Lone Wolf and Cub #1
"The Assassin's Path"

Story Synopsis:

Wrongfully accused of plotting to overthrow the Shogun, Itto Ogami becomes an outlaw, wandering through the provinces of feudal Japan with his infant son Daigoro by his side, seeking vengence for the murder of his wife and family.

Once Ogami had been the Shogun's official executioner, using his deft swordsmanship to end the lives of rebellious lords who defied the Shogun. His skills with the blade were legendary.

But the Yagyu clan, the deadly assassins empowered to enforce the Shogun's will, coveted Ogami's office of executioner as well. They framed him, killed his wife, and now they to his home bearing an official order from the Shogun, demaning Ogami's death by ritual suicide . . .

Collector Notes:

Introduction by Frank Miller.

Character(s):

Ogami Itto, Daigoro

Writer(s):

Kazuo Koike

Artist(s):

Goseki Kojima

Cover Artist(s):

Frank Miller, Lynn Varley

Letters:

Willie Schubert

Editor(s):

Rick Oliver

Cover Price:

$1.95 U.S. $2.50 CANADA

Explicit Rating:

Mature

Age:

Modern Age

Number of pages:

86

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