ザ・シャドウマン [The Shadow Man] #1

From the master of gekiga storytelling, さいとう・たかを launches ザ・シャドウマン with a cover that crackles with raw tension — a powerfully built, blonde-haired figure lunges forward with outstretched hands, his muscular body wreathed in eerie wisps of smoke or energy against a smoldering, darkened backdrop. Published by 秋田書店 in 1967 under the Sunday Comics imprint, this opening volume announces itself as M·S·F gekiga with unmistakable confidence, さいとう・たかを's linework giving the central figure an almost ferocious physicality that pulls you straight into the action.