Usagi Yojimbo (1996 3rd Series Dark Horse) comic books
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Issue #1
Published Apr 1996 by Dark Horse.$19.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. The close of sixteenth century Japan is regarded as the Age of Civil Wars, as feudal lords fought amongst themselves for land and power. When one leader finally rose above the others and was proclaimed Shogun, a peace came upon Japan and the samurai warriors found themselves suddenly unemployed. Many of these Ronin turned to banditry to survive, others found work with minor lords. And a small number traveled the musha shugyo -- the warrior pilgrimage -- to hone their spiritual and martial skills. But whether they took the honest road or the crooked path, the Ronin all found one common link -- they were generally less than welcome. Such is the tale of Usagi Yojimbo. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #2
Published May 1996 by Dark Horse.$7.80
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. An innocent Noodles has been captured by the corrupt police force, and there's nothing Usagi can do -- except expose his persecutors' deceptions. Policeman Yoriki Matsuda is a puppet of the local criminals, but once the puppet is eliminated, the puppet masters fall as well. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #3
Published Jun 1996 by Dark Horse.$16.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Those who travel the haunted paths of The Tangled Skein are warned to make an offering of protection to the demons that rule the woods. When a traveling party fails to make that sacrifice, they pay the price in another way -- the young woman traveling with them is overcome with great illness. Now it's up to Usagi to exorcise the demons the only way he knows how -- in battle. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #4
Published Jul 1996 by Dark Horse.$7.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. The war between the cat ninjas and the bat ninjas resumes. Chizu, the leader of the cat ninjas is transporting a secret document, and when she meets up with Usagi, he is compelled to help her against the bats. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #5
Published Aug 1996 by Dark Horse.$5.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. An assassins' guild to one side and a hostile, mysterious medicine peddler to the other, Usagi Yojimbo is between a rock and a hard place. High in the mountains above ancient Japan, he is forced into battle along the narrow Chrysanthemum Pass. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #6
Published Oct 1996 by Dark Horse.$4.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi encounters the mysterious female samurai, Inazuma, whom he had met in previous travels. She has been on the run from assassins, and, during her brief rest, she tells the story of her drunken husband and the twists of fate that turned her into a fugitive. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #7
Published Nov 1996 by Dark Horse.Story and art by Stan Sakai. Nakamura Koji is on his warrior pilgrimage, honing his skill for the day that he can avenge himself on the one who bested him in a duel many years before. But he will never make it to that day unless he can defeat the Surudoi school of swordsmanship, who have ambushed him on this journey. In this fight, however, Koji will not be alone -- he is joined by Usagi Yojimbo. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #8
Published Dec 1996 by Dark Horse.$5.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi, while crossing a snow-covered mountain pass, comes across a little girl and her severely wounded father, the only survivors of a party attacked by bandits. It's rabbit against nature as the ronin attempts to usher them safely through the pass, in a snowstorm, stalked by predatory animals, with the threat of an avalanche literally above their heads! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #9
Published Jan 1997 by Dark Horse.$9.00
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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.$6.80
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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.$9.00
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Story 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.$8.00
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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.$6.00
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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.$9.00
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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
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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 #19
Published Mar 1998 by Dark Horse.$7.49
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Grasscutter: Part 7 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Kitanamono, the feral agent of the Conspiracy of Eight, has stolen the sacred sword. Usagi, however, is right on his heels, and behind them both is the bounty hunter, Gen. Lord Noriyuki and Tomoe are also on the run from the Conspiracy's assassins and the Geishu traitor, but they seek refuge with a seemingly harmless farmer who turns out to be an old enemy of the Geishu Clan. Jei, the demonic swordsman, abandons Keiko and is mysteriously drawn into the deep forests, down half-hidden trails towards some unknown goal. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #20
Published Apr 1998 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter: Part 8 of 10 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi and Gen continue their pursuit of Kitanamono who, unbeknownst to them, has already had a run in with Jei. Who now has possession of the sword of the gods? Tomoe and Noriyuki are cornered by the assassins and are forced to rely upon an old enemy to save them. Even under Priest Sanshobo's care, Inazuma continues to sink closer to death. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #21
Published Jun 1998 by Dark Horse.$7.49
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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.$7.00
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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
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.$6.49
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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.This item is not in stock at MyComicShop. If you use the "Add to want list" tab to add this issue to your want list, we will email you when it becomes available.
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.
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Issue #34
Published Jan 2000 by Dark Horse.$6.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi is returning to the temple of his friend, Priest Sanshobo, when he witnesses a duel. Upon entering a seemingly friendly town, he finds himself stalked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a serial killer who preys on masterless samurai. Can you deduce the identity of the killer and the reason for his murderous obsession before he strikes again? Join award-winning creator Stan Sakai for part one of "The Mystery of the Demon Mask." 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #35
Published Feb 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. In the second suspenseful chapter of the three-part "Mystery of the Devil Mask," the title killer strikes again, murdering three bounty hunters. Meanwhile, Usagi discovers that the first victim, the catalyst for the killing spree, may still be alive after all. The ronin rabbit is close to unraveling the identity of Devil Mask, unaware that he is slated to become the very next victim! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #36
Published Mar 2000 by Dark Horse.$7.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Watch out, Usagi! The serial killer, Demon Mask, sets a trap to snare our sword-wielding rabbit, but Usagi is saved by the ronin, Kuroda. Who is this Kuroda, and what is his connection to the police? And who is the serial killer ravaging this rustic village? Eisner award-winner Stan Sakai reveals all in this thrilling final chapter of "The Mystery of the Demon Mask." 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #37
Published Apr 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Eisner Award winner Stan Sakai brings you another haunting tale of ghosts and demons, and this time it's no joke. Usagi teams up with Sasuke the Demon Queller to help rid a peasant village of a ravaging Kummo Onna (Spider Woman). It's eight legs and an exoskeleton against a pair of swords and one tough-skinned samurai rabbit. Those with arachnophobia would be advised to read this thrilling comic in a safe and spider-free place. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #38
Published May 2000 by Dark Horse.$5.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi returns to Priest Sanshobo's temple only to find it under siege! A merchant with a chest of gold and a shroud of mystery sought sanctuary from the bandits who now encircle the temple compound. Usagi must infiltrate the band of criminals and risk discovery to get answers, but will the peril justify the prize? Eisner Award-winner Stan Sakai brings yet another tale of intrigue and mystery to his popular line of fun-for-all-ages, samurai rabbit comics. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #39
Published Jul 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.49
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 1 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Grasscutter is back! In this first issue of the sequel to Stan Sakai's Eisner Award winning serialized story, we look back to Japan's third century and the founding of the sacred Atsuta Shrine. Yamato-Dake, heir to the Sword of the Gods, made a vow to rid the land of the giant, evil serpent deity of Mount Ibuki. On the way to meet his final foe, Yamoto-Dake must battle nature and its most fearsome beasts, including his own fatigue. The legend of Grasscutter continues in Usagi Yojimbo #39, Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #40
Published Aug 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 2 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. In this second issue of Grasscutter II, the journey begins -- and so does the action! Usagi, Gen, and Priest Sanshobo hit the trail to return the mystical sword, Grasscutter, to the Atsuta Shrine, but it won't be a walk in the park. Two factions of warriors have their own designs on the sword and will stop at nothing to attain its commanding power. It's three determined samurai against two fearsome clans and the power of evil greed. Onward to adventure! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #41
Published Sep 2000 by Dark Horse.$7.49
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 3 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. In the latest chapter of the follow-up to last year's award-winning Grasscutter series, Usagi and his companions continue on their journey to deliver the sword, Grasscutter, to Atsuta Shrine, unaware that two ninja clans are hot on their trail. When the group finds refuge for the night in a small way station, they are trapped by the Neko Ninja, leading to a dramatic confrontation between the Neko leader Chizu and Usagi. And if that's not enough, the killer bats swoop down! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.95.
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Issue #42
Published Oct 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 4 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi and his friends, Gen and Sanshobo, continue their journey to Atsuta Shrine to deliver Grasscutter, the sword of the gods, when they are ambushed by the Neko Ninja clan. During the battle, the Komori bat ninja clan swoops in and steals the blade. Usagi and Chizu, the leader of the Neko, must now form an uneasy alliance to retrieve the sword, as an assassin stalks Chizu! Acclaimed creator Stan Sakai continues his epic sequel to last year's Eisner Award-winning Grasscutter. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #43
Published Nov 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 5 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. In chapter four of the sequel to the award-winning "Grasscutter," Usagi and his companions, Gen and Sanshobo, have just formed an uneasy alliance with Chizu, the leader of the Neko Ninja Clan. But they discover she is not to be trusted when she reveals her intention to throw Grasscutter, the sword of the gods, into the sea where it can never again be found! Just as Chizu thinks herself safe from Usagi and his friends, however, she is attacked by the mysterious ninja assassin who has been stalking her. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #44
Published Dec 2000 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 6 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. Chizu, the head of the Neko Ninja clan, has betrayed Usagi and stolen the sword Grasscutter. Now, Usagi, Sanshobo, and Gen must desperately track her down before she throws the Blade of the Gods into the sea where it will be lost forever, however the Komori bat ninja clan are also on Chizu's trail, with their own plans for the fabled sword! Written and drawn by Stan Sakai, this issue marks the penultimate chapter in the Grasscutter II story arc, the follow-up to last year's award-winning Grasscutter saga! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #45
Published Jan 2001 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Grasscutter II: Journey to Atsuta Shrine Part 7 of 7 - Story and art by Stan Sakai. In this issue, the Grasscutter II saga comes to its tragic conclusion! Usagi and his companions, Gen and Sanshobo, have nearly reached their final goal: Atsuta Shrine. Once there, they will be able to deliver the sacred sword of the gods, Grasscutter, back to the shrine. However, the Neko Ninja have already arrived and are waiting in ambush. Our heroes must run through a gauntlet of killers to reach their final destination, but not all of them will live to see the end! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #46
Published Mar 2001 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. It takes more than a pair of swords to be a samurai, and this is something Usagi knows well. Our furry friend and his comrade, Gen, have wandered into a town dominated by two rival gangs, and in a scheme to break the gangs' power, they each join a rival faction. When up against a formidable enemy, it can sometimes be wise to infiltrate your foe and learn of his intentions, but Usagi's plans go astray, and it's trouble for our fuzzy samurai friends. Usagi Yojimbo #46 is the first of a two-part story featuring connecting, wraparound covers that combine to form one large poster-size image! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #47
Published Apr 2001 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Trouble is brewing for Usagi and Gen. In an attempt to rescue a small town from the grip of rival gangs, our animal samurai duo joined separate gangs to work from the inside, but someone has found out about their plan, and when the bosses find out...! To add fuel to the fire, there's another sword-for-hire on his way to town. He could arrive at any time, but whose side will he be on? Don't miss this second issue of a two-part story line, featuring a wraparound cover that connects with the cover of issue #46 to form one giant poster-style image. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #48
Published May 2001 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Chizu's in trouble! It was inevitable that, as the tireless leader of the fearsome Neko Ninja Clan, she would eventually be embroiled in its dark politics. Chizu has often favored her clansmen over her master, Lord Hijiki, but they sure don't seem to appreciate it. Caught in a trap sprung by her own comrades, Chizu faces her most challenging task ever, to escape the stronghold of a new enemy -- those who were once her friends. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #49
Published Jun 2001 by Dark Horse.$8.00
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Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi is one well-traveled, long-eared ronin rabbit, and his reputation gets around. In this issue, three peasants at a country inn trade tales of the samurai master. One, a merchant's assistant, needed a bodyguard to help him transport his master's money from one city to another in the middle of the winter; the second, a fishmonger, tells the story of a time when his business was threatened by yakuza in the spring; and the third, a would-be robber, spins a summer story about the first time he lay in wait for a potential victim. Three stories for "Three Seasons." Usagi really knows how to leave an impression! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
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Issue #50
Published Jul 2001 by Dark Horse.$6.00
Story and art by Stan Sakai. Usagi? Dead? Oh, no! This can't be. But there he is, lying on the ground in a pool of his own blood, dead at the hands of Yakuza thugs. This may be the darkest hour yet. And it's all because of that foolish Kitsune, the thief/street entertainer, who crossed the wrong people. Usagi was only recently coming to terms with his rash decision-making problem. Now it seems like he's only got a "ghost" of a chance to achieve that greater depth of patience. Join us for the most shocking issue of Usagi Yojimbo yet. 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.99.
