First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan as "Banana Fish," c1987.

New York City, 1985. A dying man leaves gay gang leader Ash Lynx a strange drug, the key to something called "Banana Fish." The mysterious potion will lead Ash to a disturbed Vietnam vet who remembers a massacre - and into brutal battle with the mafia over control of the drug.

While Ash Lynx and his friends continue their quest to find the truth behind Banana Fish, Papa Dino Golzine's hitmen meet Max Lobo's ex-wife and search for the missing Professor Dawson. Illustrations.

First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan as "Banana Fish," c1987.

First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan as "Banana Fish," c1987.

First published by Shogakukan Inc. in Japan as "Banana Fish," c1987.