudo Yagyu's bitterness against Ogami, and watch Ogami teach a proud thief about true honor and the wages of deception. Five action-packed chapters, including never-before-translated material, are included in the latest volume of this classic series.
Read it on the bullet train to Edo!
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 304 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95. -
Issue #9-1ST
Published May 2001 by Dark Horse.$5.49
Volume 9 - 1st printing. "Shadows, Echoes!"
Written by Kazuo Koike. Art by Goseki Kojima. Cover by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley.
Water, death, and angry ninja take the foreground in this exciting volume of the legendary Lone Wolf and Cub series!
A pitiful ferryboat girl discovers the tragic ways of 'A Wife of the Heart,' as the Lone Wolf, Ogami Itto, stands against the man she loves. In 'Wayward Swords,' a rogue swordsman-for-hire learns a valuable lesson about Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, from the Lone Wolf. Afterwards, Ogami once again must face the treachery of the Kurokuwa ninja clan, then becomes a river porter to foil the secret plans of his enemy, the Yagyu clan, and in doing so declaring war against them all! The Lone Wolf's actions lead to a nationwide manhunt and an epic, bloody battle unlike any in comics. Don't dare miss a volume of the series that belongs on every bookshelf: Lone Wolf and Cub.
Softcover, 4-in. x 6-in., 288 pages, B&W. Mature Readers
Cover price $9.95.
