诸葛四郎是叶宏甲（1923年—1990年）先生于1958年在《漫画大王》（之后改名为《漫画周刊》）开始连载(1965年全作结束)的漫画作品，其画风简单、剧情紧凑，受到当时台湾小孩子的欢迎，由于作者曾受过日本教育，因此在人物与剧情上有受到当时日本漫画的影响，在当红时曾二度拍摄成电影，更在80年代拍摄成电视剧。本作品可说是台湾本土漫画萌芽时期的先驱，也是部份台湾人的童年回忆（如罗大佑曾于其歌曲《童年》中，写入诸葛四郎和魔鬼党到底谁抢走了那只宝剑一词）。2003年，叶宏甲之子叶佳龙将本作手稿与漫画捐赠给国立交通大学浩然图书馆典藏。诸葛四郎二度改编成电影。

The eighteen jade claws are prized possessions, transmitting Arhat power to worthy fighters whose legendary feats of strength and powers bestow honour on the temple. But when misused, the power can be devastating. A mysterious assassin is killing everyone who stands in his way to claim the legendary jade claws and learn 18-Lohan style kung fu - and there is only one noble fighter alive who can defeat this ruthless killer.

A master swordsman is on a twenty year quest to revenge the death of his parents.

During the Manchurian invasion of China, the son of the Ming Dynasty General takes refuge in the Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, so that he may seek revenge for his dead father. But he must first endure the rigorous test of the temple's legendary 18 Bronzemen.

清雍正年间，少林寺接连出现离奇命案，数名弟子神秘死亡，少林三十六代和三十七代掌门也相继被害，康熙御赐的墨玉香炉被盗，所有疑点都指向俗家弟子雷鹏飞（黄家达）。雍正帝（江南）欲借题发挥，命玉格格（龙君儿）前往少林逼少林交出盗宝者，现任掌门圆慧（鲁平）只得答应若限期内查不出凶手就焚寺自尽。雷鹏飞在师祖田智（张翼）和女俗家弟子柳芝兰（上官灵凤）的协助下查出了真凶圆慧，但是似乎圆慧背后还有一个人……

China, year 1457. The Minister of Defense is executed, and his children are sentenced to exile by order of the tyrannical Tsao. Fearful of future revenge from the young people, Tsao sends cruel soldiers to murder them, but a brave group of swordsmen can change the course of the battle at the Dragon Inn.