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Issue: Usagi Yojimbo #28
Publication Date: July 2014
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Issues: #28 of 27 Issues (28 Printings)
Title: Red Scorpion
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagDark Horse
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Indicia Publisher: Dark Horse Books
On Sale Date: 07/02/2014
Volume: 28
Pages: 196
ISBN: 9781616553982
UPC/EAN: 978161655398251799
Price: $19.99 CAD
$17.99 USD
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Content Items: 21 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 15.2 cm x 22.7 cm
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; smooth white paper interior
Binding: squarebound; trade paperback; softcover
Publishing Format: collected editions
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Genres: anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
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Introduction

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Contents

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Dedication

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Taiko, Part One

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
Character(s): Minakata the drum-maker; Goroku; The Red Scorpion Gang
Synopsis: An elderly drum-maker sets out to fashion a huge taiko drum from the stump of a tree struck by lightning in hopes of ending the drought plaguing his village. But a gang of criminals threaten to destroy the drum unless the village pays them off.
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Taiko, Part Two

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
Character(s): Minakata the drum-maker; The Red Scorpion Gang; unidentified farmers and villagers
Synopsis: Usagi steps in for the murdered Goroku to assist Minakata in finishing the taiko drum before the Red Scorpion Gang discover its location.
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Toad Oil

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
Character(s): Kiyoko; Kitsune's unidentified shills
Synopsis: During his wanderings, Usagi encounters Kitsune again. This time she's selling toad oil and claiming that it has wondrous medicinal properties.
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The Return of the Lord of Owls

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
Character(s): unnamed group of samurai (flashback only); The Lord Of Owls; The Old Traveler; The Red Scorpion Gang
Synopsis: Usagi listens to the tale of a fellow traveler, concerning a young samurai and an act of cowardice which cursed his life.
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Those Who Tread on the Scorpion's Tail, Part One

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Character(s): Suzuki; Ishii
Synopsis: Usagi encounters several students of a sword fighting school and is mistaken for a member of the Red Scorpion Gang. The school's master, Suzuki, is a friend of Usagi's teacher, so invites Usagi to visit his school. Usagi defeats all the senior students in practice fights, but allows Suzuki to beat him to save face. Later a magistrate's son is kidnapped and Usagi joins the school's students in the search. Meanwhile Suzuki and his top aid, Ishii, are plotting and it appears they may actually be the leaders of the Red Scorpion Gang.
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Those Who Tread on the Scorpion's Tail, Part 2

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
Character(s): Magistrate Maeda; Suzuki; Ishii
Synopsis: While Usagi and retainers search for the magistrate's son, kidnappers Suzuki and Ishii are recognized by the son and Ishii kills him to protect their identities. Cutting off one of the son's fingers, Ishii tells Suzuki to bring it to Maeda as a ransom demand on behalf of the Red Scorpion Gang. Becoming suspicious, Usagi returns to the school and finds the dead son's body. As he prepares to fight Ishii, Usagi calls Ishii the leader of the Red Scorpions but Ishii grins: he's not one of the Red Scorpion Gang.
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Those Who Tread on the Scorpion's Tail, Part 3

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Genres: adventure, anthropomorphic, historical, martial arts
Character(s): Ishii; Suzuki; Magistrate Maeda; Red Scorpion Gang
Synopsis: Usagi kills Ishii in their duel. As Suzuki attempts to draw Maeda into an ambush, Maeda reveals he's the real Red Scorpion, so he knew all along Suzuki & Ishii had been lying to him. As Usagi arrives, Maeda summons his gang; joined by the search party and Suzuki's students they engage in a bloody battle which leaves the entire Red Scorpion Gang dead. Suzuki's students encourage him to remain their sensei, but he observes his actions have dishonoured him. With Usagi's assistance, Suzuki performs ritual suicide.
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Synopsis: Usagi plays a taiko drum.
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Character(s): bandits
Synopsis: Usagi defends the giant taiko drum from the Red Scorpion Gang.
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Synopsis: A toad watches Usagi pass by in a downpour.
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