Usagi Yojimbo #136
In "Those Who Tread on the Scorpion's Tail, Part One," Usagi Yojimbo finds himself mistaken for a member of the feared Red Scorpion Gang after encountering students at a sword school. Invited by the school's master, Suzuki—a longtime friend of Usagi's late teacher—he proves his skill in practice bouts, though he lets Suzuki defeat him to preserve honor. When the magistrate's son is kidnapped, Usagi joins the students in a search that quickly reveals deeper tensions, as Suzuki and his loyal aide, Ishii, begin to act with unsettling secrecy. Written and illustrated by Stan Sakai, this issue blends quiet tension with martial precision, all rendered in the distinctive, expressive style that defines the series. The cover by Stan Sakai captures the moment’s quiet dread with striking clarity.
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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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