Samurai Executioner — Dark Horse Comics
Issue: #1
From the creators of Lone Wolf and Cub comes Samurai Executioner. It's true! Before Koike and Kojima created Itto Ogami, they created Kubikiri Asa, better known to Lone Wolf readers as Decapitator Asaemon. He was the equal to Itto, bearer of the sword Onibocho, the man charged with the duty of testing the swords for the shogun. Samurai Executioner is based on the decapitator himself, in life befor...
First appearances: Yamada Asaemon
Creators: Kazuo Koike, Goseki Kojima
Characters: Yamada Asaemon