is a Japanese single volume

Tankobon

, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...

 manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

was a Japanese cartoonist, manga artist, animator, producer, activist and medical doctor, although he never practiced medicine. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion and Black Jack...

 and published on April 20, 1949 by Tokodo.

Plot

The rogue cop Ham Egg is plotting to take over a small town on the border region between New Mexico and Arizona. Only one thing stands in his way: a Native American sharpshooter known as "Monster". Aiding Monster are two other young sharpshooters, Anna and Jim, who combat Ham Egg and his gang to end corruption and liberate the town.

Characters

Monster
A Native American who disguises himself as a masked cowboy to thwart Ham Egg's plot.

Anna
A female sharpshooter who helps Monster in his battle.

Jim
A young gunman who is assisting Monster in his fight for the town's freedom.

Ham Egg
A dastardly cop in the small town who hopes to take it over with the help of the mayor.

Baudelaire

Frederic Satton

External links

• Angel Gunfighter at TezukaOsamu.Net
• Angel Gunfighter in the Tezuka World database