First · November, 1988
Foreward by Eric Van Lustbader; Lone Wolf and Cub
The Assassin’s Road: The Coming of the Cold, Pitiful Osue, The Gateless Barrier; The Flute of the Fallen Tiger; Headless Sakon: The White Way Between Two Rivers
Writers: Kazuo Koike, Eric Van Lustbader, David Lewis, Alex Wald
Artists: Goseki Kojima, Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz, Olivia De Berardinis, Alex Wald