Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse)

    (Dark Horse, 2000-2002, 2016)
™ and © Dark Horse Comics, Inc.

Initially translated in English and reprinted in the United States by First Comics in the 80s, Dark Horse licensed Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima’s groundbreaking samurai series in 2000 and compiled them in digest-sized volumes. The Lone Wolf, Itto Ogami, is a widowed ronin who works as an assassin for hire in feudal Japan. The twist is that he has an infant son, Daigoro, who he protects and takes with him wherever he goes—even into the most dangerous and savage situations. Generally considered a masterpiece by critics and fans, Lone Wolf and Cub was so popular in Japan that it was adapted into several live-action films. It also fueled Frank Miller’s work, especially Ronin.

— Michael Sutton
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  • 1
    #1
    Aug 2000
    Cover: $9.95
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Original japanese format; B&W
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  • 1/HC
    #1 Hardcover
    Hardcover Edition
    Aug 2000
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima, Frank Miller, Lynn Varley
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  • 2
    #2
    Sep 2000
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    The Gateless Barrier
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  • 3
    #3
    Nov 2000
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    The Flute of the Fallen Tiger
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  • 3-2
    #3 - 2nd printing
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 4
    #4
    Dec 2000
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    The Bell Warden
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  • 4-2
    #4 - 2nd printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 4-3
    #4 - 3rd printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 4-4
    #4 - 4th printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 4-5
    #4 - 5th printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 4-6
    #4 - 6th printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 5
    #5
    Jan 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Black Wind; Samurai Executioner crossover
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  • 6
    #6
    Feb 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Lanterns for the Dead
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  • 7
    #7
    Mar 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Cloud Dragon, Wind Tiger
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  • 8
    #8
    Apr 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Chains of Death
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  • 9
    #9
    May 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Echo of the Assassin
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  • 10
    #10
    Jun 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Hostage Child
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  • 11
    #11
    Jul 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Talisman of Hades
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  • 12
    #12
    Aug 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Shattered Stones
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  • 13
    #13
    Sep 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    The Moon in the East, The Sun in the West
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  • 13-2
    #13 - 2nd printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 13-3
    #13 - 3rd printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 14
    #14
    Oct 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Day of the Demons
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  • 15
    #15
    Nov 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Brothers of the Grass
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  • 15-2
    #15 - 2nd printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 15-3
    #15 - 3rd printing
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • 16
    #16
    Dec 2001
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Gateway into Winter
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  • 17
    #17
    Jan 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    The Will of the Fang
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  • 18
    #18
    Feb 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Twilight of the Kurokuwa
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  • 19
    #19
    Mar 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    The Moon in Our Hearts
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  • 20
    #20
    Mar 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    A Taste of Poison
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  • 21
    #21
    May 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Fragrance of Death
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  • 22
    #22
    Jun 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Heaven and Earth
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  • 23
    #23
    Jul 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Tears of Ice
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  • 24
    #24
    Aug 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    In These Small Hands
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  • 25
    #25
    Sep 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Perhaps in Death
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  • 26
    #26
    Oct 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Struggle in the Dark
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  • 27
    #27
    Nov 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Battle’s Eve
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  • 28
    #28
    Dec 2002
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Final book
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  • CS 1
    Collector's Set #1
    May 2013
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Collects Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) #1-2 and from Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) #3
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  • CS 2
    Collector's Set #2
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Collects from Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) #3-5
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  • CS 3
    Collector's Set #3
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • CS 4
    Collector's Set #4
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • CS 5
    Collector's Set #5
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Collects from Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) #10-12; Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus
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  • CS 6
    Collector's Set #6
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Collects from Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) #13-15; Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus
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  • CS 7
    Collector's Set #7
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • CS 8
    Collector's Set #8
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    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • CS 9
    Collector's Set #9
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Collects from Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse) #19-21; Lone Wolf and Cub Omnibus
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  • CS 10
    Collector's Set #10
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • CS 11
    Collector's Set #11
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
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  • CS 12
    Collector's Set #12
    Apr 2016
    Cover: $19.99
    W: Kazuo Koike  ·  A: Goseki Kojima
    Last Issue
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