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Vagabond Plain, detail: page 42 of 54
Vagabond Plain, detail: page 42 of 54
Vagabond Plain, detail: page 42 of 54

Vagabond Plain, detail: page 42 of 54

Titles
  • Burai heiya
  • 無頼平野
Artist (Japan, born 1941)
Date1975
GeographyJapan
MediumInk on paper
Dimensions13 1/2 × 9 5/8 in. (34.3 × 24.5 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LinePartial purchase, partial gift of the artist, 2019
Object number2019-5-42
DescriptionTranslation:

[Upper right]
Ryu's Assistant: Bastard! Who you tryin' to fool?

[Upper left]
Whaddya mean you're not gonna pay what you owe us?

[Upper center right]
A real tightwad, ain'tcha?

[Upper center left]
Think you can get away with this just because yer American?

[Lower center right]
Bystander: That's right, tell it how it is.

[Lower center left]
Ryu's Assistant: Hey, what the...

[Lower right]
Uck!
American GI: Grrrr...
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Translation by Ryan Holmberg. See Tadao Tsuge and Ryan Holmberg, Slum Wolf, New York: New York Review Comics, 2018.
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