"This volume contains material that was originally published in English in Shonen Jump #42-44." "First published in Japan in 1997 by Shueisha Inc., Tokyo"--Title page verso. In keeping with the original Japanese format, this book reads from back to front and from right to left.
Contents:
The legend begins -- Reverse mountain -- And now, the Grand Line -- The whale -- Cape Promise -- Log pose -- The town of Welcome -- Moonlight and tombstones -- 100 bounty hunters.
Summary:
"Luffy narrowly escapes being executed by his old nemeses Lady Alvida and Buggy the Clown, but now he has the Navy hot on his trail. Leading the hunt is the relentless Captain Smoker, a man who has never let a pirate escape from his jurisdiction--P. [4] of cover.
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