Dragon Ball Part 1-4 (Viz Monthly Comics)
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| Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 4 | |
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| Released | June 1998 |
| Publisher | Viz |
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| Format | 6.625" x 10.25" |
| Pages | 32 pages |
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Dragon Ball Chapter 6 Dragon Ball Chapter 7 |
Dragon Ball Part 1 No. 4 is the fourth issue of Viz's Dragon Ball Monthly Comics, the original English-language printing of the Dragon Ball manga. It was released in June 1998 alongside the fourth issue of the "Dragon Ball Z"-branded chapters. Akira Toriyama's original color pages are printed in greyscale.
List of Chapters
| # | Viz Chapter Title | Original Publication | Page |
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| 06 | Dragon Ball Chapter 6: "So Long, Oolong!" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #06 (Japan, 04 January 1985) |
1 |
| 07 | Dragon Ball Chapter 7: "Yamcha and Pu'ar" |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1985 #07 (Japan, 12 January 1985) |
16 |
The title page of Chapter 6 is included in its original greyscale. The title page of chapter 7 is omitted.
Cover Illustration
This issue's Akira Toriyama cover illustration is the title page of Dragon Ball Chapter 93, published in the 1986 #43 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, which went on sale on 23 September 1986. This illustration gets full-page reproductions in Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 7,[1] Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1 ("The Complete Illustrations"),[2] the Dragon Ball Chōgashū ("A Visual History"),[3] and Akira Toriyama - The World.[4]
Advertisements
Page 32 is an advertisement for Fist of the North Star action figures from Inteleg International. The back cover is a full-color advertisement for the Pioneer VHS releases of Dragon Ball Z Movie 2: "The World's Strongest"; this advertisement is reproduced on the previous issue's page.
Staff
- English Adaptation: Gerard Jones
- Translation: Mari Morimoto
- Touch-Up Art & Lettering: Wayne Truman
- Editor: Trish Ledoux
- Cover & Interior Design: Viz Graphics
- Managing Editor: Hyoe Narita
- Editor-In-Chief: Sataro Fujii
- Publisher: Seiji Horibuchi
Letters Column
This issue is the first to feature a letters column. There is a standard solicitation for reader letters on the inside of the front cover.
References
- ↑ Toriyama, Akira. Dragon Ball Kanzenban Volume 7. Japan: Shueisha, 04 March 2003. ISBN 4-08-873450-5. (p. 222)
- ↑ "1986". Dragon Ball Daizenshuu 1: Complete Illustrations. Japan: Shueisha, 25 June 1995. ISBN 4-08-782751-8. (p. 35)
- ↑ "1985". Dragon Ball Chōgashū. Japan: Shueisha, 09 May 2013. ISBN 978-4-08-782520-6. (p. 16)
- ↑ "Dragon Ball". Akira Toriyama - The World. Japan: Shueisha, 15 January 1990. ISBN 4-08-858130-X). (p. 20)
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