One piece Volume 12, The legend begins /

"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.

Main Authors: Oda, Eiichirō, 1975- (Author), Caselman, Lance (Adapter)
Corporate Authors: JN Productions (translation.)
Format: Books Print Book Comic & Graphic Novel
Language: English
Japanese
Published: San Francisco, CA : Viz, LLC, 2006.
Edition: Shonen Jump graphic novel edition.
Series: One piece ; 12.
Shonen Jump graphic novel.
Subjects:
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.
Item Description: "This graphic novel 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.
Physical Description: 173 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Audience: Rated "T" for teen.
ISBN: 9781421506647
1421506645
Author Notes: Eiichiro Oda began his manga career at the age of 17, when his one-shot cowboy manga Wanted! won second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. Oda went on to work as an assistant to some of the biggest manga artists in the industry, including Nobuhiro Watsuki, before winning the Hop Step Award for new artists. His pirate adventure One Piece , which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997, quickly became one of the most popular manga in Japan.