Issue: #1
In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto scratches out a meager existence during the postwar gold rush in the wilderness of Hokkaido. When he stumbles across a map to a fortune in hidden Ainu gold, he sets off on a treacherous quest to find it. But Sugimoto is not the only interested party, and everyone who knows about the gold will kill to possess it!...
Creators: Steve Dutro, Mike Montesa, Eiji Yasuda, Satoru Noda, Izumi Evers
Characters: Saichi Sugimoto, Umeko, Asirpa, First Lieutenant Tsurumi, Ogata Hyakunosuke, Toraji, Noppera-Bou, Shiraishi Yoshitake, Retar, Gotō, Hijikata Toshizo